Accountant Job at Salt Lake County
Job Description:
JOB SUMMARY
Provides assistance in budget preparation, control and oversight, personnel and payroll functions, procurement, asset control, and support functions. Gathers, researches, and analyzes information to coordinate and support special projects.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting or other closely related field with completed coursework through Intermediate Accounting or an equivalent combination of related education and experience. Education and experience may not be substituted for the required Intermediate Accounting coursework.
Regional Development
Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required pre-employment background check and subsequent mandatory background checks in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Salt Lake County…A career with a purpose in the community you love!
Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.
What it is like to work here:
At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.
Surround yourself with:
Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a place….its our heart and service that bring us together.
We encourage a work life balance:
Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with /Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year. We work in a hybrid environment giving you flexibility to manage working from home and being in office.
Additional Benefits include:
- Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
- Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
- 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
- Professional Development
- Plus: Onsite medical clinic, childcare and gym; hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.
JOB SUMMARY
Provides assistance in budget preparation, control and oversight, personnel and payroll functions, procurement, asset control, and support functions. Gathers, researches, and analyzes information to coordinate and support special projects.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting or other closely related field with completed coursework through Intermediate Accounting or an equivalent combination of related education and experience. Education and experience may not be substituted for the required Intermediate Accounting coursework.
Regional Development
Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required pre-employment background check and subsequent mandatory background checks in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Assists in the preparation of the annual budget. Researches and analyzes various budget issues. Assists the Administrator in monitoring the budget.
- Compares expenditures with budget appropriations to determine variances and recommends budget adjustments using county accounting software.
- Develops and monitors cash collections, petty cash disbursements, and other accounting transactions to ensure that adequate controls are in place to protect the fiscal integrity of the division.
- Provides an on-going review of internal controls with cash handling and accounting functions to ensure that assets have adequate safeguards.
- Assists in writing and revising accounts receivable and accounts payable policies and procedures.
- Collects financial data and other information for the purpose of submitting journal entries for credit for services performed.
- Develops special financial and statistical reports and records using knowledge of accounting policies, practices, and procedures.
- May conduct or assist in audits to analyze data and assess efficiency, cost effectiveness, and productivity of systems.
- Prepares grant and contract billings. Audits grant and contractual expenses.
- Maintains revenue records.
- Develops financial reports and provides program information.
- May assist in the preparation of payroll.
- Under general guidance and in accordance with grant and contract requirements, prepare grant and contract filing and reports for funding agencies.
- Provides financial management of assigned federal, state, and local grants. Prepares, administers, and monitors grant budgets.
- Administer pre-award and post-award and monitor compliance with federal and state regulations.
- Prepare financial reports for governmental and funding agencies.
- Assists in the implementation and removal of Special Assessment Certifications to Tax Ledgers per State and District codes. Adjusts account ledgers as directed by District offices.
- Implements Council’s approval of various County Agencies’ Board Letter requests and tax roll corrections ensuring accurate general ledger adjustments. Prepares check requests and appropriate back-ups. Prepares in-house Board Letters and tax roll corrections which qualify within required guidelines.
- Assists in the development and product support for the product lifecycle of the Tax and Accounting Software and accounting for the accurate conversion of tax ledgers and appropriate adjustments. This includes the appropriate development of the software to meet SL County best business practices and ensuring the accurate conversion of all Salt Lake County historical and current tax data into the new system.
- Provides assistance and customer care to the public. Receives phone calls, answers questions from the public, and provides resources within the County to help with the taxpayers’ concerns, issues, and questions. Finds and fixes issues by researching data and transactions.
- May act as backup for the Assistant Division Administrator and Fiscal Manager as needed.
- Provides assistance and customer care to the public in regards to our current online subscription service. Receives phone calls, answers questions from the public and provides resources within the County to help with the customers concerns, issues and questions. Also handles billing, setting up accounts, resetting passwords, processing payments, updating and closing accounts. Finds and fixes issues by researching data and transactions
- Provides and or serves as backup for all Human Resource and payroll duties for the division.
- May act as backup for the Administrative & Fiscal Manager as needed.
- Participates in the month-end closing, monthly and year-end financial reporting activities.
- Performs bank and general ledger reconciliations and prepare journal entries.
- May act as backup for the Admin & Fiscal Manager as needed.
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