Accounting Specialist 3

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ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST 3

Division of Business Services
Office of Accounts Receivable and Collections
1789 West Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Salary: $47,840.00 - $50,820.00 Annually 

Grade: 19

Closing Date: February 17, 2025

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The Accounting Specialist 3 will lead and oversee Accounting Specialist 2 staff, ensuring proper procedures in the automated Collections system (ARICS) for cash receipts, billing, and collections. This role includes monitoring and analyzing automated reports, reviewing daily accounting and collection reports, and reconciling ARICS with other systems like AZTECS, GUIDE, FOCUS, and AZ360.

This position may be available for remote work within Arizona (one to two days per week in the office/hoteling.)

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead, train, and monitor the work of Accounting Specialist 2 staff.
• Monitor, reconcile, and review fiscal documents for the automated clearing account and electronic fund transfers for posting to the AZ360 and wire transfers to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and PUA Fund.
• Communicate with the Treasurer's Office, Government Accounting Office, and State servicing bank regarding transactions as well as access Federal Tax Information (FTI).
• Review reconciliation of accounts receivable deposits and lockbox receipts and make necessary financial or system adjustments to …