Address:

Financial Services Division
701 East Jefferson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
https://corrections.az.gov

Salary:  $66,000.00

Grade: 21

Closing Date: 06/23/2026

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The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking to hire an accounting expert to fill the Accounts Payable Specialist position. This position is responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and processing ADCRR transactions for accounts payable. This includes processing invoices, reconciling invoices and payments, preparing financial reports, researching and identifying potential problem areas and resolving them, compiling complex data using automated accounting and procurement systems, and identifying inconsistencies.

- Monitors revolving bank accounts and fixed assets
- Researches and identifies potential problem areas and problem-solves for resolutions
- Compiles complex data utilizing automated accounting and procurement systems and identifies inconsistencies
- Processes transactions for accounts payable, accounts receivable, and fixed asset transactions, including but not limited to processing invoices, deposits, collecting Indirect, and transfers to correct errors
- Reconciles and prepares reports for all ADCRR fixed assets, Inmate Trust Account (ITA) accounts, Commissary, and Work Incentive Pay Plan (WIPP) to include analysis for each transaction and reconciliation
- Verifies the accuracy and integrity of these report balances to the Arizona Financial Information System (AFIS) accounting system
- Participates in inquiries from State Auditors and the General Accounting Office (GAO) Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) regarding fixed assets and various bank accounts
- Gathers documents or information per the request from the auditors
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge of:
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the State of Arizona Accounting Manual (SAAM)
- Principles, concepts, practices, methods, and techniques of government accounting, internal control structures, fiscal and asset management
- Methods and techniques of automated accounting systems, including the use of a variety of software packages
- Reference materials such as federal regulations, Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS), applicable agency manuals, and policies and procedures
- Financial research methodologies (e.g., statistically valid random sample)

Skill in:
- Work organization and accomplishment
- Analysis and interpretation of financial data
- Work techniques required to maintain accounting records through automated accounting systems (includes personal computer skills and mainframe computer skills)
- Training
- Reviewing the work of others
- Verbal and written communication
- Building and maintaining interpersonal relationships

Ability to:
- Analyze and interpret financial data
- Apply accounting principles and practices
- Learn and adhere to the rules, regulations, and procedures established for the work system or agency
- Learn the State of Arizona Accounting Manual, State Procurement, Arizona Financial Information System (AFIS), and Arizona Procurement Portal (APP) automated accounting system
- Written and verbal instructions

- Bachelor’s Degree in accounting
- Three (3) to five (5) years of accounting experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

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

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
- Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
- Exceptional retirement program
- Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.