Financial Reporting Specialist - Mayor's Finance

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Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

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We encourage a work life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with /Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year.

Additional Benefits include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
• Professional Development including professional membership fees paid
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Plus:
  Onsite medical clinic and gym; pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.

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Assists in the management of financial reporting including the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and the Schedule of Expenditures for Federal Awards (SEFA). Monitors and analyzes interim monthly financial reports. Performs research and provides training in financial reporting and accounting.

This position offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in complex governmental financial reporting while working collaboratively with an experienced team and receiving guidance and support. The position works alongside the Financial Reporting Manager to assist in preparing the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and the Schedule of Expenditures for Federal Awards (SEFA), monitors and analyzes interim monthly financial reports, and performs research and provides training in financial reporting and accounting.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting or Finance plus four (4) years of related experience; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience. Coursework from an accredited college or university through Intermediate Accounting is required.

Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification is preferred.

Preference may be given to individuals with previous governmental accounting and auditing experience.

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Monitors and analyzes interim monthly obligation versus budget and revenue versus budget reports for County departments to ensure accounting transactions are properly recorded throughout the year. Audits and reconciles balance sheet accounts.
• Assists with preparation and review of the fund financial statements, combining schedules and the notes to the financial statements. Assists with the preparation of the notes in the financial statements.
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