Senior General Ledger Accountant (full-time, TEMPORARY)

Job Summary

Under general supervision by the Manager of Accounting, the Senior General Ledger Accountant is responsible for reconciling the general ledger accounts of the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District (MSD), allocating costs to members, doing bank reconciliations, and providing other financial services to the MSD.

Minimum Education Qualification

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, or other closely related field, plus five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Education may not be substituted for the required relevant experience.
• CPA preferred.

Essential Functions

• Assign expenses to the appropriate general ledger account.
• Reconcile monthly entries from the enterprise system to the accounting system.
• Complete month-end, quarter-end, and year-end reconciliations and financial procedures.
• Reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts with supporting documents.
• Allocate development-related and administrative overhead costs to member communities.
• Update cost allocation schedules and assumptions.
• Provide financial oversight and financial customer service to the MSD and its member communities.
• Prepare financial reports in an easy-to-understand format to present to MSD Board of Trustees and member councils.
• Aid with the preparation of the annual budget reports.
• Prepare a variety of studies, reports, and related information for decision-making purposes.
• Aid with the completion of the annual audit.
• Establish and maintain internal control procedures and perform periodic internal audits.
• Conduct reconciliations for bank statements, funds, GL accounts, and payroll.
• Post journal entries and adjustments to the general ledger.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), with emphasis in the areas of governmental accounting and financial reporting.
• Effective budgeting principles, methods, and techniques.
• Accounting principles relating to all Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) statements.
• Accounting department functions.
• Effective communication methods and public relations.
• Coordination of independent audit activities from the client side.
• Utah Code Annotated and related State and Federal rules and policies.
• State of Utah Fiscal Procedures Act.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• This position requires work in a wide variety of conditions, from a typical office setting to field work.
• Must be able to attend some evening meetings.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, walk, move, talk, and hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.