Accountant III - Aviation Department

About This Position

Approximately 52 million passengers traveled through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in 2024, one of the busiest airports in the country in the nation's 5th largest city. Sky Harbor is the largest of three airports in the Phoenix Airport System (Phoenix Sky Harbor, Deer Valley, and Goodyear airports) which is operated by the City of Phoenix Aviation Department and has an economic impact of $44.3 billion annually.

The Aviation Department has a vacancy for an Accountant III position. The Accountant III performs advanced professional accounting work, which requires the application of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and sound internal controls. This role will analyze financial data and prepare financial statements and reports, calculate rates, coordinate audits, and serve as a professional accounting resource for special projects or major programs, and implement new systems or processes.

The Accountant III will be responsible for preparing presentations and presenting information to high level executives, committees, or Boards. The Accountant III may supervise professional and paraprofessional accounting staff (e.g. account clerks) and may assist in managing major city accounting operations, such as payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgeting, rate development, grant management, and budgetary and GAAP accounting/reporting.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• High level communication and presentation skills (verbal/written).
• The ideal candidate will have the ability to continuously improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.
• The successful candidate will also have well developed competencies in complex decision making, effective communication, personal & interpersonal skills, and managing projects.

Pay Range: $67,849.60 to $ annually.

Hiring Range: $67,849.60 to $ annually.

• 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.

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions
• 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

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Unit 007 Benefits.

• Four years of progressively responsible experience as a professional accountant.
• Include some experience training and supervising paraprofessional and professional accounting personnel.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business or public administration 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.
• The following list is not all inclusive but are TSA general factors for disqualification of employment for working at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Other factors will be assessed that may also lead to disqualification. Aviation Employment Disqualifiers.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
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• The City job description can be found here.

• Experience with:
• Cost accounting.
• Auditing process and procedures.
• Writing administrative reports/memos.
• Supporting multi-level customer service.
• Accounts Payable within the last 3 years.
• Governmental budgetary and finance activities.
• Budgets, financial analysis, and/or cost and fee analysis.
• Working on and/or managing interdepartmental efforts/projects.
• SAP or similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• The preparation and posting of accounting journal entries within the last three years.
• Principles, methods and practices of municipal finance, budgeting,…