Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Salt Lake City Corporation is a municipal government employer seeking an Accountant II. The role performs professional accounting work across functions such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, cost accounting, asset management, capital expenditures, and general accounting, including financial analysis, reporting, auditing, reconciliations, and accounting process improvements.
Responsibilities
- Designs and implements new formats, programs or procedures, and revises existing ones, to improve application and process for accounting, budgeting and the preparation of financial statements and reports
- Maintains both general and special ledgers of the divisional receipts and expenditures. Computes and bills specialized accounts, and initiates collection procedures on delinquencies. Conducts internal audits and prepares reports which support budget requests
- Provides input for, and assists in, annual budget preparation. Prepares periodic closing statements and various reports for management and outside agencies. Develops and completes annual financial reports
- Audits concessionaires and other agencies with which the city has contracted agreements. May submit billings to such agencies
- Performs other duties as assigned
Skills
- Requires two to four years of related work experience
- Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in Accounting plus related work experience, as stipulated for each level noted above. Education and work experience may be substituted one for the other on a year-for-year basis
- Ability to apply professional judgment in the application of standard and advanced accounting techniques and principles, make accurate mathematical calculations, and operate a 10-key calculator
- May require knowledge of the specific laws, ordinances and regulations governing financial operation of the City and experience in municipal accounting/auditing
- Basic typing skills and knowledge of personal computer operation, including proficiency with office software applications such as MS Word and Excel
- Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing
- Ability to understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures and instructions
- Ability to perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines
- Must be bondable at standard rates
- Light physical effort. Some discomfort associated with prolonged periods of confinement to work station, concentrating on figures and computer reports, and video display screens
- Low level exposure to stressful situations as a result of human behavior
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