Accounts Receivable Accountant I - Revenue and Risk Management 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. With more than 14,000 employees working across 41 departments, the City of Phoenix offers opportunity for career growth and advancement. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your career, working in public service offers many rewards!

The City's Finance Department is seeking to fill an Accountant I position in the Citywide Accounts Receivable section of the Revenue and Risk Management Division. This section provides a variety of accounting services that facilitate the collection of monies owed to the City by its customers or residents for goods, services, taxes, fees, damages, or other debt owed to the City.

The Accountant I will be responsible for performing entry-level professional accounting activities. Duties include:

• Processing Accounts Receivable (A/R) and Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) transactions.
• Assisting departments with SAP A/R customer account reconciliation issues.
• Evaluating financial workflow processes and accounting problems to develop effective solutions.
• Developing specific accounting procedures, along with the corresponding training, to ensure adherence to internal controls, and conformance to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and standards.
  
  

This position may be eligible for hybrid teleworking options after training is complete, and is implemented at the discretion of the Department Director.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Familiarity with accounting transactions rules, regulations and internal controls.
• Ability to manage data using programs such as Microsoft Access and Excel.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks, prioritize at short notice, and process documents timely and efficiently.
• Ability to collect and analyze financial data such as source documents used for accounting records of initial entry, control accounts, and financial reports.
  
  

SALARY

Pay Range: $26.18 to $40.61 per hour.

Hiring Range: $26.18 to $35.08 per hour.

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

• A bachelor's degree in accounting or finance; or
• Four years of paraprofessional accounting and/or payroll experience.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
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• The City job description can be found here.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Accounts Receivable experience.
• Preparing an posting journal entries.
• Working with and performing accounting transactions.
• Analyzing accounting data.
• Experience with SAP.
• Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) experience.
• Proficient using Microsoft Excel.
• Customer service experience.
  
  

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes March 5, 2026. 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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REFERENCE

Accountant I, JC:03210, ID# 60721, 02/17/26, USM, PA, Benefits:007

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