Accountant III - Public Works

The Phoenix Public Works Department, with more than 1,000 employees, is responsible for providing Solid Waste, Facilities Management and Fleet Services citywide.

The Administrative Services Fiscal team is seeking a dedicated accounting professional to perform advanced accounting work, which requires the application of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Fiscal Services team consists of nine staff members responsible for providing specialized financial and accounting services that support internal and external customers.

The Accountant III is responsible for analyzing financial data and preparing financial reports, coordinating audits, and serves as a professional accounting resource. This position will supervise professional and paraprofessional accounting staff and perform technical accounting work involving reconciling accounts, monitoring spending, and implementing internal controls. This position will assist in managing the department's accounts payables, accounts receivables, rate development, work order cost recovery, assessments, grant management, budgetary and GAAP accounting/reporting.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to:

• Continuously improve operations, decrease turnaround time, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality customer service.
• Think critically, analyze data and detail orientated.
• Strong verbal and written communication and customer service skills.

Pay Range: $64,604.80 to $110,510.40 annually.

Hiring Range: $64,604.80 to $95,451.20 annually.

Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

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• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

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• Four years of progressively responsible experience as a professional accountant,
• Including some experience training and supervising paraprofessional and professional accounting personnel.
• AND Bachelor's degree in accounting, business or public administration or a related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
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The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

Experience with:

• SAP or similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Preparation and posting of accounting journal entries.
• Researching, analyzing and reconciling financial accounts.
• Supervising staff, such as hiring and firing; handling disciplinary issues; coaching; and conducting performance evaluations.
• Accounts Payable and/or Receivable Experience within the last three years.
• Grant reporting and budgetary expenditure analysis.
• Governmental budgetary and finance activities.
• Creating and producing reports in Excel.

Recruitment closes February 24, 2025. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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