This posting is short-term for the 2021-2022 school year.

Rio Rancho District Office - Finance

240-Day Contract

Job Title:        Finance Specialist

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ experience in accounting, with preference given for experience in school district purchasing and/or accounting;
• Working knowledge of applicable financial management systems, word processing, database, and spreadsheet software;
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written;
• Flexibility, organization, decision-making and problem-solving skills; and
• Interpersonal skills, in person, in writing, and on the telephone, with diverse populations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Accounting or related field; and
• Minimum of two years of college-level accounting classes.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Provide compliance monitoring for school site budgets;
• Process required intra budget and budget adjustment requests (BARs) for schools and departments;
• Assist with processing Requests For Reimbursements (RFR) to include supporting documentation providing fiscal support to program administrators;
• Administer user accounts and permissions on the District’s financial management system;
• Enter manual journal entries for review and approval;
• Create and maintain general ledger accounts;
• Assist with budget creation tasks;
• Provide technical assistance to district staff on budget maintenance, record keeping, supporting documentation for RFRs, purchase requisitions, travel requests and reimbursements and other necessary reporting requirements;
• Regularly maintain vendor information and process year end vendor IRS 1099’s;
• Provide budget maintenance assistance to departments and schools;
• Assist in preparation of requested audit documents and schedules according to the audit provided by client (PBC) listing; and
• Prepare finance committee reports in excel using financial system data.

Additional Duties

• Comply with, uphold and enforce rules, administrative directives and regulations, school board policies, and local, state, and federal regulations;
• Safeguard confidentiality of privileged information;
• Maintain professional relationships and work cooperatively with employees, the community, and other professionals;
• Maintain professional competence through individual and district training, in-service educational activities, and appropriate self-selected professional growth activities;
• Meet deadlines and work on multiple projects;
• Attend staff meetings and conduct, as may be necessary, training with reference to purchasing;
• Complies with state-approved New Mexico Administrative Code of Ethical Responsibility of the Education Profession and the RRPS Employee Standards of Conduct and upholds and enforces rules, administrative directives and regulations, school board policies, and local, state and federal regulations; and
• Employee may be assigned other duties based on the needs of the District during the term of employment.

Work Hours: Salary and work year as per adopted Rio Rancho Public Schools Staff Salary Schedule.

Application Procedure:

The following documents must be attached to complete this application: 

1 Transcript from each Credentialing University or, if you have no college credits, a copy of your High School Diploma or GED Certificate.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Final salary will be set based upon the minimum salary, education, and experience.