Department of Education

Accounting Section

Phoenix Location

Salary: $53,900 - $57,200 

Grade: 19

Closing Date: 10/09/2025

• Under the direction of the Accounting Supervisor, this position is responsible for maintaining a fiscal services system for state appropriations and federal grants of the agency’s fiscal management section including examining a variety of financial documents for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) or other specific accounting requirements.
• Rare in-state travel is/may be required for this position.

The Arizona Department of Education currently utilizes a hybrid work environment, with up to two days of remote work (contingent upon business needs). Candidates should apply with ability and willingness to work in-office up to five days per week as business needs necessitate.

• Process accounting transactions involving federal grants and state appropriated funds in aZ360 (Arizona Financial Information System) and other interfacing financial systems
• Utilize accounting reports, contracts, operating procedures, and guides to verify accounting information is appropriately coded.
• Develop, implement, modify, and document record keeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology
• Maintain personal and group inboxes, monitoring logs, and other shared data, ensuring transaction and communication requests are being addressed, processed, and resolved timely
• Provide expeditious and friendly customer service to LEAs (Local Education Agencies), suppliers, internal/external customers, and agency leadership in alignment to performance measures
• Provide changes/updates in guidance to all affected parties in order to minimize the processing of incorrect financial transactions
• Analyze, prepare, and reconcile daily, monthly, and yearly financial and encumbrance reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards; reporting variances to Accounting Supervisor and/or Accounting Administrator
• Monitor and verify federal and state funding for allowable expenses and available funds
• Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems

Knowledge in:
• Fiscal principles, concepts, practices, methods, and techniques of fund accounting, internal control structures, and fiscal management
• Methods and techniques of automated accounting systems and data processing as it relates to accounting practices.
• Analyzing and preparing financial reports.
• Time management and priority setting techniques
• A Bachelor's degree in an Accounting or a related field (preferred) or equivalent accounting experience to substitute for the degree is required

Skills in:
• Analysis, interpretation, and reconciling of financial data
• Maintaining accounting records through automated accounting systems
• Oral and written communication
• Training and reviewing the work of others
• Work organization and accomplishment
• Applying accounting principles and practices
• Excellent customer service
• Intermediate skill in using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams

Ability to:
• Work independently and understand complex financial information in a large agency
• Read and understand federal regulations, Arizona Revised Statutes, applicable agency manuals, and policies and procedures
• Effectively manage time
• Pay attention to detail
• Assess customer needs and deliver desirable outcomes

• Offers are contingent upon successful completion of all background and reference checks, required documents and, if applicable, a post-offer medical/physical evaluation.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

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

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:

• Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
• Top-ranked retirement and long-term disability plans
• Ten paid holidays per year
• Vacation time accrued at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years
• Sick time accrued at 3.70 hours bi-weekly
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Deferred compensation plan
• Wellness plans

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

You will be required to participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) upon your 27th week of employment, subject to waiting period. On or shortly after, your first day of employment you will be provided with enrollment instructions and effective date.

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) 542-3186 or emailing Human.Resources@azed.gov. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.