Fiscal Assistant III

• 503924
• Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
• Staff
• Staff Full-time
• Closing at:
  Aug 18 2026 - 23:55 MDT

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Department Contact: Tim Nesbitt, , tnesbitt

Internal or External Search: Internal - Open to Regular NMSU employees only (temporary/Term employees not eligible)

The department of Agriculture and Home Economics College Business Resource Planning invites you to apply for the position of Fiscal Assistant III.

Position Title: Fiscal Assistant III

College/Division: Agricultural,Consumer & Env Sci Col

Department: 300100-AG AND HOME ECON COL BUS RES PLNG

Location: Las Cruces

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate: $17.85

Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0

FLSA Status
:
Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit Announcement: This is a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Contingent Upon Funding: Contingent upon funding

Standard

Work Schedule:

Standard (M-F, 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule

This position's focus is on post award monitoring of restricted and unrestricted funding sources, ensuring compliance with policy, procedure, funding source terms and conditions, and uniform administrative requirements, cost principles and audit requirements. This position reviews travel expense reports, direct payment requests, procurement card transactions, and other fiscal documents including deposit of funds from sales submitted by college staff, secures all appropriate approval signatures, and uploads same to the NMSU central business function for process completion.

This position serves as a primary point of contact to fiscal support staff working within the college.

Required

Education and Experience:

High School diploma + 3 years of relevant experience or an Associate’s

Degree + 1 year of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications: General understanding of general accepted accounting principles and procedures.

Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

Physical Effort: No or very limited physical effort required.

Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.

Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.

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