Associate Royalty Revenue Auditor (NMSLO #5956

Job Title Associate Royalty Revenue Auditor (NMSLO #5956)

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THIS POSTING WILL BE USED FOR ONGOING RECRUITMENT AND MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME. APPLICANT LISTS MAY BE SCREENED MORE THAN ONCE. The New Mexico State Land Office has been named a Regional Top Workplace every year since 2023 and a National Top Workplace every year since 2024, reflecting its ongoing commitment to an exceptional workplace culture. To learn more about why the Land Office was voted a Top Workplace, and about the great benefits offered by the agency, copy and paste the below link into your browser: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).

The NM State Land Office has a Non-Emergency Telework Policy, which allows eligible employees to telework up to twenty-four (24) hours a week consistent with the agency's business needs. As a valued State Land Office employee, you will receive a hiring bonus of forty (40) hours of leave at your start date to be used at any time. This is in addition to standard leave accrual for employees.

The core mission of the New Mexico State Land Office (NMSLO) is to responsibly generate revenue through a wide array of leasing activities on state trust lands on behalf of public schools, universities and hospitals. This position will be in the Royalty Management Division, Revenue Bureau. The purpose of the position is to accurately and timely process billions of dollars in annual oil and gas royalty revenue generated from state trust lands.

This position is responsible for the consistent and efficient distribution of royalty revenue to public schools, universities and hospitals of New Mexico. This position also provides quality customer service to all trust stakeholders.

This position is responsible for accurate, efficient and timely processing and distributing royalty revenue from small to medium-sized royalty remitters, or compliance activity with medium complexity. This position will provide quality customer service to all internal and external customers. This position will advise oil and gas companies on reporting issues/problems. This position will reconcile operator reports to royalty reports for the reconciling of royalty returns processed and the validation of notices generated by the Royalty Administration and Revenue Processing System (RAPS).

This position will interact substantially with oil and gas return filers in order to provide assistance to correct errors on returns filed.

Internal:
Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division;
Administrative Services;
Commercial Division;
Legal Division;
Surface Resources Division; and executive State Land Office management officials (Office of the Commissioner).

External:
New Mexico public schools, universities and hospitals; individuals; general public; lessees (agricultural, oil and gas companies, commercial, rights-of-ways); natural resource authorization users; program enrollees; hunters; other government entities (state, federal, city, county, tribal).

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field; and
• Four years of experience in accounting, auditing, taxation, finance or budgeting, related to Oil and Gas Royalty Reporting.

Two (2) years of experience in Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Collections, Finance, and/or Budgeting. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling two (2) years may substitute for the required experience.

Must possess and maintain a valid New Mexico Driver's License.

Must obtain and maintain a State of New Mexico Driving Certificate.

Work is performed primarily in an office setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer to include working with computers, faxes, copiers and printers, and phone usage with extended periods of sitting, standing, bending, squatting, climbing, reaching, kneeling and crawling. Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. Some travel may be required.

This position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.