Accounting Supervisor - Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Division

About This Position

Phoenix is the 5th largest city in the country and the vibrant center of one of the fastest-growing job markets and economies in the United States. The City of Phoenix strives to be an employer of choice, with more than 14,000 employees working across 41 departments, the City of Phoenix offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. When you work for the City of Phoenix, you will be working for one of America's Best In-State Employers as recognized by Forbes for the past two years.

The Finance Department is responsible for maintaining a fiscally sound organization and is seeking an enthusiastic, innovative, self-driven professional to join the department as an Accounting Supervisor for the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Division. This division is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the financial systems.

The Accounting Supervisor Will Be Responsible For

• Supervising, coordinating, training, and evaluating the performance of a team of professional staff.
• Reviewing and evaluating accounting, financial reporting, and grant requirements from the system perspective for city-wide functions.
• Assisting departments by identifying, defining, and analyzing accounting and financial problems; and answering questions regarding accounting concepts, systems, cost accounting and legal interpretations relating to fiscal matters.
• Advising City departments on accounting and financial policies and technical procedures.
• Providing leadership and support for integration testing during patching, configuration changes, and upgrades.
• Providing leadership to staff coordinating user group requests, user acceptance testing, and maintaining enterprise support materials.
• Establishing department policies, procedures, and monitoring programs.
• Providing support for monitoring and implementing new pronouncements of the governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
• Identifying solution development processes and system integration techniques and troubleshooting.
• Learning and supporting all Bank products and interfaces into SAP (ACH, Single Use Account-SUA, warrants/payroll, etc.).
• Learning and supporting the Financial (FI) Inventory accounting processes.
• Leading and overseeing the implementation of the SAP Treasury module.
  
  
  

A hybrid in-office/telework schedule may be approved at the discretion of the Department Director following the completion of an initial training period. Telework is subject to department need and could change in the future.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Displays a willingness to embrace and manage change in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrates knowledge of:
• Accounting integration analysis to support financial integrity of all systems.
• Solution development processes and system integration techniques and troubleshooting.
• Exhibits ability to:
• Lead and motivate a diverse team of 20-30.
• Build trust and respect, establish relationships, and develop rapport with technical and non-technical team members
• Acquires strong:
• Critical thinking, communication, and organizational skills.
• Interpersonal skills to engage team members, clients, and stakeholders and communicate business expectations to the technical development expert in ways they can produce desired outcome.
• Has excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
  

SALARY

Pay Range: $93,121.60 to $137,592.00 annually.

Hiring Range: $93,121.60 to $118,872.00 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.
  
  
  

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 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
  
  
  

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

Minimum Qualifications

• Three years of professional-level supervisory experience in governmental accounting or auditing.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, economics, or a related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
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Preferred Qualifications

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Master's degree in accounting, finance, public administration, or business administration.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or other professional accounting certification.
• Experience with:
• Analyzing and documenting specifications/instructions to develop appropriate systems and programs.
• SAP or other accounting software applications, including configuring and integration testing in SAP.
• Cross functional teams supporting large departmental and enterprise-wide programs/projects.
• Experience:
• Supervising or directing the work of others.
• Preparing financial statements and/or GAAP accounting experience.
• Coordinating and facilitating the design and implementation of automated accounting and financial systems.
• Working with internal and external business partners.
• Providing system support to internal staff and end users.
  

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes February 18, 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.

How To Apply

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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Accounting Supervisor, JC:03280, ID# 56443, 02/03/25, USM, RAL, Benefits: 007

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