Job Description
Salt Lake County...A career with a purpose in the community you love!
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.
Surround yourself with:
Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a place....its our heart and service that bring us together.
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. We work in a hybrid environment giving you flexibility to manage working from home and being in office.
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
Plus: Hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.
JOB SUMMARY
Manages the accounting and fiscal operations for the Division. Oversees the budget development and management processes. Supervises staff.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, or other closely related field with completed coursework through Intermediate Accounting, plus six (6) years of experience, of which one (1) year must have been in a supervisory capacity; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience. Education may not be substituted for the required Intermediate Accounting coursework or supervisory experience.
Regional Development
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
Manages and oversees the agency's fiscal operations for accounting and financial processes.
Processes and/or supervises agency payroll and personnel actions.
Coordinates facilities issues for the agency.
Coordinates agency disaster preparation and continuity of operation plan.
Develops management systems that measure and monitor decision and section costs, revenue generation and projections, and fiscal efficiencies.
Prepares and monitors annual expense and revenue budgets. Compiles and monitors budgets. Prepares interim budget adjustments for personnel, operations, and project budgets.
Oversees the accounts receivable, accounts payable, asset tracking, long-term debt or capital lease, payroll, and purchasing functions.
Acts as the division liaison for internal and external audits.
Supervises staff which includes hiring, orienting, training, assigning, and reviewing work performance, annual work performance appraisals, and discipline.
Ensures the Division's fiscal operations are in compliance with applicable rules, regulations, statutes, laws, policies, and generally accepted accounting principles for governmental accounting by implementing and reviewing internal controls and performing verification and review procedures.
Tracks costs and fees for correct billing and costing for contracts.
Processes journal entries and performs monthly reconciliations.
Manages accounting functions for grant funds. Monitors receipts and expenditures of grants and contracts. Prepares the annual single audit and other grant schedules.
Acts as the division's fixed and controlled asset manager.
Performs periodic internal audits of revenue receipting procedures.
Oversees records/archive management and contract administration.
May oversee and/or perform development and maintenance of the office website.
May prepare grants and contract billings. Audits grants and contractual expenses.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)
Knowledge of:
General, government, and cost accounting principles, methods, and techniques
Effective budgeting principles, methods, and techniques
Government finance standards for budget reporting and disclosures
Statistical theory and applications
Utah Code and related federal regulations
Revenue forecasting practices
Effective supervision principles and practices
Skills and Abilities to:
Provide technical and policy leadership and direction
Prepare and present financial reports and documentation
Use computer software related to job-specific duties
Perform economic forecasting
Perform financial analysis and interpretation
Effectively use financial database programs
Analyze and make recommendations for procedures and financial processes
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Work duties are typically performed in a general office setting.
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Job LocationsUS-UT-SOUTH SALT LAKE
Requisition ID2026-41342
of Openings1
Posted Date3 hours ago(8/20/2026 5:24 PM)
DepartmentYouth Services
Location : LocationUS-UT-SOUTH SALT LAKE
Location : Address177 W PRICE AVE
Location : Postal Code84114-2410
Position TypeRegular Full-Time (Merit)
Post End Date8/31/2026
Grade017
Minimum Pay82,921.00
Maximum Pay124,384.00
