Accounting Specialist

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.

• Address:
  Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) - Douglas
• 6911 North BDI Blvd
• Douglas, AZ 85607
• https://corrections.az.gov/

• Salary: $37,200.00
• Grade: 16
• Closing Date: 10/10/2026

Are you an experienced individual in daily financial records? Would you like to work for a government agency with great benefits? The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking to fill the Accounting Specialist I position. This position is responsible for compliance with all State, Federal, and Agency laws, policies, and procedures pertaining to the Business Office area.

This role will also be responsible for a variety of duties including but not limited to accounts payable functions, Inmate Trust Accounts System (ITS) at the Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) in Douglas, AZ. ADCRR is reimagining corrections.

• Enters 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
• Enters data in all systems related to job duties
• Examines and verifies fiscal transactions such as billing invoices, accounts payable/ receivable, payroll, creating requisitions, and other financial documents
• Keeps records and/or journal entries to include maintenance of financial records, reports, checks, and deposits
• Creates, maintains, and reconciles spreadsheets
• Investigates and resolves technical problems and account discrepancies
• Prepares job-related correspondence
• Drives on State business
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

• Knowledge of: principles, concepts, and techniques of government accounting and fiscal management
• Knowledge of: procedures, methods, and office equipment used in statistical record-keeping
• Knowledge of: general office procedures
• Knowledge of: personal computers and various software including Microsoft Office and Google Suite
• Skill in: verbal and written communication
• Skill in: prioritizing and organizing tasks
• Skill in: operating various office equipment and automated accounting systems
• Skill in: 10-key/calculator
• Skill in: work techniques required to maintain accounting records through automated systems
• Skill in: establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Ability to: accurately work with numbers and complete mandated reports in required formats
• Ability to: adapt to changing priorities and situations
• Ability to: research and compile fiscal and statistical information
• Ability to: interpret ADCRR policies as they pertain to accounting
• Ability to: work in a prison environment

• One (1) year of experience in governmental accounting practices
• One (1) year working in the private sector business field

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and a 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…