Address: 5000 W Carefree Highway, Phoenix, Arizona
Support Services Branch / Budget and Accounting Branch

Hiring Salary Range: $45,000 - $55,000

Grade: 19

Closing Date: 08/20/2023

ACCOUNTANT 1
“Accounts Payable Accountant”
SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION / BUDGET & ACCOUNTING / PHOENIX, AZ BASED
FLSA –Non-Exempt / GRADE 19 (HIRING SALARY RANGE $45,000 - $55,000)
CLOSING DATE: 08/20/2023

Under the direction of the Accounts Payable Supervisor, this position is responsible for maintaining a fiscal services system for state and federal grants, license revenues and donation accounts in which examining a variety of financial documents for completeness and accuracy, and conformance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Major responsibilities will include:

- Makes entries and revisions to the general ledger, monitors funds from state and federal grants for available funding for payments to vendors to assure that expenditures do not exceed funds available

- Reconciles reports from AFIS and APP, which includes check requests; Inter-agency and intra-agency payment requests needed due to program area requests and monies owed

- Performs professional accounting work to support the Department’s mission and the expenditures of the Agency, including the wildlife, watercraft and off-highway vehicle resources of the State of Arizona and to all staff that contribute to the Department’s mission

- Makes payments to vendors using automated accounting systems, AFIS and APP.

- Reviews that goods and/or services and invoices were received and verifies amounts to pay.

- Analyzes, prepares, and reconciles encumbrance and invoice payment reports to general ledger and assesses for accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards. Reports variances to Accounting Supervisor and Accounting Manager.

- Performs other duties as assigned

The candidate must have knowledge of/in: accounting principles, analyzing and preparing financial reports, GAAP, principles, concepts, practices, methods and techniques of government accounting, internal control structures and fiscal management, automated financial systems, reference materials such as federal regulations, Arizona Revised Statutes, applicable agency manuals, and policies and procedures, and financial research methodologies.

Candidate must be skilled in analysis, interpretation and communication of financial data, detailed work with accuracy and speed, perform accounting functions and broad administrative support functions, monitoring accounting requirements and deadlines, compose a wide variety of complex inquiries concerning the progress of accounting functions, providing advice regarding proper procedures, and responding to the Agency needs with tact, diplomacy and in an appropriate timely manner and strong interpersonal skills in responding to customer’s inquiries.

The ideal candidate must be able to: learn and apply the Department’s policies and procedures, establish priorities and work with minimal supervision, problem solve, and to maintain a harmonious working relationship with all levels of the Department staff and external customers and maintain confidentiality.

Bachelor degree in accounting or a closely related field, and one year of accounting/bookkeeping work experience.

Position requires possession of and the ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver’s license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any required driver training (see Arizona Administrative Code R2-10-207.12.).

All newly hired employees will be subject to the E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification program.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is an Equal Employment Opportunity agency.

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
Sick leave
Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
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

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

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Milani Barron at mbarron@azgfd.gov for assistance.