100+ Finance & Accounting Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

On new Utah finance and accounting openings, the mean offered salary was ~$85,239 in August 2026, based on a sample of 365 postings; across all Utah openings, the comparable figure was ~$67,527. For the narrower accountants and auditors occupation, Utah's median annual wage was $79,990 based on May 2025 estimates, with a $48,770 to $131,590 10th-90th percentile range. Nationally, mean offered salary on new finance and accounting openings was ~$96,558 in August 2026.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 59 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $62,218 at the 25th percentile, $75,000 at the median and $101,400 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Salt Lake is a workable finance and accounting market, but not an easy one. Total metro payroll employment was about 858,900 in July 2026, metro unemployment was 3.4% in May, and Financial Activities employment reached 67.3 thousand in June, up 3.2209% year over year. Utah finance and accounting employment was up 1.1% year over year in August, but active postings for the field were down 2.2%, so openings exist without much slack.

Best positioned: The strongest profile right now is a locally available candidate who can handle controller-track or technical accounting work, fund accounting, or tax/audit-style responsibilities instead of purely transactional tasks.

Main caution: The biggest risk is assuming the low local unemployment rate means an easy search; the bundle shows more selective hiring, fewer postings than a year ago, and a clear skew toward on-site or hybrid roles.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 121 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Utah: 9 open roles
2. Thechrist: 7 open roles
3. UTN: 5 open roles
4. Imdex: 3 open roles
5. The Church News: 3 open roles
6. Utah: 3 open roles
7. Vessel Advisors: 3 open roles
8. Copia Power: 2 open roles
9. C.R. England, Inc.: 2 open roles
10. First Electronic: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Salt Lake City: 79
• Sandy: 6
• Park City: 5
• Midvale: 4
• Taylorsville: 4
• West Valley City: 3
• Draper: 3
• Murray: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 61 (52%), hybrid 49 (42%), remote 8 (7%)

Where the demand is

The strongest concentration is around employers that either sit inside the Financial Activities supersector or need sturdy internal accounting because they run complex operations. In June 2026, Salt Lake's Financial Activities employment was 67.3 thousand, up 3.2209% year over year, versus 862 thousand total metro nonfarm jobs up 2.7291%. The openings visible in the bundle cluster in private equity fund services, general corporate accounting, hospitality accounting management, and smaller-firm back-office accounting. Alter Domus advertised hybrid fund accountant openings in Salt Lake and Ogden, Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City used walk-in interviews for an Accounting Manager role, and OOCL North America Group plus Mervice Infotech advertised on-site accountant roles in the metro. That mix tells you something useful: this is not just a public-accounting market. There is demand across finance-sector employers and operating companies, but the common thread is ownership of close, reporting, reconciliations, audits, and decision support, often with local presence. KORE1 says its average accounting and finance time-to-fill in Salt Lake has been about 17 days, with staff accountant searches filling faster than controller or technical accounting roles.

• Financial services and fund administration (high): Metro Financial Activities employment was 67.3 thousand in June 2026, and Alter Domus posted hybrid fund accountant roles for private equity fund services with eight in-office days per month.
• Corporate accounting inside operating companies (moderate): OOCL North America Group and Mervice Infotech both advertised full-time on-site accountant roles in the Salt Lake metro, pointing to steady demand for in-house accounting beyond banks and CPA firms.
• Accounting management in hospitality and similar asset-heavy employers (moderate): Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City has been using walk-in interviews for an Accounting Manager opening, which usually signals immediate need at the manager level.

Where to focus: Focus first on locally based staff-to-manager roles where you can prove close, reporting, reconciliations, and variance analysis, then stretch toward controller-track or fund-accounting specialties.

Roles worth searching next

• Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk: It is the clearest lower-barrier bridge into finance operations if you need recent experience fast.
• Finance systems analyst: As employers automate more transactional work, accountants who understand reporting workflows and controls can pivot into systems-facing jobs.
• Business analyst with finance reporting focus: Strategic analysis is gaining importance relative to routine processing, which makes reporting-heavy analyst roles a logical pivot for strong accountants.
• Operations analyst in hospitality or logistics: Local accounting demand is showing up inside hospitality and logistics employers, so finance people who know KPIs and cost control can move closer to operations.

What postings ask for

• CPA (differentiator | near-term): The accountant shortage is expected to persist in 2026, and competition is strongest in tax, audit, and assurance roles, where starting salary growth is projected at 3.7%. Who: Accountants aiming for public accounting, controllership, audit, or tax-heavy advancement.
• Technical accounting and controllership (premium | immediate): Local recruiters say controller and technical accounting searches in Salt Lake take longer to fill than staff accountant searches, which usually means scarcer supply and better leverage for qualified candidates. Who: Mid-career accountants who already own close, reporting, and controls work.
• Fund accounting / private equity accounting (premium | immediate): Alter Domus is actively hiring fund accountants in the Salt Lake area, making fund accounting one of the clearest local specialty signals in the bundle. Who: Candidates with partnership accounting, investor reporting, or alternative-investment exposure.
• Financial reporting, bank reconciliations, and cyclical audits (table_stakes | immediate): A recent Salt Lake accountant posting highlighted financial reports, statements, bank reconciliations, and cyclical audits, which makes these core tasks table stakes for general accounting roles. Who: Entry-level candidates, returners, and general accountants.
• FP&A-style analysis and business partnering (differentiator | near-term): As transactional finance work is automated, human value shifts toward strategic analysis and advisory work, which raises the payoff to FP&A-style skills. Who: Accountants trying to move above pure close-and-reporting work.
• AI and automation fluency in finance workflows (differentiator | near-term): Automation is expanding in invoice processing and fraud detection, so candidates who can improve workflows instead of only performing transactions should age better in the market. Who: Career switchers, process-minded accountants, and anyone in transactional finance work.

Questions about this market

What do Finance & Accounting roles pay in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?

On new Utah finance and accounting openings, the mean offered salary was ~$85,239 in August 2026, based on a sample of 365 postings; across all Utah openings, the comparable figure was ~$67,527. For the narrower accountants and auditors occupation, Utah's median annual wage was $79,990 based on May 2025 estimates, with a $48,770 to $131,590 10th-90th percentile range. Nationally, mean offered salary on new finance and accounting openings was ~$96,558 in August 2026. This is a real pay premium versus the typical Utah opening, but it is not uniform. The market rewards specialization and responsibility level much more than simply being in finance.

Where is demand for Finance & Accounting roles in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT concentrated?

The strongest concentration is around employers that either sit inside the Financial Activities supersector or need sturdy internal accounting because they run complex operations. In June 2026, Salt Lake's Financial Activities employment was 67.3 thousand, up 3.2209% year over year, versus 862 thousand total metro nonfarm jobs up 2.7291%. The openings visible in the bundle cluster in private equity fund services, general corporate accounting, hospitality accounting management, and smaller-firm back-office accounting. Alter Domus advertised hybrid fund accountant openings in Salt Lake and Ogden, Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City used walk-in interviews for an Accounting Manager role, and OOCL North America Group plus Mervice Infotech advertised on-site accountant roles in the metro. That mix tells you something useful: this is not just a public-accounting market. There is demand across finance-sector employers and operating companies, but the common thread is ownership of close, reporting, reconciliations, audits, and decision support, often with local presence. KORE1 says its average accounting and finance time-to-fill in Salt Lake has been about 17 days, with staff accountant searches filling faster than controller or technical accounting roles.

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