Financial Specialist Sr Perm in Albuquerque, NM

Financial Specialist Sr #, Full-Time, Perm in Albuquerque, NM

Business Unit: 23200

# of Positions: 1

Opening Date: 01-06-2026

Close Date: 01-21-2026

Target Pay Range/Rate: $24.736-$30.920

The Second Judicial District Court is recruiting for a full‑time, Permanent, Financial Specialist Sr #, for the Fiscal Services Division in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The working days/hours are Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Acting under general supervision, perform a full range of accounting and fund management functions.

• Ensures compliance with state accounting guidelines and provides information to external auditors.
• Maintains general ledgers and reconciles monthly reports.
• Performs monthly bank reconciliation for interest‑bearing and non‑interest‑bearing accounts.
• Prepares, develops, and implements budgets and may monitor payroll and benefit expenditures.
• Reviews cash and surety bonds on a daily/monthly basis and reconciles monthly bond activity.
• Maintains collateral for surety/property bonds and transfers bonds to other jurisdictions for out‑of‑county cash bond payments and for Grand Jury indictments/preliminary hearings.
• Manages and assists with various grants and monitors expenditures and revenue while ensuring compliance with grant conditions.
• Prepares and submits claims for reimbursement on grants, contracts, and intergovernmental agreements.
• Prepares payment and journal vouchers, operating transfers, and financial statements.
• Reviews for accuracy and pays invoices and interacts with vendors.
• Pays invoices accurately and timely and interacts with vendors.
• Verifies and reconciles petty cash for reimbursement.
• Reviews, compiles, and submits all travel documents for employee and Judge reimbursements.
• Works with the Judicial Educations Center regarding scholarships and reimbursement for tuition and training.
• Processes and submits Jury and Witness invoices into SHARE.
• Processes and submits witness documents from the District Attorney and Attorney General’s office for travel reimbursements.
• Ensures all DFA deadlines are met and submitted documents are in compliance.
• Requests refunds of filing fees or other fees as ordered by the court and collects Non‑Sufficient Funds (NSF) owed to the court.
• Maintains and reconciles additional non‑revolving budget, i.e., Metro Park fund and agency account.
• Prepares and tracks statistical reports used for budgets and assists in budget preparation.
• Tracks and depreciates capital inventory and keeps current records of all fixed assets.
• Oversees recordings of warrants and initiates warrant cancellations.
• Prepares audit deliverables for submission and participates in the annual external audit.
• Assists with reconciling financial reports.
• Manages refund/suspense fund and processes jury/witness fees.
• Oversees or prepares deposit reports and monies to State Treasurer’s Office.
• Processes disbursements per court order to litigants.
• Posts monthly bank interest for each interest‑bearing case in Odyssey.
• Prepares yearly Unclaimed Property Report and transfers unclaimed monies to State Taxation and Revenue Department.
• Tracks Yearly 1099‑int over $10.00 paid to litigants. Prepares spreadsheet at the end of the year to send to Department of Finance and Administration.
• Performs monthly reconciliation of Odyssey.
• Deposits, enters, and reconciles suspense and over payments to the Department of Finance and Administration.
• Participates in external audit processes with Judges and court staff.
• Reconciles and processes third‑party credit card payments and E‑Payment Deposits for courts statewide.
• Reconciles daily Point of Sale transactions in Odyssey to financial statements. Understanding of the various reports through the Vital Check Product Suite and Wells Fargo Business Track to troubleshoot any issues that may arise.
• Reviews and ensures all checks issued are submitted to Wells Fargo Positive Pay to assist in fraud management.
• Serves as a point of contact for Department of Finance Authority vendor files, journaling deposits, and processing W9s for vendors.
• Provides consultation, training, resources, and professional support to judges, court managers, and staff statewide.
• Travels…