UNM Press Business Manager

The University of New Mexico Press seeks a Business Manager to join the premier publisher of academic regional literary and trade books in the state of New Mexico and one of the oldest and largest university presses in the West. The Business Manager serves as a strategic partner to the Press Director and manages day-to-day UNM Press accounting budgeting royalties processing and financial reporting. This role oversees the Business accounting team. As a part of Press leadership, the Business Manager will serve as a member of the Press management team and will participate in strategic decision-making and long-range financial planning.

The Business Manager is a principal liaison with university finance and accounting and a principal liaison with the Presss distribution partner Simon & Schuster. The Business Manager will provide business intelligence and data analysis to support the Presss growth and financial well-being. UNM Press prefers management roles to be on-site on a hybrid basis, however, remote options will be considered for the right candidate.

About UNM Press

Founded in 1929, UNM Press is one of the oldest and largest university presses in the West. The Press publishes original and groundbreaking scholarship in the fields of anthropology and archaeology, Native studies, Chicana/o studies, literary criticism, Latin American studies, and US Western History. We publish trade books and series related to New Mexico and the Southwest, including fiction, poetry, cookbooks, guidebooks, history, and biography, especially works from underrepresented voices of the region. And we publish books and authors with Western roots and national and international resonance through our trade imprint, High Road Books.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Directs financial reporting, analysis, and the budget cycle for UNM Press
• Assists the Director and Assistant Director with strategic planning and daily management
• Oversees and manages the UNM Press business department
• Represents the Presss financial interests with Simon & Schuster Distribution Services, reconciles all revenues and expenses
• Develops financial policies and strategies to support key initiatives
• Oversees routine and ad hoc decision support analysis
• Prepares annual and specialized budgets, financial forecasts, and reports, and position budgeting recommending adjustments for efficiency
• Ensures financial transactions and reporting align with accounting principles, publishing-industry standards, and UNM fiscal policies
• Works with UNM Press managers to plan and control departmental expenses
• Collaborates with the UNM Foundation to track gifts and endowments, ensuring proper fund allocation
• Oversees royalty accounting, including the preparation and dissemination of royalty statements
• Prepares Association of University Presses (AUP) quarterly and annual reports
• Engages in some travel as needed

The University Environment

UNM is a Tier I Research Institution. To support UNMs campus constituents and colleagues, the College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences (CULLS) affirms its commitment to honor diversity, ensure fairness, and access, and create an environment where all employees are treated respectfully. CULLS includes the Organization Information and Learning Sciences (OILS) academic program and the UNM Press. University Libraries is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Greater Western Library Alliance, and the New Mexico Consortium of Academic Libraries. University Libraries contains over 3 million volumes and includes three central campus libraries: Centennial Science & Engineering Library, Fine Arts & Design Library, and Zimmerman Library, humanities, social sciences, and education. A fourth facility, the South Campus Repository, serves as a long-term offsite repository for library collections.

Our History and Commitment

Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico sits on the traditional homelands of the Pueblo of Sandia. The original peoples of New Mexico - Pueblo Navajo and Apache - since time immemorial have deep connections to the land and have made significant contributions to the broader community statewide. We honor the land itself and those who remain stewards of this land throughout the generations and acknowledge our committed relationship to Indigenous peoples. We gratefully recognize our history.