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.

GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTANT

(ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES OFFICER II)

Job Location:

Address:

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

Posting Details:

Salary:  $59,400.00 - $65,340.00

Grade: 21

Closing Date: 9/14/2025

Job Summary:

Join us and be part of a dynamic team where your expertise will drive excellence in our financial operations!

We are actively seeking a meticulous and proactive General Ledger Accountant who is ready to make a significant impact within our Comptroller and Finance Department. In this pivotal role, you will play a key part in reviewing, analyzing, and optimizing financial transactions to ensure strict adherence to statewide and departmental accounting policies and procedures. You will assist in the preparation of comprehensive fund reports, validate revenues and expenditures, and develop clear and effective written procedures that enhance fiscal operations.

Moreover, this position will provide you with opportunities to contribute to audits and support critical special projects focused on streamlining processes for increased efficiency.

Job Duties:

- Monitors revolving banking accounts and fixed assets
- Researches and identifies potential problem areas and possible resolutions
- Compiles complex data utilizing automated accounting and procurement systems and identifies inconsistencies
- Processes transactions for accounts payable, accounts receivable, and fixed asset transactions, including but not limited to processing invoices, deposits, collecting Indirect, and transfers to correct errors
- Verifies the accuracy and integrity of reported balances to the Arizona Financial Information System (AFIS) or AZ360 accounting system
- Participates in inquiries from State Auditors and the General Accounting Office (GAO), Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), regarding fixed assets various bank accounts
- Gathers documents or information per the request of auditors
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the State of Arizona Accounting Manual (SAAM)
- The principles, concepts, practices, methods, and techniques of government accounting, internal control structures, fiscal and asset management
- The methods and techniques of automated accounting systems
- The use of various types of accounting and financial software
- Reference materials such as federal regulations, Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS), applicable agency manuals, and policies and procedures
- Financial research methodologies

Skill in:
- Work organization and accomplishment
- Analysis and interpretation of financial data
- Work techniques required in maintaining accounting records through an automated accounting system
- Training and reviewing the work of others
- Verbal and written communications
- Establishing and maintaining positive interpersonal relationships

Ability to:
- Apply accounting principles and practices
- Learn and adhere to the rules, regulations, and procedures established for the work system or agency
- Learn the State of Arizona Accounting Manual, State Procurement, AZ360, Arizona Financial Information System (AFIS), and APP automated accounting system
- Follow written and verbal instructions

Selective Preference(s):

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- In-depth knowledge of GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and a strong foundation in financial controls
- Proficienc