Senior Accountant

Socket.dev; Midvale (UT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Utah Partners for Health (UPFH) is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Accountant to ensure accurate monthly close, GL accounting, and grant reporting.

The role reports to the CFO and supports payroll review, audits, and internal controls while collaborating with program leaders and departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and nonprofit/grant-funded accounting preferred.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel; QuickBooks Desktop preferred.
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred but not required.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, judgment and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post monthly journal entries, accruals, allocations, and corrections.
• Perform monthly balance-sheet, bank, investment, payroll, and other GL reconciliations.
• Support monthly/annual close and reporting deadlines.
• Maintain accounting by program, department, grant, and funding source.
• Assist with grant accounting, restricted-fund tracking, draw support, and compliance reporting.
• Review payroll registers, benefits expenses, A/P activity, and revenue transactions.
• Account for donated services, depreciation, prepaid expenses, and other recurring activities.
• Prepare financial schedules, variance analyses, and management reporting for CFO and leadership.
• Support annual financial statement audits, tax filings, and external reporting requirements.
• Help strengthen accounting procedures and internal controls.

Skills

General ledger accounting

Reconciliations

Financial reporting

QuickBooks

Excel

Grant accounting

Payroll review

Audit support

Internal controls

CPA/credentials

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA candidate preferred

Tools

QuickBooks Desktop

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About Utah Partners for Health (UPFH)

At UPFH, we believe healthcare is a fundamental right. As a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), we provide comprehensive care across a dedicated local clinic network. Combining medical, dental and behavioral health clinics with a pharmacy, we're able to treat the whole patient. Together, our multi-site system delivers high-quality, compassionate care to underserved populations across Utah.

Utah Partners for Health is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Senior Accountant to support the accuracy, integrity, and timely reporting of the organization’s financial information. Reporting to the CFO, this position will play a key role in monthly close, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, grant and program accounting, payroll review, financial reporting, and audit support.

As a Senior Accountant, you will combine strong technical accounting skills with a hands-on, problem-solving approach and an interest in supporting UPFH’s mission of expanding access to quality healthcare services.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and post monthly journal entries, accruals, allocations, and account corrections.
• Perform monthly balance-sheet, bank, investment, payroll, accounts receivable, and other general ledger reconciliations.
• Support the monthly and annual financial close processes and ensure reporting deadlines are met.
• Maintain accurate accounting by program, department, grant, funding source, and QuickBooks class.
• Assist with grant accounting, restricted-fund tracking, draw support, and compliance reporting.
• Review payroll registers, benefit expenses, accounts payable activity, and revenue transactions for completeness and accuracy.
• Account for donated services, in-kind contributions, fixed assets, depreciation, prepaid expenses, and other recurring activities.
• Prepare financial schedules, variance analyses, and management reporting for the CFO and organizational leadership.
• Support the annual financial statement audit, tax filings, and other external reporting requirements.
• Help strengthen accounting procedures, internal controls, documentation, and month-end close processes.
• Provide accounting support to operational leaders and assist with special projects as needed.

Success in This Role

The successful Senior Accountant will produce accurate and well-supported financial records, improve the efficiency of the monthly close, identify issues before they affect reporting, and serve as a dependable accounting partner to the CFO and UPFH leadership team.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• Minimum of three to five years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Nonprofit, healthcare, grant-funded, or federally funded accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel; QuickBooks Desktop experience preferred.
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred but not required.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, judgment, and ability to meet recurring deadlines.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly and work collaboratively across departments.