Accounting Specialist I (Accountant

Job Title: Accounting Specialist I (Accountant)

Location: Phoenix, AZ 85008 (Onsite)

Schedule:

• 30 hours/week
• Day Shift
• Monday-Friday
• 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Seeking an Accounting Specialist I to support the Patient Finance department. This role is responsible for managing patient trust funds, processing deposits and withdrawals, maintaining financial records, reconciling accounts, and providing excellent customer service to patients, staff, guardians, and family members. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of accounting experience
, strong attention to detail, and experience with financial recordkeeping and reconciliations.

• Maintain Arizona State Hospital patient trust fund accounts and resident trust funds.
• Process cash disbursements, check deposits, and daily financial transactions.
• Balance cash drawers and investigate discrepancies.
• Enter and reconcile daily deposits and maintain check registers.
• Review and approve patient withdrawal vouchers.
• Maintain accurate ledger accounts and financial records.
• Process revolving fund transactions and prepare daily bank deposits.
• Receive and process maintenance payments and personal spending deposits.
• Respond professionally to inquiries from patients, staff, guardians, and family members regarding patient funds.
• Follow banking policies, accounting procedures, and record retention requirements.
• Perform additional accounting and administrative duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma/GED (Higher Education preferred).
• Minimum 2 years of accounting experience
  .
• Valid Driver's License.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, fiscal recordkeeping, and financial reconciliation.
• Experience maintaining ledgers, journals, and financial records.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work accurately with confidential financial information.
• Ability to work in a diverse and inclusive environment.

• Experience with cash handling and bank reconciliations.
• Knowledge of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Lean methodologies, and Performance Management.
• Strong Microsoft Office and data entry skills.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills.
• 100% Onsite at Arizona State Hospital in Phoenix, AZ.
• Local Arizona candidates only.
• Must be available for an in-person interview within one week of the posting closing.
• Candidate should be able to start within 2 weeks of receiving an offer
  .

Selected candidates must successfully complete:

• Drug Screening
• Rubella/Rubeola Titers or MMR Vaccination
• Hepatitis B Titer or Vaccination
• Current TB Skin Test or QuantiFERON-TB (within the last 12 months)
• N-95 Mask Fit Test

This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional looking to gain experience with the Arizona State Hospital while supporting essential patient financial operations in a stable government contract role.