Accountant - Sheriff's Department

Department
- Sheriff’s Department

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Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5504 - Accountant I
- Elected Officials

Salary Grade: 11

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $56,555 - $67,870 Annually

Pay Range: $56,555 - $79,164 Annually

Range Explanation:

• 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.
• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

_ The first review of applications will be on10/09/2026. _

The Accountant I position performs professional financial accounting work within a financial division of an Elected Official’s office, requiring theoretical knowledge and understanding of the principles, practices and methods of professional accounting. The Accountant I classification differs from Accountant II due to the level of complexity of assigned projects.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Establishes and maintains journals and ledgers of financial transactions;
• Reviews accounts payable charges for validity and within the adopted budgets;
• Ensures departmental compliance with Board of Supervisor policies and Administrative Procedures;
• Authorizes payments of valid charges;
• Establishes and monitors purchasing accounting procedures;
• Bills, collects, accounts for and manages a variety of debts due;
• Posts, balances and maintains accounting records unique to departmental operations, or for multiple departments;
• Reviews accounting reports for accuracy in revenues and expenditures and makes necessary corrections;
• Reviews transactions for coding and cost accounting purposes;
• Assists in the preparation of supporting documentation for annual audits of financial reports;
• Audits and reconciles various accounting records and documentation prepared by others;
• Recommends, implements and maintains accounting internal controls;
• Researches problems and answers questions regarding accounting procedures or documentation;
• Reconciles and monitors various accounting records, reports and funds;
• Maintains equipment utilization and inventory accounting systems.

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, finance, economics, public or business administration or a closely-related field as defined by the department head at the time of recruitment AND two years of professional accounting experience.

OR:

Two years with Pima County in an Accounts Payable Specialist, Accounting Specialist, or closely-related position as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment.

(Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write “see resume” on your application.

Preferred Qualifications:(Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):

• Bachelors degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field.

• Minimum one (1) year experience processing…