Accountant III - Sheriff's Department

Pima County, AZ•Tucson, AZ

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About The Position

OPEN UNTIL FILLED Job Type: Classified Job Classification: 5245 - Accountant III - Elected Officials Salary Grade: 15 Pay Range Hiring Range: $68,931 - $82,721 Annually Pay Range: $68,931 - $96,512 Annually Range Explanation: 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. Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position. The first review of applications will be on 11/14/2025. Performs professional financial accounting work within a financial division of an Elected Official's office, requiring theoretical knowledge and understanding of the principles, practices and methods of professional accounting. The Accountant III classification differs from Accountant II due to the level of complexity of assigned projects. Essential Functions: As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department's need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, finance, economics, public or business administration or a closely related field as defined by the department head at the time of recruitment AND two years of professional experience in accounting, budgeting, auditing or accounting analysis, or financial management research.
OR:
Two (2) years with Pima County in an Accountant II, Financial Analyst II, or closely-related position as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment.
(A CPA designation may substitute for one year of required experience.)
(Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)
Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

Nice To Haves

Experience with/knowledge of working in a government agency or public entity.
Minimum two (2) years experience in processing payroll, accounts payable, or similar financial transactions.
Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and other data analysis.
Minimum one (1) year experience in grant compliance and/or grant contracts.

Responsibilities

Participates in the preparation of interim and annual financial statements and other financial reports;
Prepares year-end working trial balances and other supporting accounting schedules and documents;
Provides technical assistance as needed to the Auditor General staff;
Collects, analyzes and balances financial and statistical data for all funds;
Reviews and analyzes accounting transactions, validates account coding and maintains accounting records;
Reviews, analyzes, balances and reconciles accounting activities;
Prepares accounting operating procedures and detailed flow charts;
Provides operational advice and training on the use of automated financial system to departmental users;
Monitors the recording of financial information in the general ledger system to ensure data conforms to generally accepted accounting principles and established procedures;
Implements changes to legislation enacted by the local, state or federal government, e.g., IRS codes, wage and hour laws, state sales taxes, etc.;
Prepares data for monthly, quarterly or annual reports, e.g., 941, sales tax, W-2's, 1099's, etc.;
Prepares audit work sheets, schedules, reports, statistical data and all supporting documentation to be used in compiling annual financial reports;
Reviews, analyzes and generates reports from the automated financial systems;
Provides centralized billing and collection services;
Evaluates impact of requested or mandated changes to automated financial systems, researching the feasibility of requests and making recommendations for improvements;
Develops detailed specifications regarding changes to accounting transactions needed for automated interfaces;
Monitors transactions related to cash, property tax, LGIP statement, interest accumulation, etc.;
Provides cash management for federal grant programs;
Provides technical assistance and education related to IRS regulation, wage and hour laws, GAAP, etc., to other department personnel.