Accountant 1

Arizona Department of Transportation; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plan

Vacation accrual

Job summary

Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is seeking an Accountant I-level professional to manage payments to contractors, consultants, and other entities supporting highway construction. You will oversee the chart of accounts, contractor estimates, and audits, ensuring prompt pay compliance under Arizona statutes.

The role involves processing payments, overseeing the Contracts Payable inbox, and updating desk procedures to strengthen the team's sustainability through training and process

Qualifications

• Two years governmental accounting experience equivalent to Accountant 1; OR completion of at least 24 semester hours of accounting from an accredited college or university; OR two years professional level accounting experience in business or industry.

Responsibilities

• Process payments to contractors, consultants, local governments, railroad and utility construction and others in support of the highway construction program.
• Oversight of the Contracts Payable email inbox; assign tasks and provide information as requests come in.
• Update desk procedures to include all facets of sustainability for the team, including training, procedure mapping, and SIPOC diagrams.

Skills

Accounting experience

Government accounting

Education

Accounting coursework or related studies

Job description

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ADOT)

Driving the future of transportation with a diverse and innovative team

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for making payments to contractors, consultants, local governments, railroad and utility construction and others in support of the highway construction program. Additionally, responsible for the oversight on all chart of account elements for contractor estimates, in-kind entries and engineering consultant project closeouts and oversee all internal/external audits for those payments. Responsibilities also include following all prompt pay statuses in accordance with all Arizona Revised Statutes.

Job Duties:

Process payments to contractors, consultants, local governments, railroad and utility construction and others in support of the highway

construction program.

Oversight of the Contracts Payable email inbox. Assign tasks to be completed as they come into the mailbox. Answer any questions and provide information based on requests that come into mailbox.

Update desk procedures for unit to include all facets of sustainability for the team. This will include, training, procedure mapping and SIPOC's.

Selective Preference(s):

Two years governmental accounting experience equivalent to Accountant 1; OR completion of at least 24 semester hours of accounting from an accredited college or university; OR two years professional level accounting experience in business or industry.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

This position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, and 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).

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:

• Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
• Top-ranked retirement and long-term disability plans
• Accrued vacation at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years