Accountant

Weber State University; Utah; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Weber State University is seeking an Accountant to provide professional accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and compliance support for the MARS Center and Weber State Financial Services. The role is split 50/50 between the MARS Center and the Ogden campus, with travel between sites required.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field and at least 1 year of full-time accounting or general business experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in accounting or related field.
• 1-year full-time accounting or general business experience.
• Preferred: 3 years Higher education/regulatory experience.
• Masters Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
• Experience with grant, contract, sponsored project, or research accounting.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive reconciliation of all MARS facility financial activities, including monthly transactions, budget allocations, and fund balances.
• Verifying financial transactions; preparing and posting journal entries; preparing asset reports; verifying asset tags; reviewing expenses for capitalization; processing and documenting asset disposals; providing general accounting support to departments; and assisting with special financial projects as assigned.
• Reporting & Forecasting: Develop detailed monthly financial reports and long-term expenditure forecasts to assist MARS leadership in strategic decision-making.
• Procurement & Encumbrance Management: Support the central Procurement Office by monitoring active encumbrances, auditing open purchase orders, and providing high-level financial assistance for procurement workflows.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in accounting or related field

Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field

CPA / CMA or progression toward certification

Tools

Banner Ellucian ERP

Job description

Weber State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment welcoming to all individuals. We strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued and appreciated. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected categories, such as disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, national origin, veterans status, or others, as required by law and university policy (see Weber State University's Policy and Procedure Manual 3-32).

Position Information

Position Title

Position Title Accountant

Requisition Number

Requisition Number S02500P

Position Category

Position Category Staff

Campus Location

Campus Location Weber State University - Ogden, UT

Hours per week 40

Months per year

Months per year 12

Pay Grade

Pay Grade E31

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Job Summary/Basic Function

The Accountant provides professional accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and compliance support for both the MARS Center and Weber State Financial Services. This position supports financial operations, grants and contracts, purchasing activities, account reconciliations, and fiscal reporting while ensuring compliance with university, sponsor, state, and federal requirements. This position reports to the Weber State Financial Services team with approximately 50% of the position supporting MARS operations and 50% supporting university-wide accounting functions. This position will split their time between two locations, spending part of their time at the MARS Center, with the remaining hours based at the Ogden campus. Reliable personal transportation is required to commute between or report to both sites.

• MARS Financial Operations: Perform comprehensive reconciliation of all MARS facility financial activities, including monthly transactions, budget allocations, and fund balances.
• Accounting responsibilities: verifying financial transactions; preparing and posting journal entries; preparing asset reports; verifying asset tags; reviewing expenses for capitalization; processing and documenting asset disposals; providing general accounting support to departments; and assisting with special financial projects as assigned.
• Reporting & Forecasting: Develop detailed monthly financial reports and long-term expenditure forecasts to assist MARS leadership in strategic decision-making.
• Procurement & Encumbrance Management: Support the central Procurement Office by monitoring active encumbrances, auditing open purchase orders, and providing high-level financial assistance for procurement workflows.

Required Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelors Degree in accounting or related field
• 1-year full-time accounting or general business experience

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred:

• 3 years Higher education/regulatory experience
• Masters Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
• Experience in a manufacturing, research, laboratory, or technical environment.
• Experience with procurement transactions, contracts, and travel
• Experience with grant, contract, sponsored project, or research accounting.
• Experience preparing and analyzing financial reports, conducting account reconciliations, and researching, interpreting, and applying relevant financial policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Experience working with computerized financial management or enterprise resource planning ( ERP ) systems, specifically Banner Ellucian.
• Professional certification such as CPA , CMA , or progression toward certification.

A successful candidate will be willing to

Background Check? Yes

Benefits Summary

WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Job Open Date

Job Open Date 10/15/2026

Review Date

Review Date 10/29/2026

Job Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Physical Activity of this position Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance., Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Physical Requirements of this position Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or consistently to move objects, including the human body. Sitting most of the time. Walking and standing only occasionally if ever.

Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision.

Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision. Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading.

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position.

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position. None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).

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