Royalty Compliance Auditor II (SLO #5951)

Santa Fe, New Mexico


Employer: State of New Mexico
Industry: Business & Financial Operation
Salary: $42.12 per hour
Job type: Full-Time

$26.33 - $42.12 Hourly

$54,760 - $87,616 Annually

This position is a Pay Band 70

Posting Details

Interviews will be conducted no more than two weeks following the closing of the position.

The NM State Land Office was named a Top Workplace in 2023 and 2024 and a National Top Workplace in 2024! To learn more about why the Land Office was voted No. 1 (midsize employers) in New Mexico, and about the great benefits offered by the agency, copy and paste the below link into your browser:
https://www.nmstatelands.org/job-opportunities/

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.

Why does the job exist?

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. The purpose of the position is to assist in the accurate and timely processing of billions of dollars in annual oil and gas royalty revenue generated from state trust lands. The position is responsible for the consistent and efficient distribution of royalty revenue to the public schools, universities and hospitals in NM. The position also provides quality customer service to all trust stakeholders.

How does it get done?

This position is responsible for processing royalty returns submitted by large-sized oil and gas royalty remitters with high-level complexity. This position is also responsible for the reconciling of royalty returns processed and the validation of notices generated by the Oil and Natural Gas Administration and Revenue Database (ONGARD) system. This position interacts substantially with oil and gas return filers in order to provide assistance to correct errors on returns filed. The position is accountable to the public schools, universities and hospitals in NM the Oil and Gas Industry.

Who are the customers?

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; special interest groups; government entities (state, federal, city, county, tribal).

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have:
-Five years of experience working with the Oil and Gas industry, processing royalty returns and validating notices
-Five years of experience in accounting, auditing, finance, tax processing, including working with word processing and spreadsheet software

Minimum Qualification

Four (4) 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 four (4) years may substitute for the required experience.

Employment Requirements

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

Working Conditions

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.

Supplemental Information

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Agency Contact Information: Alicia Montaño (505) 476-4649. Email

For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.

Bargaining Unit Position

This position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

Created: 2024-08-27
Reference: 147309
Country: United States
State: New Mexico
City: Santa Fe
ZIP: 87505


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