Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

The Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) is a social and human services agency whose mission is to successfully partner with families, caregivers, and the community to strengthen families, ensure safety, and achieve permanency for all Arizona’s children through prevention, services, and support.

Job Location: COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH PLAN – 3003 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012

Salary: $30.1442 HRLY / $62,999.94 Salary
Grade: 22
Closing Date:
June 28, 2026

The purpose of this position is to prepare Comprehensive Health Plan (CHP) audited financial statements and various supplementary schedules. These financial statements and schedules are submitted to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). The position applies U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and numerous accounting standards including Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) statements to ensure that the Agency's financial statements and schedules are prepared accurately and timely.

In addition, the position will analyze financial information and prepare financial reports to determine or maintain records of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within the Agency in regards to CHPP funding.

• Prepares CMDP audited financial statements and various supplementary schedules. Creates account analysis schedules with variance explanations and footnotes. Prepares analysis of accounts, revenue and expense and updates trending reports. Performs analysis from Income Statement to Balance Sheet accounts. Assists manager with yearly financial statement audit.
• Conducts quarterly revenue and expenditure reconciliation. Uses automated accounting systems and applications to retrieve and review data files, analyze information, track revenues and/or expenditures, and analyze contracts status.
• Performs closing of the general ledger and prepares financial reports during month-end closing. Updates procedures, compiles monthly reports and provides supporting documentation for audits. Analyzes accounting records to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Updates KPI metrics and develops dashboards. Collects data and prepares monthly metrics, update graphics and dashboard presentation of financial statements. Assembles and summarizes data and presents findings, analyses, and recommendations to various stakeholders.
• Surveys operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems. Advises management about issues such as resource utilization and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts. Driving may be required.
• Other duties as assigned related to the position.

• Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices; the analysis and reporting of financial data
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); comprehensive knowledge of the principles, concepts, practices, methods and techniques of government accounting
• Internal control structures, and fiscal management
• Considerable knowledge of the methods and techniques of automated financial systems
• Comprehensive knowledge of reference materials such as federal regulations, Arizona Revised Statutes, applicable agency manuals, and policies and procedures
• Working knowledge of financial research methodologies

• Considerable skill in analysis, interpretation and communication of financial data
• Advanced problem solving
• Creating, revising and maintaining complex Excel worksheets
• Performing various queries in Access database files
• Verbal and written communication
• Attention to detail

• Complete assignments accurately and timely with little to no supervision
• Work cooperatively with internal and external customers
• Multi-task and change work priorities based on workload and situations
• Organizing and maintaining electronic files and records efficiently

CPA preferred.

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting required;
Two years’ relevant work experience required.

Requires the possession of, and ability to retain a current, valid…