Capital Assets Accountant

Company: Utah Transit Authority
Location: Salt Lake City
Posted on: November 7, 2024

Job Description:

Do you want to move your career forward in a rewarding job where you can make an impact on the lives of others? Help the Utah Transit Authority keep moving forward in our initiative to provide key transportation services to the greater Utah community! As our Capital Assets Accountant, you will have the opportunity to apply your skills to advanced accounting responsibilities. You will directly impact UTA's financial and asset management processes. You'll handle complex financial reporting, work closely with various teams to improve asset systems, and ensure compliance with industry standards, all while supporting a vital public transit system. This position offers a dynamic blend of analytical challenges, professional growth, and the opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects that benefit the community. As the Capital Assets Accountant, you will:

• Perform advanced professional accounting duties related to capital asset accounting.
• Conduct difficult analytical professional and administrative work involving planning, preparing, maintaining, monitoring, and evaluating complex financial records.
• Prepare complex financial and statistical schedules and reports for UTA's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and other complex financial statements, records, and management reports.
• Balance monthly expenditures to asset additions for UTA's Construction in Process.
• Work to solve problems with accounting entries in the asset system.
• Meet with various entities for process improvement of asset evaluation, classification, and disposal.
• Participate on the financial system team to ensure data accuracy and workflow coordination.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of financial documents for completeness and accuracy.
• Prepare routine to complex reports and analyses as required.
• Perform duties in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and other relevant requirements. This position is a hybrid-remote position in Utah. Must be able to come into the UTA FrontLines Headquarters in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. During training, you will be required to work 5 days a week from the office. After training, your schedule can shift to a hybrid schedule of 5 days a week, with at least 3 of those days in the office. This job requires a credit check. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/TRAINING
  • Two years accounting experience applying knowledge of proper accounting procedures.
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting. KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
    • Knowledge of proper accounting procedures.
    • Knowledge of specific laws, ordinances, and regulations governing financial reporting required.
    • Knowledge of accounting software preferred.
    • Basic typing skills and knowledge of personal computer operation, including advanced proficiency in MS Excel and Word.
    • Ability to
    • Communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing, with an emphasis on customer service.
    • Apply professional judgment in the application of standard and advanced accounting techniques and principles.
    • Make accurate mathematical calculations.
    • Perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under pressure of time-sensitive deadlines.
    • Understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures, and instructions.
    • This job requires regular and predictable attendance. UTA COMPETENCIES
      • Embraces Outward Mindset - Exhibiting strong E.I. skills (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship management). Relating comfortably with people across levels, functions, culture, and geography. Partnering with others to get work done. Managing conflict. Seeking feedback without being defensive.
      • Develops Self & Others - Taking action to continuously improve. Accepting assignments that broaden capabilities. Placing a high priority on developing others. Developing others through coaching, feedback, exposure, and stretch assignments.
      • Ensures Fairness - Concerned with the welfare of others and expressing that concern on a personal level. Distributing resources fairly. Giving others a voice prior to reaching decisions that affect them. Reaching decisions through a fair process. Explaining to others why and how decisions were made that impact them.
      • Puts Safety First - Acting as a Safety Ambassador by working safely, complying with requirements and serving as an example to others. Wearing
        required personal protective equipment. Supporting safety activities. Promptly reporting hazards, unsafe work practices, near misses, and accidents.
      • Instills Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
      • Values Differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
      • Builds Effective Teams - Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
      • Drives Engagement - Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
      • Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.- OR -An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.[UTA reserves the right to determine the equivalencies of education and experience.] As a full-time Administrative Employee, your Total Rewards Benefits Package will include:
        • Health, dental, vision, life/AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance (eligible after 30 days of employment), with Flexible Spending and Dependent Care accounts. Choice between Traditional Co-Pay or High Deductible Health Plans for medical coverage. HSA with company match available to employees enrolled in the HDHP. Benefit plans include coverage for domestic partners (eligibility affidavit required for coverage).
        • Onsite Health and Wellness Clinics for medical care at no cost to employees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children.
        • 22 days of accrued paid time off (13 vacation days and 9 sick days), which increases with tenure at UTA.
        • 10 paid holidays and two paid (2) floating holidays per year.
        • Retirement options - Pension Plan with 5-year vesting schedule and 457 Contribution Plan, available for immediate contributions and company matching.
        • Generous tuition reimbursement for higher education, available for any higher education degree (bachelor, master, or PHD). Course of study must be approved prior to enrollment.
        • Training, development, and career advancement opportunities.
        • Paid parental leave for birth, adoption, and child placement (after 12 months of employment).
        • Free transit passes for employees, their spouses, and their dependent children.
        • Employee assistance program - includes counseling, legal services, financial planning, etc.
        • UTA Well - a comprehensive wellness program designed to support employees and dependents in their health and wellness goals.
        • Free on-site fitness facilities and discounted membership to VASA Fitness and EoS Fitness.
        • Discounted cell phone plans with T-Mobile and AT&T.
        • Pet insurance plan options (tailored plan coverage based on pet's health and needs). For more information on UTA's Total Rewards benefits package, please visit: https://jobs.jobvite.com/rideuta/#benefits Pay Range: $62,500.00 or more depending on experienceIf interested, apply before: Thursday, November 7th, 2024 @ 5:59 PM MST * UTA promotes equal employment opportunities through its employment practices to current employees as well as internal and external applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, status as a parent, or genetic information. Applicants needing an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for any part of the application process should contact UTA Human Resources at 801-287-2324. A minimum of two workdays' notice prior to the need for the accommodation is required. *Utah Transit Authority is a drug-free workplace, subject to federal drug and alcohol testing regulations under 49 CFR Part 40, 655, and 219. All offers for employment are contingent upon a successful pre-employment drug test. If a pre-employment test returns a non-negative result, an application for employment may be rejected. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident testing for drug and alcohol use. All safety sensitive employees are subject to random testing for drug and alcohol use. PM21
          
          
          
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