Accounting Specialist

Posting Date: 01/05/26 | Final date to receive applications: 01/12/26 | Pay Range: $18.50 - $26.00 hourly

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. The position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

Job Type: Unclassified

Department:
Public Defense Services

Are you an accounting guru who is interested in the legal field and has an eye for detail? The Office of Public Defense Services has a role just for you! The Accounting Specialist provides assistance in researching and coordinating payments for vendors and contracts as well as purchase orders for the department.

The Maricopa County Office of Public Defense Services assigns and oversees private attorneys contracted to represent indigent individuals in criminal, delinquency, dependency, mental health, and probate matters. We provide administrative support, financial oversight, integrated technology solutions, and HR support to all five of Maricopa County’s Indigent Representation offices (Public Defender, Legal Defender, Legal Advocate, Public Advocate, and Contract Counsel) in an effort to ensure indigent individuals have their fundamental rights protected and receive quality legal representation.

• Work with a greater purpose
• Tuition reimbursement
• Exceptional work-life balance
• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Child care benefits including access to our on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts
• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1
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• Two years of accounting, accounts payable/receivable, bookkeeping or specialized administrative experience
• High school diploma or GED
• A combination of post‑secondary education and/or job‑related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year‑for‑year basis.

• Associates degree in Accounting, Finance or other related field
• Digital document processing experience using Microsoft Office Suite including Adobe/Acrobat
• Experience with and/or knowledge of iCIS, CACE or CGI
• Experience with Maricopa County Superior Court procedures

• Processes invoices and monthly payments
• Screens expenditure requests for accuracy and compliance
• Obtains appropriate expenditure approval as required and manages associated records
• Resolves complaints and discrepancies associated with payables
• Requests and evaluates additional documentation and information from vendors and contractors as needed
• Reconciles paperwork and initiates corrections for errors
• Assists in reconciling attorney logs and delivers documents to other County departments

• Office setting with long periods of sitting and computer work. Requires the ability to work with frequent interruptions, time pressures, high volumes of work, handling multiple or unscheduled tasks, frequently changing tasks, accuracy, concentration/vigilance, teamwork, and in close physical proximity with others.

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered
• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications
• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile
• Must pass a pre‑employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety‑sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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