ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST I

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST I

Job Location:

Address

Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) – Perryville

2105 North Citrus Road

Goodyear, AZ 85395

https://corrections.az.gov/

Posting Details

Salary: $37,200.00

Grade: 16

Closing Date: 12/04/2025

Job Summary

Are you an expert in accounting practices?

We are looking for you!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking for an astute Accounting Specialist I responsible for the compliance of all State, Federal and Agency laws, policies and procedures pertaining to the Business Office. This position also will be responsible for a variety of duties including but not limited to accounts payable functions, Inmate Trust Accounts System (ITA) and resolving technical problems at the Arizona State Prison Complex - Perryville.

Apply now, and become part of the Department of Corrections Family!

Job Duties

• Enters and verifies financial and other data to provide records, reports, and other information and correspondence in a systematic manner
• Performs routine accounting tasks involving basic numeric calculations
• Enters data in all systems related to job duties
• Examines and verifies fiscal transactions such as billing invoices, accounts payable/receivable, payroll, creating requisitions and other financial documents
• Keeps records and/or journal entries to include maintenance of financial records, reports, checks, and deposits
• Creates, maintains, and reconciles spreadsheets
• Resolves technical issues
• Investigates and resolves account discrepancies
• Prepares correspondences
• Drives on State business
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment
  
  

Knowledge Of

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

• Principles, concepts, and techniques of government accounting and fiscal management
• Procedures, methods, and office equipment used in statistical record-keeping
• General office procedures
• Computer software to include Microsoft Office and Google Suite
  
  

Skill In

• Written and verbal communication
• Prioritizing and organizing tasks
• Operating various office equipment and automated accounting systems
• 10-Key/calculator
• Techniques required to maintain accounting records through automated accounting systems
• Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
  
  

Ability To

• Accurately work with numbers and complete mandated reports in required formats
• Adapt to changing priorities and situations
• Research and compile fiscal and statistical information
• Interpret ADCRR policies as they pertain to accounting
• Work in a prison environment
  
  

Selective Preference(s)

• One (1) year of experience in governmental accounting practices or one year working in the private sector business field
  
  

Pre-Employment Requirements

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

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).

Benefits

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

Retirement

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.

Contact Us

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.