Address:

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

Salary:  $86,345.00 - $105,00.00

Grade: 26

Closing Date: 10/17/2024

Are you a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)? Do you have experience managing accounting professionals? Come join our finance team. Apply today!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking to fill the Comptroller position. This position is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the financial functions of accounting, fixed assets, grants, payroll, and the Arizona Financial Systems. Also, the Comptroller oversees the timely and accurate completion and submittal of the annual Closing Package (financial data and summaries) to ADOA for inclusion into the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), grant reports submitted to grantors, and Indirect Cost proposal submitted to the federal government. This position serves as a technical advisor to the Assistant Director and to the Deputy Assistant Director and responds to inquiries by agency staff and representatives from other agencies.

- Manages and directs subordinate managers and professional staff in the performance of departmental support functions including accounting, payroll, systems control, grants, and fixed assets
- Directs staff schedules and assignments
- Conducts performance evaluations, recommends hiring, performs dismissal and disciplinary actions
- Designs, maintains and updates various databases to monitor system errors, reconcile financial data, and generate standard ad-hoc reports for upper management
- Establishes, customizes and maintains the organizational and program structure in financial software; authorizes user access levels and passwords to financial software and Procure AZ accounts payable system
- Develops program directives, policies, procedures, and enforcement standards affecting ADCRR
- Ensures effective internal control structures are in place and enforced
- Provides guidance and consultation of automated accounting systems design, implementation, and compliance with accounting rules and regulations
- Provides expert technical guidance and direction
- Responds to inquiries from other state agencies
- Engages in strategic planning, thinking, researching, reading and interpreting reports, policies, laws and related data
- Drives on State business with possible overnight stays
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge of:
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) at an expert level
- Federal rules and regulations as applied to federally funded grants, state and private grant management
- Principles, concepts, practices, methods, and techniques of government accounting, internal control structures and fiscal management
- Various databases, spreadsheets, and word processing software to analyze data, produce financial reports, and respond to requests for information
- Reconciliation of bank accounts
- Budget and fiscal report and forms preparation
- Financial records maintenance and formats
- Identification and resolution of financial discrepancies
- Management methods and leadership techniques

Skill in:
- Analysis, interpretation, and communication of financial data
- Organization and accomplishment
- Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships at all organizational levels including other state agencies
- Maintaining accounting records, automated accounting systems, computers and mainframe systems
- Customer service
- Phone etiquette

Ability to:
- Motivate and manage staff
- Interpret laws, policies, rules and regulations
- Work in a team environment
- Communicate verbally and in writing
- Problem-solve and make decisions
- Compute and summarize numerical data
- Learn financial systems, AZ Procurement system, and the Human Resources Information System (HRIS)

- Bachelor’s degree with a major in accounting OR Bachelor’s degree in a related field with a minimum of 24 semester hours in accounting courses and an additional 18 hours in related economics and business administration courses
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
- Five (5) plus years as a professional accountant
- Three (3) years managing professional accounting staff

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

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.

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).

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 pilot 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.