Senior Accountant - Deseret News

Deseret News

Salt Lake City, UT

Expired: April 10, 2024 Applications are no longer accepted.

Full-Time

Our company is committed to being trusted voices of light and truth reaching hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

The Deseret News Publishing Company seeks a smart, detail-oriented, and proactive individual to fill a crucial role on our accounting team. The senior accountant will help ensure we have accurate and timely financial reports and data, thus enabling strong financial stewardship and informed decision-making throughout the organization.

This position reports to the controller. You will operate as an experienced individual contributor and will also review staff accountant journal entries. This position has high visibility within the organization, interacting with the company CFO, departmental leadership, and parent company professionals.

This is a full-time hybrid position based in our downtown Salt Lake City office. Initially, you will work in-office four days per week, with the flexibility to work from home one day per week. Eventually, this position will allow you to work in-office three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home two days per week.

This role will challenge you to:

Support month-end and year-end close
Prepare financial statements, journal entries and account reconciliations
Assess internal controls, including risk assessments and reviews of risk areas
Assist with annual budget/plan preparation and prepare monthly budget variance analysis
Assist with monthly forecast and preparing monthly forecast variance analysis
Maintain and reconcile fixed assets schedules
Review staff accountant journal entries
Prepare year-end schedules for parent company
Manage intercompany accounting
Assist in identifying opportunities to streamline processes and utilize technology to achieve greater efficiency

You're a good fit if you have:

Bachelor's degree in accounting
Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
5-10 years’ experience in accounting including maintaining general ledgers, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis and reporting
Experience as a contributor in annual budget/plan
Experience as a contributor in monthly/quarterly forecast
Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)
Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks
Works well under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
High degree of attention to detail
Ability to analyze large data sets
Strong time management and organizational skills

You’re an even better fit if you have:

CPA license and/or master’s degree in accounting or business
Supervisory experience
Financial modeling experience
Publishing and/or advertising industry experience
Experience in a contributor role in ERP system implementation
ASC 606 Revenue Recognition exposure
Accounting research and application experience

Our team

You will join an energetic group of colleagues who aspire to the best processes for development that fit our team. Our team members don't take themselves too seriously, but we are serious about working together as digital innovators.

Our culture
Culture is a very important part of the Deseret News Publishing Company. We look for people who exhibit and exemplify our Cultural Beliefs:

Think Audience — I understand and engage our audiences.
Build Trust — I share my best, respect my colleagues and expect others to do the same.
Be One — I collaborate to build a unified, world-class team.
Align Daily — I align my efforts daily with our Key Results.
Own It — I continually ask, “What else can I do to achieve our results?” and refuse to blame others.
Go Big — I inform and influence the world in a way no one else does.

Our company
Hometown Media is a part of Deseret News Publishing company. The Deseret News is Utah’s oldest newspaper and the Beehive state’s longest continuously-operating business. Our primary focus is digital and our reach is national and global with over half of our online readers living outside of Utah.