Accountant III - GL Accountant

Details

Open Date 07/10/2026

Requisition Number PRN45630B

Job Title Accountants

Working Title Accountant III - GL Accountant

Career Progression Track P00

Track Level P3 - Career

FLSA Code Administrative

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Standard Hours per Week 40

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Day

Work ScheduleSummary

Hybrid, Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm

VP Area President

Department 00348 - Financial Reporting & Accounting

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range $72,000 - $77,000

Close Date 08/31/2026

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time) 08/01/2026

Job Summary

This position plays a key role in supporting month-end and year-end close, financial reporting accuracy, accounting process improvements, and system implementation initiatives.

The ideal candidate is a strong technical accountant who understands complex financial transactions, can identify and resolve accounting issues according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ( GAAP ) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board ( GASB ).

This role requires sound professional judgment, and the ability to work collaboratively with the various campus departments and colleges to ensure financial transactions are accurate, timely, and compliant with university policies and applicable accounting standards.

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The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate and well-supported accrual journal entries for month-end and year-end close.

• Support allocation methodologies, including calculation, documentation, review, and improvement of recurring allocation entries.

• Assist with intercompany, interfund, or intra-University eliminations and related accounting processes.

• Support monthly, and year-end close processes by ensuring assigned accounting activities are completed accurately and on schedule.

• Partner with departments and central offices to resolve accounting questions, improve transaction accuracy, and provide guidance on appropriate accounting treatment.

• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, strengthen internal controls, reduce manual work, and improve consistency across general ledger operations.

• Assist with system implementations, upgrades, testing, reporting improvements, and other finance transformation initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT : 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Accountants, III : Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences

• Experience preparing and reviewing accruals, allocations, eliminations, reconciliations, correcting entries, and other month-end or year-end close entries

• System implementation and process improvement experience

• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, Vlookups, formulas, data validation, and analysis of large data sets

Type Benefited Staff

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.

Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

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