Accounting Manager

Career Opportunities with Neumont College

Want to make a legitimate difference in the lives of others while also working for a manager who values work/life balance? Then Neumont University is the place for you! We are “Improving Lives through Education” by creating tomorrow’s computer scientists! We are tirelessly passionate about education, innovative and inclusive. Employees at Neumont love their jobs while also enjoying generous paid time off to include 17 paid holidays (including Christmas through New Year’s), generous H.S.A. employer contributions…just to name a few.

Located in the heart of downtown SLC, Neumont is looking for vivacious and dynamic employees to join our small family team and start making a difference!

The Accounting Manager is responsible for the accounting operations at Neumont University and reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer, with responsibility for day-to-day functions, monthly and annual close, financial reporting, budget preparation, and forecasting.

This is a hands-on position in a small finance department. The Accounting Manager performs functions such as preparing and posting journal entries, reconciling accounts, closing the period, and producing the financial reporting package.

The University expects this position to use technology actively: to verify data, to build tools and templates that assist with tasks, research, and forecasts, and to keep the department adaptable as deadlines, directives, and institutional priorities change. The Accounting Manager also supports the University’s continued effort to expand learning opportunities for students and staff by identifying trends, building budgets for new programs, and designing processes that strengthen compliance while remaining straightforward for others to use.

Neumont University periodically evaluates and updates its financial systems. The Accounting Manager is expected to contribute to system implementations and conversions, including chart of accounts and departmental structure design, reporting design, balance validation, and rebuilding recurring processes in a new environment.

• Own the close calendar and deliver a complete, reconciled close within established deadlines each month.
• Prepare and post recurring and non-recurring journal entries, including payroll, revenue recognition, scholarship deferral, prepaid amortization, depreciation, accruals, and lease entries under ASC 842.
• Reconcile all balance sheet accounts monthly, including bank accounts, receivables, prepaid assets, fixed assets, accrued liabilities, and deposit liabilities. Investigate and resolve variances.
• Maintain supporting schedules so that each schedule ties to the general ledger at the end of each period.
• Close the accounting period in the general ledger and open the subsequent period.
• Prepare year-end schedules, reports, and account reconciliations, and review year-end results with the CFO.
• Produce monthly financial reports, including balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, accounts receivable and accounts payable agings, and compliance results.
• Prepare budget-to-actual reports and distribute departmental results to budget managers.
• Analyze variances and provide written commentary explaining drivers.
• Prepare supporting schedules and analysis for reporting, lender requirements, ownership, and auditors.

• Coordinate the annual budget process across departments, including gathering input from budget managers, consolidating submissions, and preparing the consolidated budget for CFO review.
• Maintain rolling balance sheet and income statement forecasts, updating for actual results and revised assumptions.
• Model the financial effect of enrollment, staffing, and program changes as requested.

• Oversee accounts payable processing, including review of invoice coding, approval routing, and payment scheduling.
• Review daily cash activity across bank accounts and ensure activity is recorded accurately and timely.
• Post and apply student payments, refunds, and stipends, and reconcile student tuition…