ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION

Division of Business and Finance

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

Main Office Location: 100 N. 15th Ave. Suite 302 Phoenix, AZ 85007

Salary: Up to $93,250 

Grade: 26

Open Until Business Needs Are Met (1st Review of Resumes 6/10/2026)

The Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA), Division of Business and Finance, is seeking a highly skilled and strategic Statewide Accountant 4 to join our team. Operating under minimal supervision, you will apply your expert knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) to the diverse and complex landscape of statewide governmental finance. This role is pivotal in shaping the financial integrity of the State, as you will supervise or lead high-stakes assignments mandated by statute, ensuring that Arizona’s accounting and reporting systems remain both robust and efficient.

As a senior professional in this capacity, you will serve as a key advisor to management, drafting and reviewing critical recommendations for statewide accounting policies and procedures. Your expertise will be instrumental in enhancing financial systems based on collaborative input from technical staff and subordinate professionals. Beyond internal policy development, you will safeguard transparency by reviewing data for Public Information Requests and providing authoritative guidance to state agencies, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC), and the Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting (OSPB).

This position requires a professional who is comfortable acting as a representative of the Division in high-pressure environments, which may include testifying in court or before the legislature regarding financial findings and agency performance. You will be responsible for identifying necessary legislative changes to financial statutes and driving statewide problem resolution. If you are a seasoned accountant with a passion for public service and a desire to influence the financial framework of Arizona, this role offers a unique opportunity to lead and innovate at the highest level of state government.

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.

• The compliance and monitoring of Federal grants and projects relating to the requirements of the Federal Cash Management Improvement Act; preparing the Statewide Cost Allocation Plan (SWCAP).
• Reviews draft financial schedules for the statewide federal reporting.
• Participates in the negotiation of the SWCAP resulting in an approved plan for use by agencies in the preparation of their federal grant indirect cost proposals.
• Maintains currency of accounting theory, practices and law by attending classes, seminars or other educational courses and/or related publications.
• Based on input from subordinate or other assigned professional and/or technical staff, recommends enhancements for improvements to accounting and reporting systems, procedures, policies and methods for inclusion in the statewide financial systems or reports.
• Review subordinate or other assigned professional and/or technical staff recommendations for policy and procedures changes to assure integrity of statewide financial data and consistency in application of statutes and other related laws and/or regulations.
• Composes or reviews subordinate or other assigned professional and/or technical staff draft correspondence dealing with subject matters in ways that call for considerable discretion, judgment or negotiation, replying to inquiries, presenting and requesting information.
• Secondary responsibilities may include: Reviewing agencies’ system security procedures to assure the integrity of the statewide financial systems, the statewide fixed asset program; sensitive internal control reviews. Reviews draft financial schedules for the Statewide Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), the statewide financial report to the citizens of the state and other statewide reports. and responds to technical pronouncements published by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Draft management recommendations to other departments on internal control improvements and procedural changes.

Knowledge of:

• Extensive knowledge of GAAP, GAAS, FASB, GASB, and related publications.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles, concepts, practices, methods and techniques of government accounting, audit methodologies, internal control structures, accountability, and fiscal management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of other agencies' operations and financial structure.
• Comprehensive knowledge of reference materials such as federal regulations (e.g., OMB Circulars), Arizona Revised Statutes, and applicable agency manuals.
• Substantial knowledge of research methodologies, spreadsheet techniques, statistical sampling, quality assurance and final technical report referencing.
• Substantial knowledge of the methods and techniques of development of data processing relating to large financial systems.
• Progressive knowledge of legal requirements impacting area of assignment.

Skills in:

• Work organization and accomplishment.
• Analysis and interpretation of financial data.
• Spreadsheet development and statistical sampling techniques.
• Work techniques required to maintain accounting records through financial systems.
• Leadership and interpersonal relationships.
• Oral and written communications.

Ability to:

• Communicate both verbally and in writing with customers and coworkers.
• Balance, prioritize and organize multiple tasks.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Governmental Financial Manager (CGFM)

• A Bachelor's degree with a major in accounting from an accredited college or university, OR a Bachelor's degree in a related subject with a minimum of 24 semester hours in accounting courses and an additional 18 hours in business related courses.
• Background and reference check, including a criminal records verification

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.

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

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

• Sick leave
• Vacation 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)
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance
  

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 program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

• Participation in ASRS Lifetime Benefit Pension Plan after 26 weeks of employment

• If you have any questions please feel free to contact Christopher Langseth at christopher.langseth@azdoa.gov for assistance
• The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer