SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Town of Prescott Valley, AZ; Prescott Valley (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition Assistance

Paid holidays

Job summary

The Town of Prescott Valley seeks a Senior Accountant to perform advanced accounting, financial reporting, and complex reconciliations in a public agency setting. You will handle grant accounting, capital assets, and assist with audits, ensuring GAAP compliance and accurate fiscal analysis.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s in accounting and at least five years of centralized governmental accounting experience, with advanced Excel skills and strong problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting with five or more years of government accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP/GASB and governmental accounting systems.
• Ability to analyze, interpret financial reports and provide training.
• Pass pre-employment background screening as required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and/or approve journal entries, accruals, grant accounting, and reclassifications.
• Perform complex reconciliations, review GL activity for GAAP compliance.
• Manage month-end/year-end closing duties and analytical reviews.
• Oversee capital assets accounting, depreciation, and disposals.
• Support long-range financial planning and audit liaison.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Analytical skills

Strong communication

Professional accounting judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Salary: $85,128.00 - $127,692.00 Annually

Location : 7501 Skoog Blvd, Prescott Valley, AZ

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: 01015

Department: FINANCE

Opening Date: 08/18/2026

Closing Date: 9/8/2026 5:00 PM Arizona

Description

The Town of Prescott Valley invites you to apply for the position of Senior Accountant.

Do you strive to provide excellent customer service? Are you grounded in integrity and respect as core values? Do you value going above and beyond to add value to your team, organization, and community? Are you energized by being innovative, finding new ways to deliver excellent service? If so, we invite you to join our high performing Finance Team! The Senior Accountant performs advanced technical accounting work including financial reporting, complex reconciliations, audit coordination, capital asset accounting and financial analysis.

Examples of Duties

IN THIS POSITION, YOU WILL:

• Prepare and record and/or review and approve (when applicable) journal entries, accruals, corrections, grant accounting, and reclassifications.
• Perform complex account and bank reconciliations, investigate variances, and ensure timely resolution.
• Review general ledger activity for accuracy and compliance with GAAP/GASB.
• Perform month-end and year-end closing duties, including supporting schedules and analytical reviews.
• Manage capital asset and lease/SBITA accounting, including additions, disposals, depreciation, amortization, and reconciliations.
• Support long-range financial planning including sales tax projections and capital improvement planning.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison for the external financial audit (final field work audit).
• Interpret accounting policies, regulations, and guidelines; advise departments on proper accounting treatment.
• Provide training and technical assistance to departments on accounting procedures and reporting requirements.

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Typical Qualification

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting with a minimum of five (5) years of experience in comprehensive, centralized accounting providing governmental accounting and fiscal management services in a public agency setting.
• Skilled in the use of personal computers and Microsoft software, including advanced Excel.
• The successful candidate must pass a preemployment background screening.
• Working knowledge of generally accepted principles and practices of accounting and auditing, and their application to governmental accounting systems; ability to analyze, understand, and interpret financial reports.

Supplemental Information

The Town's complete compensation package includes salary, benefits, and a high performance culture. The Town package includes a health, dental, and vision insurance plan, participation in the state retirement system, optional 457 deferred compensation with a town match up to 6%, vacation, holidays, and additional comprehensive benefits.

The expected hiring range is $85,128 - $92,000 annually

The full salary range is $85,128 - $127,692 annually

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.

Closing Date: September 8, 2026

Equal Opportunity Employer

Benefits for a full-time regular, employee:

The Town of Prescott Valley offers a highly competitive benefits package including:

• General Leave: 200 hours of general leave per year, increasing with longevity and pro-rated for part-time positions
• Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year, including one floating holiday per fiscal year
• Health Insurance: Three health plans available to select from at a group rate. Town pays 100% of employee premiums for certain plans with family coverage optional
• Health Savings Account with Town contributions for qualified High Deductible Health Plan selections
• Dental Insurance: 100% of employee premiums paid by the Town. Family coverage is optional
• Vision Insurance: 100% of employee premiums paid by the Town. Family coverage is optional
• Flexible Spending Accounts:Health Care and Dependent Care accounts available
• Short Term Disability Insurance: Town-paid coverage
• Long Term Disability Insurance: Town-paid coverage
• Life Insurance: Town-paid insurance valued at the annual salary ($100,000 maximum); additional life insurance for self and/or dependent is available at employee's cost
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Alternate to Social Security - 457 Deferred Compensation Plan with Town match up to 6%
• Retirement: Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Defined Benefit plan or Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) with mandatory city and employee contributions. ASRS Plan includes Long Term Disability Benefit.
• Voluntary employee paid Ancillary Benefits including Cancer Benefit, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Pet Insurance, Legal and ID Shield

• Direct Deposit: Paychecks are deposited directly into the employee's bank account(s) on a bi-weekly schedule.

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Describe your experience with preparing for an external financial statement audit and/or Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.

02

Describe your experience with balance sheet reconciliations and general ledger detail reviews, include a summary of your process or what key items you are looking for.

03

Describe how a standard chart of accounts is essential for financial reporting.

04

Describe your experience with creating financial and management reports and/or tracking key financial metrics. What is the key to providing value added information?

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Do you prefer written or verbal communication? Why?