Accountant

About the Pay

Note: The salary range listed ($76,564 – $91,852) reflects the HIRING RANGE and does not represent the full pay range for this position.

About Central Arizona Project

Central Arizona Project, a 336-mile system that brings Colorado River water to central and southern Arizona, delivers the state’s single largest renewable water supply and serves 80% of the state’s population.

Compensation & Benefits Package includes:

• Competitive Salaries
• Arizona State Retirement System – Pension
• 401(k)
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Life insurance, LTD, Short-term disability
• 4-10 (Mon-Thur) work schedule
• Option for part-time remote work after successful 3-month onboarding
• Paid training & tuition reimbursement
• 9 paid holidays
• Paid vacation & sick time
• Wellness programs
• No benefits waiting period
• Relocation benefits
• Significant training and development opportunities
• Public Student Loan Forgiveness eligible employer
• 6-week paid Maternity/Paternity leave

About the Responsibilities

As an Accountant, you would support monthly accounting responsibilities, including the accounts payable/payment process, process business transactions, and help maintain integrity of the financial system. Provide functional support across CAP. Support asset additions, disposals, transfers, depreciation and assigning useful life to newly acquired and self-built assets; keep track of project capital expenditures to ensure capitalization is recorded in a timely manner; maintain integrity of the fixed asset system. Calculate use tax liability and prepare and file tax reports. 

Provide independent, semi-complex analysis and reporting; interpret accounting standards, research accounting issues, and make recommendations, as needed.

  
Some of the specific duties include:

1.  Analyzes, reconciles and researches financial data between the general ledger and financial subsystems, including Projects, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Supplies Inventory and Purchasing. Recommends appropriate accounting methods and procedures to record fixed assets transactions in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and District policies. Analyzes, reconciles and researches account balances and transactions and prepare adjustments when necessary.

2.   Evaluate and recommend procedures and system applications to address accounting or control issues, automate or otherwise improve current processes and implement new requirements.  Analyzes Oracle e-Business Suite Projects module functional issues, makes recommendations for system enhancement.  Builds and maintains test plans and provides functional support for the Oracle e-Business Suite Projects module.  Gathers requirements and works closely with the functional and technical resources within the IT department.
 
3.  Maintains the integrity of the general ledger. Responsible for monthly closing activities including preparation of journal entries and analysis of account balances. Design reports and logic test to ensure that the Job Ledger, subsystems and the General Ledger are in agreement. Prepares several audit papers and schedules for external auditors to demonstrate compliance with GAAP. Responsible for asset disposals, depreciation and assigning useful life to newly acquired and self-built assets  
 
4.  Researches, interprets and applies State, City and IRS regulations for the preparation of use tax reports, IRS 1099 forms and other reports or documents for governmental and other entities; prepares analyses and develops spreadsheets to support internal and external audit requirements.
 
5.  Prepare and/or review non-routine, advanced or semi-complex accounting transactions, including those related to custom accounting applications (e.g. overhead allocation), with overall responsibility for assigned funds and accounts.  Apply knowledge of advanced accounting principles.  Analyze, reconcile and research account balances and transactions and prepare adjustments when necessary.

About the Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in accounting (or closely related field).
• At least three (3) years of accounting experience including recent general ledger accounting experience with a computerized accounting system.
• Knowledge of theory and practice of Generally Accepted Accounting Principals (GAAP) which incorporates pronouncements of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
• Knowledge of computer systems, especially those related to integrated computer/accounting systems.
• Advanced proficiency with complex spreadsheet applications.
• Highly motivated, self-starter with excellent organizational and follow-through skills with strong attention to detail required.  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• At least two years of experience with Oracle e-business suite Projects, and/or experience on Oracle e-business suite implementation.
• Previous payroll processing experience.
• CPA  

Salary : $76,564 - $91,852