Accountant II - Payroll

Salt Lake City School District Business Administration
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Job : 5955018

Final date to receive applications: Nov 08, 2026 11:59 PM (Mountain Standard Time)

Posted: Oct 08, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Accountant II
- Payroll

Position Details

Work Calendar: 242 Day Calendar Starting Wage: $83,450 annually

FTE: 1.0 (40 Hours per week)
Salary Schedule/Lane: 42/D

Contract Status: Contract Benefits: Eligible

FLSA Status: Exempt Anticipated

Start Date:

11/02/2026

Reports To: Director of Finance Priority Screen Date:10/18/2026

JOB SUMMARY

The Accountant II
- Payroll has full ownership of the district’s payroll cycle and supervises the activities of the payroll department including developing reporting procedures and internal controls; implementing procedures and processes; ensuring the accuracy of payroll-related data and compliance with district and regulatory agency requirements and guidelines; and monitoring employee performance achieving the department's overall objectives.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

All positions require selected candidates to be fingerprinted and successfully pass a criminal background check.

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years experience in accounting OR Master's degree with 3 years accounting experience
• Experience applying accounting principles and pertinent federal, state, and local tax codes, policies, and regulations and/or laws
• Experience using electronic payroll software systems to regularly issue pay to 100+ employees
• Intermediate level of Microsoft Office Suite Skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
• Speak, read, write, and present professionally, analyze, and interpret English written and verbal communications
• Ability to operate standard office equipment; phone, copy machines, etc.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• CPA certification or CPA candidate
• Experience using Business Plus
• Experience working in K-12 education, or other government entity
• Experience using UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) for processing payroll
• Experience using Microsoft Access
• Experience supervising two or more staff

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Consistently and reliability processes payroll checks and associated with holdings to pay employees, taxes, with holdings, garnishments, and vendors; collaborate with Human Resources Services to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing
• Authorize supplemental payroll checks to meet special compensation requirements and resolve payroll errors in a timely manner
• Understand contract pay and correctly calculate pay for incoming and outgoing employees and other contract variance circumstances
• Collect, analyze, research material and data (e.g., financial information, state and federal mandates, etc.) to evaluate, make recommendations, and report on the effectiveness of financial, budgetary, receipts, revenue, and payroll accounting
• Implement reporting procedures and internal controls to maintain accurate records and comply with standard accounting practices, district policies, and other regulatory requirements; monitor and implement changes in payroll laws and regulations to ensure compliance
• Inform a variety of district stakeholders (e.g. personnel, vendors, administrators, etc.) and provide necessary information for completing transactions and procedures, taking appropriate actions, and complying with established fiscal guidelines
• Monitor a variety of financial activity, ensuring that allocations are accurate and fiscal practices are followed
• Attend department and district meetings, workshops and seminars as needed to support payroll and department functions
• Maintain a wide variety of documents, files, and records (e.g. accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, contracts, etc.) and…