Accountant II: Public Sector with Full Benefits

Salt Lake City Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Life Insurance

Vacation & Parental Leave

Retirement Plan

EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Tuition Reimbursement

Discounted benefits

Job summary

Salt Lake City is seeking an Accountant II to perform general to highly complex professional accounting work, covering accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, cost accounting, asset management, and general accounting. The role requires 2–4 years of related experience and offers full city benefits including health, dental, vision, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and retirement contributions.

The position is full-time with a 40-hour schedule, and salary ranges from $22.93 to $39.64

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in Accounting.
• 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.
• 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 MS Word and Excel.

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.
• Develops and completes annual financial reports.

Skills

MS Word

Excel

Accounting principles

Journal entries

Job description

Salt Lake City is seeking an Accountant II to perform general to highly complex professional accounting work, covering accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, cost accounting, asset management, and general accounting. The role requires 2–4 years of related experience and offers full city benefits including health, dental, vision, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and retirement contributions.

The position is full-time with a 40-hour schedule, and salary ranges from $22.93 to $39.64