DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY

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

Salary: $40,560.00 – $41,687.36 Annually 

Grade: 16

Closing Date: July 18, 2025

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 ‘Our DES’ video. Come Join the DES Team!

The Department of Economic Security is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team as an Accounting Specialist 1. The Accounting Specialist 1 is responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and verifying employee travel claims, creating fiscal transactions utilizing the applicable automated accounting system, which includes AZ360 system as well as Gmail and Microsoft Office applications, such as Word, Excel, and Access.

This position may be available for remote work within Arizona (one day a week in the office/hoteling or based on business need).

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.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Performing routine accounting tasks involving basic numeric calculations for the assigned fiscal management section.
• Researching unresolved financial documents and responding to traveler, client, and employee inquiries.
• Gathering, complying with, and reconciling fiscal data.
• Consulting with the supervisor, presenting, and resolving complex transactions.
• Applying to accounting principles and practices of governmental accounting while exercising discretion and independent judgment within the Administration’s established practices.
• Applying accounting principles and practices used within the Administration.

Knowledge of:
• Principles, concepts, practices, methods, and techniques of government accounting and fiscal management.
• Rules and regulations established for the work system or the Department.
• Methods and techniques of data processing are related to accounting practices.
• Principles of accounting, and general fiscal and financial record-keeping
• Practice in the performance of assigned tasks.

Skills in:
• Basic data entry.
• Verbal and written communication
• Customer services and maintaining positive interpersonal relationships.
• Effective time management, report preparation.
• Microsoft Office and Google Workspace applications.

Ability to:
• Research and compile fiscal and statistical information.
• Analyze and interpret financial and statistical data.
• Reconcile records, reports, and maintain records.
• Prioritize and multiple tasks.
• Effectively communicate findings to management orally and in writing.

The ideal candidate for this position will have:

• One year of accounting experience.

• If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).
• Successfully pass background and reference check; employment is contingent upon completion of the above-mentioned process and the Agency’s ability to reasonably accommodate any restrictions.
• All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The Arizona Department of Economic Security offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

• Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
• Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) and long-term disability plans
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Vacation time accrued at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Sick time accrued at 3.70 hours bi-weekly
• Deferred compensation plan
• Wellness plans
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Stipend Opportunities
• Infant at Work Program
• Rideshare and Public Transit Subsidy
• Career Advancement & Employee Development Opportunities
• Flexible schedules to create a work/life balance

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

State employees are required to participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS), the State sponsored retirement contribution plan, and the Long-Term Disability (LTD) program after a 27-week waiting period. The ASRS defined benefit plan provides for life-long income upon retirement. You will also have the option to participate in a voluntary deferred compensation program to take advantage of tax-deferred retirement investments.

On or shortly after your first day of work, you will be provided with additional information about the available insurance plans, enrollment instructions, submission deadlines, and effective dates.

For questions about this career opportunity, please contact Norma Pina at (480) 952-7560 or npina@azdes.gov. 

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format, by contacting (480) 952-7560 or npina@azdes.gov. The request should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.