Address: 1100 W. Washington Street, Suite 280, Phoenix, Arizona 85007
This position may offer the ability to work remotely, in Arizona, to include in-office hoteling, based on the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

Salary: $70,000 - $85,000 

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Grade 22

Reporting to the Finance & Accounting Administrator, this position is responsible for supervising a staff of professionals and ensures that established principles, theories, concepts, and practices are applied.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, in Arizona, to include in-office hoteling, based on 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.

Reporting to the Finance & Accounting Administrator, this position is responsible for supervising a staff of professionals and ensures that established principles, theories, concepts, and practices are applied.

● Directs, instructs, supervises, advises and evaluates the work product and work in progress of staff, initiating changes as needed; resolves problems and questions of subordinates and customers in all areas of their duties following federal and state regulation. Serves as the liaison to ADOA, GAO, and other State Agencies.
● Retrieves and analyzes data from automated systems essential to the operations of the Office including data needed for external and internal auditing purposes, reconciliations, OSPB and JLBC reports, closeout and final reports.
● Monitors and reviews revenue and expenses for the entire agency and performs reconciliations, reviews expenditures for proper allocation, ensures expenditures do not exceed funds available and are used appropriately.
● Establishes and maintains work standards, procedures, methods and rules within the Finance & Accounting Division. This includes improvement to processes involving the internal automated systems including the Arizona Financial Management System AZ360 / AFIS, InfoAdvantage, and other systems.
● Prepares and reviews billings and complex expenditure allocations; monitors and initiates appropriate actions regarding cash management; reviews and approves routine journal entries; prepares the year-end closing package; manages, directs and initiates routine accounting related projects.
● Other duties as assigned.


This position may offer the ability to work remotely, in Arizona, to include in-office hoteling, based on the department’s business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

Knowledge
● Accounting and computer programs including:
o Arizona Financial Management System (AZ360) – Minimum two (2) years’ experience;
o Microsoft Office, Flow-charting, Workload measurement;
o Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
● Government fund accounting concepts, principles, methods, and techniques.
● Knowledge of State Accounting structures and principles required to maintain all aspects of maintenance of profiles, program cost accounts, grants, projects and indexes.
● Nonprofit organization accounting requirements.
● Considerable knowledge of the State of Arizona principles and practices of general ledger and accounting. Internal controls and auditing procedures.
● Financial management.
● Budgeting principles, especially as it pertains to the State of Arizona budgeting processes.
● Fund accounting; forecasting and trending techniques; creation and analysis of cash flow proformas.
● State purchasing and procurement procedures.
● Federal and state rules and regulations with respect to accounting, management and budget.
● Loan servicing and legal documentation requirements for the loan of state and federal dollars.
● Management and supervision practices.
● Arizona Management System concepts and practices.

Skills
● Accounting skills.
● Management and supervisory skills
● Organization skills, Time Management, Analytical skills, & Conflict resolution.
● Written and oral communication skills.
● Negotiating and interpersonal skills to resolve problems.
● Public speaking and presentation skills.
● Group facilitation skills.
● Considerable computer skills.

Abilities
● Ability to provide leadership.
● Ability to stay on task and deliver to deadlines.
● Ability to work effectively with superiors, subordinates and groups; outside vendors, other governmental agency representatives, and others.
● Ability to analyze budgets, data, reports, political conditions, situations, etc., and develop sound recommendations. Ability to work independently.
● Ability to effectively delegate.
● Ability to establish partnerships and working relationships with a myriad of people.
● Ability to maintain confidentiality.

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

The State of Arizona offers an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:

● Flexible schedules to create a work/life balance
● Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
● Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)
● Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
● Sick Leave
● Health and Dental Insurance
● 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 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. New ASRS members will have a 27-week waiting period for membership. The ASRS defined benefit plan provides for life-long income upon retirement.

Please visit our website at housing.az.gov for further information regarding our agency. The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.