Careers at the Lottery
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We offer great benefits!
- Annual Leave – PLUS, if you have 15 or more years of governmental experience you will be eligible to begin accruing 7.7 hours of annual leave biweekly.
- Sick Leave
- Enjoy 11 paid holidays, plus one personal holiday annually.
- Health Insurance (up to 87% employer-paid coverage for employee and over 50% for dependents)
- Dental Insurance (75% employer-paid coverage)
- Vision Insurance (75% employer-paid coverage for $0.94/mo. and over 50% employer-paid coverage for all dependents)
- Life Insurance $50,000 (100% employer-paid coverage for employee)
- ST and LT Disability (100% employer-paid coverage for employee)
- Retirement – Employer contribution 13.25% of annual compensation. No vesting requirements.
- 457(b) employee contribution available
- Flexible Schedules
- Training Opportunities
- Professional Memberships
- Casual Dress
- Fun Work Environment
- And so much more!
Equal Opportunity Employer
CURRENT JOB OPENINGS
RESPONSIBLE GAMING COORDINATOR
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.45 – $27.98 per hour
Position Overview:
The Responsible Gaming Coordinator coordinates the Lottery’s objectives and activities related to responsible gaming awareness, communications, and education.
Essential Functions: Responsible Gaming
1. Communicates and collaborates with management and various divisions at the Lottery to ensure responsible gaming measures are in place for games/tickets, advertising, and communications. Provides guidance on initiatives, topics, verbiage, and scheduling.
2. Writes content for applications and publications, such as in the New Mexico Lottery Authority (NMLA) retailer newsletter and on the NMLA website.
3. Leads the Lottery’s efforts to apply for, receive, and maintain responsible gaming certifications, such as from the World Lottery Association.
4. Proposes and schedules Lottery activities in conjunction with national responsible gaming campaigns, such as with the National Council on Problem Gambling.
5. Creates and updates internal policies and procedures regarding responsible gaming.
6. Collaborates with Marketing team to ensure that responsible gaming messages are included in advertising campaigns.
7. Explores lottery industry trends, news, professional studies, and other resources related to responsible gaming.
8. Monitors the services from the problem gambling hotline provider and other service providers as applicable, including reporting and phone number/website functionality.
9. Facilitates Request for Proposals (RFPs), contracts and extensions, and other agreements with responsible gaming service providers, such as the problem gambling hotline provider.
Training and Outreach
1. Prepares and schedules training opportunities for Lottery staff regarding responsible gaming, including at least two meetings with staff annually.
2. Coordinates responsible gaming training events, communications, and materials for field staff, retailers, players, and the general community.
3. Attends and represents the Lottery at meetings of responsible gaming organizations, lottery associations, and community groups.
4. Maintains a repository of training resources and updates them regularly.
5. Serves as the subject matter expert for responsible gaming related inquiries.
Other Duties as Assigned
1. Assist with various duties as requested.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree is required.
- Must possess sufficient prior work experience wherein the ability to perform the position’s functions has been adequately demonstrated.
Knowledge:
- Preferably possesses general knowledge of lottery or other gaming operations.
- Familiarity with responsible gaming frameworks.
Skills and Abilities:
- Must have strong written and oral communication skills including, but not limited to, the ability to write policies, procedures, proposals, and published content.
- Must have the judgment and decision-making capabilities to work independently without constant direct supervision from management.
- Must possess and practice those traits and qualities that foster and maintain cordial and professional working relationships which further cooperative efforts toward individual and organizational goals and objectives.
- Ability to analyze and interpret responsible gaming data and prepare reports.
- Experience with stakeholder engagement and community outreach.
Job Relationships:
Supervised by: Communications Manager
Positions Supervised: None
REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Normal visual, hearing and speech acuity is required, as is manual ability to operate keyboard and calculator. The requirements in this section are not intended to conflict with applicable federal and state laws or regulations including the Americans with Disabilities Act and the New Mexico Human Rights Act, including providing reasonable accommodations as may be necessary under these laws. The New Mexico Lottery Authority (NMLA) encourages application for this position, and for all work positions from any applicant who believes they can perform the essential functions of the job applied for, with or without accommodations.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is largely sedentary and performed in an office setting. Occasional travel may be required for conferences, community events, and training sessions.
SUPERVISING SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,137.00 – $93,733.00 per year
Position Overview:
The Supervising Senior Account applies the principles of professional accounting, statistical and data analysis to implement and maintain general and specialized accounting systems; prepares and submits financial and operating reports; may perform advanced accounting projects; and under the direction of the Director of Finance assists in managerial oversight duties and supervises activities of accounting.
Essential Functions:
Supervises accounting employees’ activities. Schedules and coordinates the work to be performed in these areas to ensure that all jobs are completed in an efficient and timely manner. Assists with transactions and problems in these areas, as needed, involving the review, analysis, and reconciliation of accounts and transactions being performed by the staff.
Duties required may include, but are not limited to the following accounting duties:
1. Instant Gaming Accounting. Performance of accounting functions relative to instant gaming accounting, including review, analysis, summarization, reconciliation, documentation and reporting.
2. Instant Game Setup. Review and approval of the setting up of new instant games with Lottery Gaming system.
3. Instant Ticket and Merchandise Prize Inventory. Performance of accounting functions relative to instant ticket inventory and merchandise prize inventory accounting, including review, analysis, summarization, reconciliation, documentation, and reporting.
4. Draw Gaming Accounting. Performance of accounting functions relative to draw gaming accounting including review, analysis, summarization, reconciliation, documentation and reporting. Verification of calculation of draw games’ prize liabilities. Reconciliation of unreserved and prize reserves held at MUSL.
5. Unclaimed Prizes and Prize Liability. Performance of accounting functions relative to unclaimed prizes and prize liabilities.
6. Integration of Gaming Information and accounts receivable. Integration of the gaming information and accounts receivable from the Lottery Gaming system into the accounting system.
7. Cash Accounting and Bank Reconciliations. Performance of accounting functions relative to cash. Review and post bank reconciliations of the New Mexico Lottery Authority (NMLA) accounts, including making any adjusting entries for the accounts.
Account Analysis: Month-end and year-end performance of reconciliation, analysis and review of balance sheet and income statement accounts in order to produce financial statements for the period and determine the amount to be transferred to the state.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting is required;
- Incumbent must possess 7+ (seven) or more years of prior accounting experience wherein ability to perform the position’s duties has been adequately demonstrated.
Knowledge and Skills Required:
- Well-developed knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and financial management practices.
- Knowledge of Great Plains Dynamics accounting software.
- Practical technical-level knowledge of various laws and regulations relating to the accounting processes and administration of employee benefit plans.
- Skill in proficient use of MIS and computer systems and processes is required.
- Well-developed numerical analytical problem solving, planning, and organization skills are required.
Job Relationships:
Reports to: Director of Finance
Positions Supervised: (2) Two Staff Accountants and the Accounting Specialist.
REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Normal visual, hearing and speech acuity is required, as is manual ability to operate keyboard and calculator. The requirements in this section are not intended to conflict with applicable federal and state laws or regulations including the Americans with Disabilities Act and the New Mexico Human Rights Act, including providing reasonable accommodations as may be necessary under these laws. The New Mexico Lottery Authority (NMLA) encourages application for this position, and for all work positions from any applicant who believes they can perform the essential functions of the job applied for, with or without accommodations.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is largely sedentary, performed in an office setting; no unusual conditions exist.
Physical Setting
- Work Location: 80-90% at minimum, in-person at the NMLA office in Albuquerque, NM.
APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS
All selected candidates for positions with the New Mexico Lottery must undergo background screening which includes: Fingerprinting, drug screening, criminal history, verification of education, professional employment references, driving record (if required for the positions). Background processing can take up to three weeks.