ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

ACCOUNTANT II

Job Location:

Address:

Financial Services Division
701 East Jefferson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
https://corrections.az.gov

Posting Details:

Salary:  $56,160.00

Grade: 20

Closing Date: 5/15/2025

Job Summary:

Are you an Accountant? Do you have experience in governmental Accounting and employee-related Internal Revenue Service (IRS) transactions or reporting? Join our team of legendary finance professionals making a calculated difference. Apply Now!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking for an experienced Accountant. This position is responsible for reviewing and analyzing transactions for accuracy, timeliness, and proper preparation in AZ360 Financial (AZ360-FIN). Compiling data for analysis and preparation for standardized reports. Reviewing complex bank reconciliations to ensure items are communicated and resolved. Processing employee reimbursement claims. Process name, Tax Identification Number (TIN), and data verifications with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) related databases and reporting.

Job Duties:

- Routinely processes name and TIN verifications with the IRS database for all workers on inmate work assignments and employees to resolve any discrepancies
- Assists with data verification related to 1099 reporting
- Processes agency employee reimbursement claims (travel, tuition, etc.) for the agency
- Uses various accounting systems to retrieve, review and identify inconsistencies
- Researches and identifies potential problem areas and resolutions
- Effectively communicates with other departments and management to obtain information and/or correct transactions
- Reviews and requests corrections or substantiation of information presented
- Analyzes, processes or approves fiscal transactions
- Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances
- Analyzes financial information, completes reconciliations and prepares various financial reports
- Resolves accounting-related issues with internal and external stakeholders
- Maintains documentation accuracy in accordance with policies and procedures
- Supports internal and external audit requirements
- Processes requests for user access to AZ360 Financial (AZ360-FIN) and the Arizona Procurement Portal (APP)
- Verifies completion of required training and creates a User Maintenance Document (UDOC) for user access for all employees needing access
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- The principles, concepts, practices, methods and techniques of governmental accounting
- Internal control structures and fiscal management
- The methods and techniques of automated financial systems
- Reference materials such as federal regulations, Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS), applicable agency manuals, and policies and procedures
- Financial research methodologies
- Writing reports
- Fiscal transactions such as billing and invoices, payments or other financial documents
- 1099, Taxpayer Information Number, ITIN and IRS regulations

Skill in:
- Work organization and accomplishment
- Analysis and interpretation of financial data
- Working techniques required to maintain accounting records through automated accounting systems, including computers and mainframes
- Training and reviewing the work of others
- Verbal and written communication
- Establishing and maintaining positive interpersonal relationships
- Compiling complex data and writing reports
- Maintaining ledgers and record entries
- Track revenues and/or expenditures

Ability to:
- Analy