About This Position
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The City Controller's Office provides a variety of fiscal services for the City, such as satisfying the City's financial obligations through Accounts Payable (AP), establishing vendors through Vendor Support, and producing City Council Payment Ordinances in Administration.
We are located on the 5th floor of the Calvin C. Goode Building, at 251 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003.
Essential Functions Include
- Plan, direct, supervise, and serve as the backup to the daily operations of the Accounts Payable Processors/Account Clerk III's.
- Manage and oversee the AP helpdesk mailbox and telephone line - providing superior and seamless customer service.
- Research, analyze, and interpret accounting transactions and documents/records, such as invoices, credit memos, interface files, and statements, to resolve potential payment issues and ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
- Resolve complex invoice problems to ensure payments to vendors are made in accordance with contracted payment terms and to capture available discounts whenever applicable.
- Enter, review, and release physical and electronic SAP documents and transactions. Including, but not limited to, Voids, Cancels, Reissues, Conversions, Affidavits, Unclaimed Property, and Journal Entries.
- Develop, deliver, and maintain training and documentation for AP processes related to invoice validation and processing.
- Exercise independent initiative and judgement to resolve inquiries from vendors and other City departments relating to payment processes and status of payments.
- Process daily physical and electronic payment files, including ACH, SUA, Warrant, and Wires.
- Monitor and report weekly, monthly, and/or annual key performance indicators and metrics.
- Participate in SAP upgrades and system enhancement projects affecting Accounts Payable.
- Work with AP staff and other City departments to improve and streamline processes by creating efficiencies through technology enhancements.
Additional Requirements Include
- Scheduled training hours for this position are 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.
- Upon supervisory and department head approval, this position may work remotely up to 3 days per week or may work a flexible schedule (9/80 or 4/10). If a 4/10 or 9/80 schedule is chosen, the position is required to work in office each day.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
- Knowledge of basic supervisory principles and managing staff and the ability to perform a wide range of supervisory responsibilities over others.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products - Outlook, OneDrive, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and OneNote.
- Knowledge of SAP or similar fully integrated accounting system.
- Knowledge of accounting theory, principles, and practices, and their application to various municipal accounting transactions and problems.
- Ability to communicate orally, in-person, over the telephone, or through an online virtual platform, in a one-to-one or group setting, with other City employees, elected officials, vendors, or the general public.
- Ability to produce written responses with clearly organized thoughts using proper English sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.
- Ability to make arithmetic calculations (Examples: adds, subtract, divide, multiply, and figure percentages and averages).
SALARY
Pay Range: $64,604.80 to $100,235.20 annually.
Hiring Range: $64,604.80 to $90,916.80 annually.
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.
- Promotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade increase.
- Demotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade decrease.
- Lateral transfers occur when there is no change to the last two digits of the pay grade.
- When there is a change in the first digit of the pay grade, there may also be a change to your classification or unit.
Benefits
A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:
- 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
- Three years of professional level experience in accounting.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field.
- 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
The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:
- At least two years experience supervising.
- At least two years experience with providing Customer Service in person, over the phone, and via email.
- At least two years of Accounts Payable experience.
- At least two years experience with SAP, or similar fully integrated accounting system.
- At least two years experience developing and delivering training.
- At least two years experience with researching, analyzing, and interpreting accounting transactions and documents/records.
- At least Intermediate-level experience with Microsoft Excel.
- At least Basic-level experience with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
- Any experience with Microsoft Teams, OneNote, OneDrive, or Outlook.
- Any experience with Vendor setup.
- Any experience with VIM.
- Any experience presenting to a large group.
- Any experience with reporting KPIs.
- Ability to work in-office daily during training, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Upon supervisory and department head approval, this position may work remotely up to 3 days per week or may work a flexible schedule (9/80 or 4/10). If a 4/10 or 9/80 schedule is chosen, the position is required to work in office each day.
RECRUITMENT DATES
Recruitment closes April 13, 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.
How To Apply
Apply online by completing the required information and attaching,
as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.
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REFERENCE
Accountant II, JC:03220, ID# 61163, 04/03/26, USM, PA, Benefits:007
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