Accountant - Community Services (Housing)
Posted on July 2, 2026 by City of Glendale (AZ)
- Glendale, United States of America
- $66263.0 - $99395.0
- Full Time
Description
Note: Physical work location: 7677 W Bethany Home Rd, Glendale, AZ 85303
Performs a wide variety of introductory level professional accounting work in the preparation and maintenance of budget and accounting records. Performs treasury function for the City.
Essential Functions
- Reconciles all expenditures, revenues, and inventory charges to the general ledger.
- Prepares and submits a monthly analysis of expenditures and revenues.
- Calculates, reports, and pays the city's tax liabilities.
- Reconciles monthly bank statements, health insurance invoices, and retirement sub-ledger.
- Prepares statistical reports for the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and verifies compliance.
- Maintains electronic spreadsheets on various accounts and produces reports as necessary.
- Collects, analyzes, and prepares working papers for audits and provides oral or written answers to auditors' questions.
- Prepare journal entries to record, correct or accrue assets, liabilities, revenues and expenditures.
- Monitor accounts receivable and review past due invoices.
- Interpret and comply with accounting pronouncements, federal, state and local laws and regulations, and city polices, and develop and update procedures.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications/Special Requirements/Success Factors
Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field. Proficiency using electronic spreadsheets is required.
Any equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.
Knowledge of:
- Generally accepted accounting principles, procedures, and applications
- Governmental budgeting and organizational structure
- Electronic spreadsheet programs and applications
- Regulations applicable to area of assignment
- Federal, county, state, and local laws, codes and regulations applicable to governmental accounting
Ability to:
- Accurately prepare a variety of work papers and financial reports
- Provide technical guidance to and train account clerks or other clerical staff
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with city staff and other governmental agencies Communicate effectively verbally and in writing
Success Factor Classification Level - Foundational
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This position description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the position change.
Benefit information is outlined here: https://www.glendaleaz.gov/Your-Government/Connect/Departments/Human-Resources-Risk-Management/Benefits
Advertised until:
Aug. 1, 2026
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