DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY

Your Partner For A Stronger Arizona.

DES works with families, community organizations, advocates and state and federal partners to realize our collective vision: A thriving Arizona.

DES serves more than 3 million Arizonans. Our Mission is to strengthen individuals, families, and communities for a better quality of life.

ACCOUNTANT 1

Job Location:

Division of Financial Operations
Accounting Administration
1789 West Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Posting Details:

Salary: $51,393.89 - $56,100.00 Annually 

Grade: 19

Closing Date: September 18, 2025

Job Summary:

Would you like to be part of an amazing team that helps Arizonans thrive? At the Department of Economic Security (DES), we strengthen individuals, families, and communities for a better quality of life. DES is looking for individuals who are committed to service, community, and teamwork. To learn more about DES, please visit des.az.gov or click on the link here to view the ‘Our DES’ video. Come Join the DES Team!

The Department of Economic Security, Division of Financial Operations (DFO) is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team as an Accountant 1. This position operates under immediate supervision, analyzing financial information and preparing reports to maintain accurate records of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, and tax liabilities within the Division. The individual will apply accounting principles and perform tasks such as examining financial transactions for accuracy and compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Responsibilities include reconciling reports, conducting accounting analyses, reviewing fiscal documents, and compiling data for financial summaries. The role also involves making entries and revisions to accounts and monitoring federal funds to ensure proper alignment of state and federal expenditures. Additionally, the individual will verify transactions like invoices and payments, while controlling budget expenditures to prevent overspending.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona (one day per week in the office/hoteling).

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State's Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial documents to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards; monitor account transactions and verify related bank statements and the automated case management system for accuracy. Position requires access to the system with Federal Tax Information.
  
• Use automated accounting systems and applications to retrieve and review data files, analyze information, and track revenues and/or expenditures.
  
• Examine and verify a variety of fiscal transactions, including billing invoices, payments (including foreign payments from vendors), transfer recoupments completed by internal staff, payroll, or other financial documents.
  
• Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts. Develop, implement, modify, and document record-keeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
  
• Develop, maintain, and analyze payment data, preparing periodic reports that compare payments to arrears and suspense amounts.
  
• Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems. Advise management about issues such as resource utilization and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge in:

• Economic and accounting principles and practices; Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Concepts, methods, and techniques of government accounting.