Senior Accountant - CIP​/Grants

Description

Do you want to move your career forward in a rewarding job where you can make an impact on the lives of others? Help the Utah Transit Authority keep moving forward in our initiative to provide key transportation services to the greater Utah community!

As the Senior Accountant for CIP (Construction in Progress)/Grants
, you will manage the finances for grants and capital projects, ensuring they stay on track and meet regulatory standards. It's more than just crunching numbers-you'll analyze complex financial documents, develop processes for budgeting, and contribute to the success of transformative infrastructure projects that will benefit the greater Utah community,

If you're detail-oriented, love solving financial puzzles, and want to use your skills to support projects that matter, working for UTA will provide you with a great opportunity to contribute in a unique way. You will work with advanced accounting practices and collaborate across teams.

As the Senior Accountant for CIP/Grants
, you will:

• Perform advanced professional accounting duties related to grants and capital projects accounting.
• Manage the expenditures, revenues, and receivables for the authority's grants.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of financial documents for completeness and accuracy.
• Prepare and process financial documents related to the accounting process of the assigned department or function.
• Prepare routine to complex reports and analyses as required.
• Develop processes and procedures for capital project budget setup.
• Perform all duties in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and other requirements as directed.

This position is a hybrid-remote position in Utah. Must be able to come into the UTA Front Lines Headquarters in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.

During training, you will be required to work 5 days a week from the office. After training, your schedule can shift to a hybrid schedule of 5 days a week, with at least 3 of those days in the office.

This job requires a credit check.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/TRAINING:

• Four years accounting experience applying knowledge of proper accounting procedures.
• Experience with Grants or CIP (Construction in Progress) Accounting preferred, but not required.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting/Finance, or other related fields. (In lieu of a completed bachelor's degree, we will consider candidates who have 4 additional years of Accounting or related experience.)

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Proper accounting principles and procedures; demonstrated experience in their application preferred.
• Specific laws, ordinances, and regulations governing financial reporting required.
• Accounting software preferred.
• Personal computer operation, including advanced proficiency in MS Excel and Word.
• Work effectively and independently under deadlines for multiple projects simultaneously.
• Basic typing.
• Communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing, with an emphasis on customer service.
• Apply professional judgment in the application of standard and advanced accounting techniques and principles.
• Make accurate mathematical calculations.
• Perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under pressure of time-sensitive deadlines.
• Understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures, and instructions.
• Work effectively and independently under deadlines for multiple projects simultaneously.
• This job requires regular and predictable attendance.

- OR -

An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

UTA reserves the right to determine the equivalencies of education and experience.

Pay Rate: $82,400.00 or more, depending on experience

If interested, apply before:
Monday, June 22nd, :59 PM MST

As a full-time Administrative Employee, your Total Rewards Benefits Package will include:

• Health, dental, vision, life/AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance, with Flexible Spending and Dependent Care accounts. Choice between Traditional Co-Pay or High Deductible Health Plans for medical coverage. HSA with company match available to…