Golf Accountant - Parks and Recreation Department

Position: Golf Accountant I - Parks and Recreation Department
ABOUT THIS POSITION

The Parks and Recreation Department provides residents and visitors with more than 41,000 acres of desert parks and mountain preserve land with more than 200 miles of trails; 189 parks; 33 community and recreation centers; eight golf courses; 29 pools; and classes, programs, and sports leagues. The Parks and Recreation Department also develops and maintains new parks, park amenities, and facilities with funding from a variety of sources.

The Parks and Recreation Department operates five golf courses:
Aguila, Cave Creek, Encanto 9, Encanto 18, and Palo Verde. The gross annual revenue for the Golf Section is approximately $9.5 million and consists of green fees, driving range fees, memberships, golf lesson fees, golf cart rentals, food and beverage sales, and merchandise sales.

Currently, there is one vacant Accountant I position in the Parks Fiscal Services Section. Fiscal Services consists of 14 staff members that are responsible for financial reporting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, budget development and monitoring, procurement and contracts. The Accountant I performs entry-level, professional accounting work with minimal supervision in a variety of fiscal settings such as payroll, procurement, general ledger accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, sales tax accounting, and departmental accounting activities.

The work may include the editing of payroll data along with paycheck calculations, review of source documents used in accounting, the maintenance of ledgers, registers or other records, initial entry or control accounts, and the preparation of financial, statistical, and narrative reports for operational, capital, and grant related activities.

The Golf Accountant I position provides accounting support to the Golf Section. Responsibilities include and are not limited to:

* Perform cash audits at golf courses.

* Research and resolve accounting variances.

* Reconcile daily revenues at each golf course.

* Reconcile bank deposits with daily revenue entries.

* Prepare shopping carts to procure supplies and services.

* Process daily journal entries to record golf course revenues.

* Coordinate with golf staff to verify merchandise invoices for payment.

* Process payment control documents to record merchandise purchases.

* Utilize Quick Books for preparation of checks for golf course beverage purchases.

* Work with vendors and golf staff to resolve revenue, invoice, ordering, and point-of-sale issues.

* Work with Finance Department staff to resolve credit card processing and bank deposit issues.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

* Ability to meet established deadlines.

* Knowledge of basic accounting principles.

* Understanding of the City of Phoenix requirements pertaining to processing documents and encumbering funds.

SALARY

Pay Range: $26.70 - $41.42 per hour.

Hiring Range: $26.70 - $35.78 per hour.

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.

Internal Only:
Please understand that this is pay grade 049. If selected, your salary offer will be based on the applicable promotion or demotion worksheet in accordance with the City Pay Ordinance.

* 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.

Your job classification can be found in eCHRIS  Personal Details under your name, located in the top left section of the page.

The pay grade and classification/unit of your current position may be found by looking up your job title on the job description page.

BENEFITS

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

* Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions,  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

* A bachelor's degree in accounting…