Accounting Assistant

Salary : $42,660.80 - $47,091.20 Annually

Location : Albuquerque, NM

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 2600521

Department : Finance & Admin Services

Division : FA-Risk Finance

Opening Date : 12 / 04 / 2025

Closing Date : 12 / 18 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Mountain

Bargaining Unit : CL

Position Summary

Perform a variety of routine basic bookkeeping and accounting duties including reconciling of various data, accepting payments over the counter and through the mail, financial record keeping, performing cashiering services, processing payments and preparing bank deposits; perform various payroll processing duties and respond to customer complaints and inquiries.

Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks / duties performed by employees within this job classification. Job Descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

Minimum Education, Experience And Additional Requirements

Education and experience directly related to the minimum requirements below may be interchangeable on a year for year basis.

High school diploma or GED supplemented by fifteen (15) credit hours of college-level course work in business; and

Two (2) years of basic bookkeeping or accounting experience.

Preferred Knowledge

• Basic mathematical principles
• Customer relations techniques
• Operations, services and activities of a customer service program
• Principles and procedures of financial record keeping and posting
• Office practices, procedures and equipment including a computer
• Alphabetical and numerical filing systems
• Bookkeeping and accounting principles and techniques
• General procedures related to accounts payable and receivable

Preferred Skills & Abilities

Total Rewards. Total You.

The City of Albuquerque takes pride in offering our employees one of the most attractive Total Rewards packages in New Mexico. In addition to competitive salaries, the City provides benefit options for health, pharmacy, dental, vision, life, disability, and much more. The City also has pre-tax savings plans for healthcare, childcare, and parking. Employees participate in the state's public retirement system (PERA), with the City paying up to 75 percent of the employee's contribution. That's higher than any other contribution rate in the state of New Mexico!

Paid holidays? Check

Paid parental leave? Check

Paid birthdays off? Check

Vacation and sick leave starting Day 1? Check and check

Our people matter and we prioritize physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. With resources such as onsite and mobile medical clinics, an employee assistance program that encourages work-life balance, and tuition assistance and professional development pathways, the City is committed to equipping our employees with tools to better their lives and grow their careers while serving their community.

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Select the highest level of successfully completed related education as identified by the minimum requirements (if applicable, attach supporting degree or transcripts).

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Select the number of years of work experience you possess which relates to the minimum requirements, if applicable, add verifiable time in a temporary upgrade status and / or volunteer experience when selecting number of years.

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