ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SPECIALIST
About The Position
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking for an administrative professional to fill the Administrative Services Officer position. This position provides assistance and support to staff, complex business offices and agency programs. Ensures the proper and accurate processing of transactions including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and/or the Inmate Trust Accounts. Also prepares, examines, and analyzes accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance with the State of Arizona Accounting Manual (SAAM), Agency policy, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), or other specific accounting requirements.
Requirements
- Knowledge of federal and state laws, statutes, and regulations pertinent to the area of the assignment
- Knowledge of governmental and/or office accounting practices and procedures
- Knowledge of various spreadsheet and word processing software to produce reports and respond to requests for information
- Knowledge of reconciliation of bank accounts, fiscal reports and form preparation
- Knowledge of identifying and resolving discrepancies
- Knowledge of financial research methodologies
- Skill in work management and leadership
- Skill in analysis and interpretation of financial data
- Skill in work techniques required in maintaining accounting records through an automated accounting system
- Skill in verbal and written communications
- Skill in establishing and maintaining positive interpersonal relationships
- Skill in research methodology
- Ability to utilize various office productivity software such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat and Google
- Ability to write correspondence
- Ability to create reports
- Ability to compile statistics
Nice To Haves
- Five (5) years of accounting, finance, budgeting or financial industry experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance or related field (Not required)
Responsibilities
- Reviews and approves transactions in various accounting, procurement, or banking systems
- Reconciles various types of transactions
- Maintains standard work documents
- Prepares and reviews exception reports and performs other tasks and functions appropriate to the classification
- Assists with other accounting and finance functions
- Analyzes, processes or approves fiscal transactions and financial information
- Reconciles, verifies, and compares entries and reports
- Prepare various financial reports
- Resolves accounting-related issues with internal and external stakeholders
- Maintains documentation accuracy in accordance with policies and procedures
- Supports internal and external audit requirements
- Utilizes various accounting systems to retrieve, analyze and identify any inconsistencies
- Researches, identifies and resolves potential problem areas
- Effectively communicates with other departments and management to obtain information and/or to correct transactions
- Reviews substantiation of information presented
- Reports variances to upper management or department heads
- Serves as a technical expert on accounting issues and as a liaison to ensure compliance with internal and external financial, accounting, and administrative policies and procedures
- Implements and communicates new accounting or financial procedures
- Surveys operations to ascertain accounting needs to develop and provide recommendations
- Continually assesses areas to build operational efficiencies and improve internal processes
- Routinely reviews and updates process documentation and Standards Of Work (SOW) to ensure they are current
- Provides recommendations to improve information flow, process efficiency and customer satisfaction
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment
Benefits
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
