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Arizona Correctional Industries (ACI)
4441 East McDowell Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85008
https://corrections.az.gov/

Salary: $45,600.00 

Grade: 16

Closing Date: 04/21/2026

Do you have working experience in all areas of accounting? Have you worked in a professional-level accounting office? This is the perfect opportunity to join our rewarding ACI team and help us reimagine corrections!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking to fill the Accounting Specialist I position with our Arizona Correctional Industries (ACI) team. This position is responsible for preparing and reviewing invoice packets from vendors and institutions. Prepares month-end expense accruals, monthly and quarterly reports for management, including monthly reconciliations. Investigates and proposes solutions to problems with vendors and ACI Shop Supervisors. Processes invoices for payments in ACI systems, processes and updates vendor information in APP, researches and problem solves vendor phone calls, invoices, receivers, and purchase orders.

For further information about the Arizona Correctional Industries, visit: https://aci.az.gov/

- Reviews invoices received from vendors and institutional business offices
- Reviews invoices sent to private sector contract vendors
- Inputs transfer claim packets into ACI's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and Arizona Financial Information System (AFIS), and generates management reports
- Researches and resolves issues relating to the general ledger, institutional business offices, and private sector contract vendors
- Researches, prepares, and analyzes financial data reports and prepares adjusting journal entries
- Reviews and corrects transfer claim packets for accuracy
- Attend mandatory trainings and staff meetings
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge of:
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Terminology, policy, and procedures
- Computers and applicable software, including Microsoft Office and Google
- Various software, including financial systems, spreadsheets, ERP, and AFIS

Skill in:
- Written and verbal/telephonic communications and etiquette
- Organization, time, and project management

Ability to:
- Lift/Carry approximately 5 lbs
- Push/Pull approximately 5 lbs
- Walk/Run approximately 1+ miles
- Reconcile, compute, and examine data
- Implement efficient office and workflow procedures
- Relate effectively with peers, supervisors, vendors, and management
- Work in a correctional environment with inmates
- Abide by numerous ADCRR policies, procedures, Personnel Rules, State and Federal Laws

- Formal education in accounting basic principles, procedures, mathematics, and English with at least three (3) or more years of working experience in an office accounting environment dealing in high-volume paper flow

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and a drug test.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. 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).

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
- Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
- Exceptional retirement program
- Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

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

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

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 calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.