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Arizona State Government

ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR

Arizona State Government, Douglas, Arizona, us, 85655

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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, REHABILITATION & REENTRY Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

PROPERTY OFFICER (ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR) Job Location Address: PRISON OPERATIONS DIVISION, Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) – Douglas, 6911 North BDI Boulevard, Douglas, Arizona 85608 Posting Details

Salary: $42,000.00

Grade: 17

Closing Date: 01/23/2026

Job Summary Do you have experience in keeping a financial system under control? Are you a professional resolving any accounting irregularities? This great opportunity is for you! The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking for a team leader to fill the Property Officer position. This role will serve as the Property Officer and Risk Management Liaison for the complex, maintaining updates of inventory records. You will also be responsible for preparing documents, tagging, inventory accountability, and facilitating general surplus transfers of fixed assets at the Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) - Douglas. Let’s get you started working for the Department of Corrections, Apply NOW!

Job Duties

Continuously updates of complex inventory records

Prepares documents to add, change, or delete state property inventory items

Provides training to each units state property liaisons

Gathers equipment and prepares documentation for all equipment that needs to be surplused and delivers to State Surplus and destruction on site

Provides documentation to Risk Management for reimbursement for loss of State and personal property involving staff and for reimbursement of inmates personal property

Enter and verifies financial and other data to provide records, reports, and other information and correspondence in a systematic manner

Performs routine accounting tasks involving basic numeric calculations

Resolves technical problems, investigates, and resolves account discrepancies

Examines and verifies fiscal transactions such as billing invoices, accounts payable/receivable, creating requisitions, and other financial documents

Operates the online Inmate Trust Account (ITA) for the prison units

Processes ITA transactions daily (deposits, disbursements, collection of mandatory deductions, and error corrections)

Maintains multiple bank accounts (ITA and Work Incentive Program Pay (WIPP))

Assists in receipt and deposit of inmates monies

Ensures disbursements do not exceed funds available

Reviews payroll sheets for accuracy, inputs into the system, and completes processing

Prepares financial summaries and reports in an accurate and timely manner

Reviews inmate accounts and recommends approval/denial of inmate applications for indigent status to the Business Administrator for signature and distribution

Reviews inmate requests for discharge money, issues checks to inmates, and posts information in the ITA system

Drives on State business

Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs) Knowledge of:

Principles, practices, concepts, methods and techniques of government accounting

Operation of online Inmate Banking System, automated accounting systems, Microsoft Office and Google Suite

Federal and State laws, statutes and regulations

ADCRR policies and procedures

Maintenance of financial accounts and records

Preparation of balance sheets, financial statements, summaries, budgets, audits, reconciliations and other reports

Skill in:

Verbal and written communication

Decision-making and problem-solving of complex financial control and accounting problems

Interpreting and analyzing financial data, accounting, and logistical systems as they apply to the development and reconfiguration of automated systems

Organization and research

Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships

Planning, calculating, prioritizing, and training

Ability to:

Accurately work with numbers and complete mandated reports in required formats

Adapt to changing priorities and situations

Research and compile fiscal and statistical information

Interpret ADCRR policies as they pertain to accounting

Work in a prison environment

Interact professionally with all levels of Department staff and outside individuals

Selective Preference(s) No specific preferences are listed.

Pre-Employment Requirements Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and drug test. In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter. If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then 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).

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

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page.

Retirement Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment. Current ADC Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

Contact Us The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.

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