Financial Specialist or Financial Specialist Sr Perm in Albuquerque, NM

Overview

Administrative Office of the Courts — Financial Specialist or Financial Specialist Sr, #, Full-Time, Perm in Albuquerque, NM.

Opening Date: 06-26-2026 — Close Date:

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Target Pay Range/Rate: FS $21.95-$27.437/hr or $45,656-$57,068.96/yr; FS Sr $24.736-$30.920/hr or $51,450.88-$64,313.60/yr.

The Second Judicial District Court is recruiting for a full-time permanent Financial Specialist or Financial Specialist Sr for the Fiscal Services Division in Albuquerque, NM. General statement of duties:
Acting under general supervision perform a full range of accounting and fund management functions.

• The Financial Specialist is responsible for preparing, processing and posting vouchers, operating transfers, encumbrances, warrants and warrant cancellations.
• Posts monthly financial transactions into accounting software and reconciles reports.
• Prepares cash receipts and daily deposits, verifies cash balances, and ensures funds are posted to the correct account and cash fund balances for obligations; follows up on non-sufficient fund checks.
• Assists with budget projections and prepares reports for use in financial control and budget analysis.
• Reviews vouchers, invoices, deposits and other financial documents for accuracy.
• Ensures all DFA deadlines are met and submitted documents are in compliance.
• Logs and reconciles statements to daily receipts and monthly reports.
• Verifies and reconciles petty cash for reimbursement.
• Reviews, compiles, bank and submits all travel documents for employee reimbursement in compliance with New Mexico Administrative Code.
• Deposits, enters, and reconciles suspense and over payments to the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA).
• Tracks capital inventory and keeps current records of all fixed assets.
• Prepares and monitors bank and procurement card reconciliations.
• Prepares data report for the bank.
• Processes and prepares reports and cash transfers to the State Treasurer’s Office.
• Works with federal grants.
• Assists in training court staff in fiscal responsibilities.
• Assists with the submission of audit deliverables when needed.
• Assists in updating financial procedures manual and resource documents.
• Reviews cash and surety bonds on a daily/monthly basis and maintains collateral for surety/property bonds.
• Ensures forfeiture hearings are scheduled per the 30-day rule and tracks any funds due from bonding companies per judicial decision.
• Processes and transfers cash and surety/property bonds to other jurisdictions for out-of-county cash bond payments and for Grand Jury indictments and preliminary hearings.
• Maintains civil trust inventory and statuses of cases with appeal bonds.
• Prepares reports and operating transfers for unclaimed properties.
• Coordinates accounts receivable and generates receipts for incoming payments.
• Reconciles and processes third-party credit card payments and File & Serve/E-Payment for courts statewide.
• Reconciles daily Point of Sale transactions in Odyssey to financial statements and understands reports through the Vital Chek Product Suite and Wells Fargo Business Track to troubleshoot issues.
• Refunds filing fees or other fees as ordered by the court through the online payment system and check processing.
• Reviews and ensures all checks issued are submitted to Wells Fargo Positive Pay to assist in fraud management.
• Reviews third-party credit card chargebacks/NSFs and assists with necessary case management adjustments.
• Acts as a point of contact for the Department of Finance Authority vendor file, journaling deposits, and processing W9s for vendors.
• Travels to courts statewide to provide training on end-of-month reporting, stale dated checks and over payments.
• Participates in external audit processes and communicates with Judges and court staff while communicating with external auditors.
• Other duties as assigned.

Financial Specialist —

Education:

Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Public/Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related field. Substitutions:
Two years of related experience may substitute for 1 year of education.

Experience:

Three years of experience using GAAP in cash receipting and control,…