Accountant I - Regional Wireless Cooperative

City of Phoenix; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 76,506,000 - 118,686,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension information

401(a) and 457 plans

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

City of Phoenix is seeking qualified candidates for the Accountant I position with the Regional Wireless Cooperative (RWC). This role involves supporting accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting for public safety and municipal users across 22 member agencies.

The position requires familiarity with governmental accounting concepts, strong Excel/SharePoint skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance or four years paraprofessional accounting/payroll experience.
• Finalists subject to criminal background check.
• The City job description can be found here.

Responsibilities

• Review documents for accounting purposes and maintain ledgers.
• Prepare monthly financial reports.
• Assist in updating asset accounting records including depreciation.
• Assist in the preparation of Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).
• Interact with RWC Members and vendors.

Skills

Accounting rules

Excel

SharePoint

Data analysis

Encumbrance

Organization

Internal controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Four years paraprofessional accounting/payroll experience

Tools

SAP

PeopleSoft

SharePoint

Excel

Job description

About This Position

The Regional Wireless Cooperative (RWC) manages and operates a large regional radio communications network for public safety and municipal users, across 22 Member agencies. The City of Phoenix serves as the "Administrative Manager" responsible for administration, purchasing, payments, billing, contracts, and asset management. RWC staff is part of the Office of Government Relations within the City Manager's Office. The City of Phoenix is seeking qualified candidates for their Accountant I position for the Regional Wireless Cooperative.

About This Position

The Regional Wireless Cooperative (RWC) manages and operates a large regional radio communications network for public safety and municipal users, across 22 Member agencies. The City of Phoenix serves as the "Administrative Manager" responsible for administration, purchasing, payments, billing, contracts, and asset management. RWC staff is part of the Office of Government Relations within the City Manager's Office. The City of Phoenix is seeking qualified candidates for their Accountant I position for the Regional Wireless Cooperative.

Primary Responsibilities Include And Are Not Limited To

• Performs a wide variety of related accounting and administrative tasks such as reviewing documents for accounting purposes, maintaining ledgers, recording entries, participating in the budget process, assisting in rate setting and interacting with RWC Members and vendors.
• Assists in preparing annual account statements.
• Prepares monthly financial reports.
• Use of the SAP accounting system including general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, budget, grant management, project systems (CIP), split ledger, and cost accounting.
• Assists in updating the records for asset accounting including depreciation, capitalization, fixed assets, equity calculations, and assets under construction.
• Assists in the development and administration of operational policies, procedures, and recommendations.
• Assists in compiling records for the annual external audit.
• Assists in the preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).
• Assists in the creation of the RWC Annual Report.
• Demonstrates superior, seamless customer service, communications, focus on ethical decision-making, and a commitment to innovation, efficiency, and fiscally responsible activity.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Familiarity with accounting transactions rules, regulations and internal controls
• Ability to manage data using programs such as Microsoft Sharepoint and Excel.
• Collects and analyzes financial data such as source documents used for accounting records of initial entry, control accounts, and financial reports;
• Understands governmental accounting concepts such as encumbrance
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks, prioritize at short notice, and process documents timely and efficiently.
• Ability to collect and analyze financial data such as source documents used for accounting records of initial entry, control accounts, and financial reports.
• Understanding of the City of Phoenix requirements pertaining to processing documents and encumbering funds.

SALARY

Pay Range: $26.70 to $41.42 per hour.

Hiring Range: $26.70 to $35.78 per hour.

Pay Range Explanation

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• 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.

Benefits

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information.
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions.
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans.
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan.
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually.
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Employer paid long-term disability.
• Free Bus/light rail pass.
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year.
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days.
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period.
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi.

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
  • OR Four years of paraprofessional accounting and/or payroll experience.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• For information regarding pre-screening and driving positions, click here.
• The City job description can be found here.

Preferred Qualifications

• External auditing.
• Internal governmental relations.
• Working within a Public Safety environment.
• Working with budgets, financial analysis, and/or cost and fee analysis
• Working with computerized accounting systems and software such SAP and PeopleSoft
• SAP/SRM experience with Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables and Procurement.
• Reconciling accounts for internal and external customers.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes October 14, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

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Accountant I, JC:03210, ID# 63196, 10/5/2026, USM, AW, Benefits:007

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