DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY

The Arizona Department of child Safety (DCS) is a social and human services agency whose mission is to successfully partner with families, caregivers, and the community to strengthen families, ensure safety, and achieve permanency for all Arizona’s children through prevention, services, and support.

ACCOUNTANT 3

Job Location:

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH PLAN
3003 N Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85012

Posting Details:

Salary: $30.1442 HRLY/$62,999.94 Salary 

Grade: 22

Closing Date: January 23, 2025

Job Summary:

Analyze financial information and prepare finance reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within the Department in regards to DCS CHP funding.

The purpose of this position is to maintain DCS CHP financial records for the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and reconciliations including financial information submitted to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). The position applies Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and numerous accounting standards including Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) standards to ensure that the Department financial statements and schedules are prepared accurately and timely. This position includes use of data downloads and reports from the State of Arizona's accounting system, AZ360, to identify and resolve any issues before the end of DCS CHP's fiscal year.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

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:

• Prepares DCS CHP quarterly financial reporting package and various supplementary schedules including account analysis schedules with variance explanations and footnotes. Assists the CFO with the preparation of annual audited financial statements. Maintains reconciliation of cash and other reconciliations as required.
  
• Uses automated accounting systems and applications to retrieve and review data files, analyze information, track revenues and expenditures and creates journal entries, maintains a trial balance and quarterly prepares trend analysis of accounts.
  
• Using fully adjudicated encounter data retrieved from the AHCCCS server, this position updates and maintains reconciliation of the DCS CHP Subcontracted Health Plan Costs to Reimbursement Reconciliation (aka the Profit Corridor reconciliation)
  
• Collects monthly financial data to assist in the preparation of monthly financial statements. Performs closing of the general ledger, maintains Access databases, participates in the annual process of closing out the State's fiscal year, assists other units within DCS CHP and the Department as requested.
  
• Applies critical thinking to the resolution of questions and concerns that arise during the preparation and review of financial data.
  
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• Economic and accounting principles and practices; the analysis and reporting of financial data
  
• Generally Accepted accounting Principles (GAAP) comprehensive knowledge of the principles, concepts, practices, methods and techniques of government accounting
  
• Internal controls structures, and fiscal management
  
• Considerable knowledge of the methods and techniques of automated financial systems
  
• Comprehensive knowledge of reference materials such as federal regulations, Arizona Revised Statutes, applicable agency manuals and policies and procedures
  
• Working knowledge of financial research methodologies

Skills in:

• Considerable skill in analysis, interpretation and communication of financial data
  
• Advanced problem solving
  
• Creating, revising and m