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The Park Record is located in Park City, Utah, and is a division of Swift Communications. We are a multimedia company that publishes a twice-weekly newspaper, 21 magazines and offers our customers multiple digital advertising marketing solutions. Our website reaches over 5 million readers per year and over 1 million unique visitors. We are seeking an accounting manager with the experience to handle general accounting responsibilities, interact with corporate finance managers and represent us well within our community. Successful candidates will exhibit expertise in the responsibilities below as well as strong problem-solving, project-management and process-improvement skills are preferred. Excellent written and oral communication skills and an open and honest communication style that promotes teamwork are desired. Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to): • Preparation of the P&L and balance sheet for month-end – create all journal entries • Assists in the revenue budget process – complete preparation of the expense budget • Monthly/annual forecasting • Collections • Daily DCRs • A/R and A/P • Assist the classified advertising team with questions, etc. • Prepare classified ads for local walk-ins • Assist customers with billing issues • Prepare billing adjustments • Trained in circulation accounting for vacation fill-in • Some office management Qualifications: • Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills as well as strong work ethic and positive and proactive attitude • Perform efficiently with a strong attention to accuracy • Effectively utilize analytical and problem-solving skills • Ability to organize, prioritize, maintain time management, manage stress level and multitask while maintaining flexibility • Excellent computer skills including the ability to operate computerized accounting programs and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word • 1 – 3 years of general accounting experience to include creating journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations • Compensation depends on experience The Park Record offers a full line of Benefits. To apply, please visit www.swiftcom.com/careers and select job 1858 or contact Andy Bernhard at ab@parkrecord.com Swift Communications is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CITY EDITOR: JAY HAMBURGER 649–9014 EXT. 15712 | Citynews@parkrecord.com Fun continues on the slopes Skiers, sledders seen amid closures at the resorts JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record Park City Mountain Resort and Deer Valley Resort last weekend temporarily suspended operations amid the fight against the novel coronavirus, halting the lifts during what is normally an important stretch for the ski industry. But over the weekend there were people seen frolicking on the lower slopes at both of the resorts. Neither PCMR nor Deer Valley allows people on the slopes when they are closed, but there were skiers or those on sleds nonetheless. There was an especially robust group of people at PCMR in the 12 p.m. hour on Sunday. They congregated toward the area close to the lower terminals of the First Time and 3 Kings lifts. The terrain there is easily accessible from the resort’s lower parking lots. People were skiing, hiking and sledding. It was not clear how high the skiers hiked before descending toward the bottom of the runs. There were numerous cars parked in the lower lots at the time. A smaller number of people were seen outside Snow Park Lodge at Deer Valley at about the same time. Dozens of cars were in the Snow Park lots. Some of the people were sledding while others were hiking. There are numerous easily accessible ways onto the slopes JAY HAMBURGER/PARK RECORD A robust group of people was seen on the lower slopes of Park City Mountain Resort midday on Sunday, when the resort was closed in an effort to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus. PCMR says the closure includes so-called uphill access, or the practice of hiking, snowshoeing or otherwise accessing the slopes when they are closed. at Deer Valley, with houses lining some of the ski runs and roads close to other ones. There is a limited number of entry points to the PCMR slopes, though, with the Resort Center and the Town Lift runs among them. In response to a Park Record inquiry, PCMR said so-called uphill access — hiking onto the slopes to ski or snowboard — is not allowed. Deer Valley made a similar statement in response to an inquiry from The Park Record. Deer Valley said activities like skiing, sledding, traveling uphill, snowmobiling, snowboarding, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and hiking are prohibited. The resorts have long maintained that using the slopes when they are closed is dangerous. PCMR and Deer Valley suspended operations on a temporary basis on Sunday in an effort to help curb the spread of coronavirus. PCMR then closed for the season on Tuesday while the suspension at Deer Valley runs until further notice. On Sunday, Summit County implemented an order requiring the closure of ski resorts, amid other business restrictions. The order is in place until April 16. The suspensions came at a time when business is typically strong at the mountain resorts as spring-break visitors arrive for ski vacations. Tourism officials, though, have said the mountain resorts closed after much of the ski season’s business has been captured, potentially reducing the impact. Landlord reduces April rent Cuts will average 50% as an owner offers assistance JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record A property owner with holdings at the Resort Center at Park City Mountain Resort will reduce rents for April, a representative said on Tuesday, a decision illustrating the actions taken by the private sector as the community reels from the impacts of the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Resort Center property is the Marsac Mill Manor and the firm also has holdings at Newpark in the Snyderville Basin. A representative of the ownership said each tenant will receive a onetime rent reduction for April. The representative said the figure will be “significantly adjusted” downward. The reduction will average 50%, the representative said. The reduction involves approximately 50 businesses or individuals. “Right now, the attitude should be pay it forward for everybody,” the representative said. “People are suffering right now.” April is usually a slow month for business in Park City as the mountain resorts close and the weather is iffy for other activities. The reduction of rent that month after an economically terrible end to the ski season will likely be a relief as the busi- nesses recalibrate. The adjustment of the rent in the properties at the Resort Center and Newpark is among the most direct private-sector moves publicized to date to assist businesses or individuals as the economic impacts of the virus grow in Park City. Park City Mountain Resort owner Vail Resorts on Tuesday announced that PCMR and others owned by the Colorado firm will not reopen for the ski season. Deer Valley Resort is temporarily closed with a suspension until further notice. The economic impacts are expected to be broad as the spread of the virus coincided with the final weeks of the ski season, during a normally lucrative stretch of March as spring-break crowds arrive in large numbers. Trails are open, and popular Snowshoeing and hiking available amid virus worries JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record The mountain resorts are closed, but there are trails that are still open. Park City’s extensive trail network, something that has long been a point of pride for the community, has become a popular alternative with Park City Mountain Resort and Deer Valley Resort closed out of concern about the spread of the novel coronavirus. PCMR is closed for the season while Deer Valley’s operations were suspended until further notice. Charlie Sturgis, the executive director of the not-forprofit Mountain Trails Foundation, said in an interview there have been crowds on the trails in recent days as people head outside without the possibility of skiing and snowboarding at the resorts. “We’re seeing a ton of people. Round Valley and those types of areas are excellent areas to be out and about,” Sturgis said. “Getting outside, you basically get a chance to relieve yourself from the self-quarantine.” He said Round Valley, featur- TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Round Valley is a popular recreation destination throughout the year, offering trails for winter and summer sports. An advocate says the Park City-area trails have been popular in recent days as people seek recreational alternatives amid the concern about the spread of the novel coronavirus. ing some of Park City’s low-elevation trails, has been popular. He also said places like Empire Canyon, Bonanza Flat and the Treasure hillside would be attractive. The snow has been melting at the lower elevations, opening up some of the trails to hiking. Other places, such as Empire Canyon south of Old Town, continue to hold snow, providing opportunities to cross-country ski and snowshoe. The weather in coming days, though, may not be conducive as the National Weather Service on Tuesday forecasted at least a chance of snow through the weekend. Sturgis said he recommends cross-country skiing in the morning, before the snow softens in the sunlight. Sturgis described the trail system as a “natural remedy.” “You don’t have to touch anything anyone else touched,” Sturgis said about using the trail system, adding, “When all else fails, you’ve still got trails.” More information about the trails, including maps and conditions, is available on the Mountain Trails Foundation website, mountaintrails.org. |