Accountant III - Public Transit

ABOUT THIS POSITION

The City of Phoenix Public Transit Department provides local bus, RAPID commuter bus, neighborhood and business circulators, Phoenix Dial-a-Ride and alternative transportation services by contracting with private companies who manage the day-to-day transit operations. The Public Transit Department also provides planning, scheduling, and financial management support to the High-Capacity Transit program.

In this department, the Federal Compliance Analyst (Accountant III) will perform a variety of functions essential to the Compliance and Oversight Section of the Public Transit Department. Under the direction of the Federal Compliance Officer, this position will:

• Interpret federal, State, and local requirements and laws.
• Conduct oversight reviews and ensure compliance with FTA program requirements.
• Assist in researching and responding to FTA requests.
• Attend applicable subrecipient Board meetings.
• Assist in updating and maintaining the Oversight Monitoring Plan.
• Update and maintain federal oversight resource documents.
• Review reimbursements made to determine that FTA rules and regulations are followed.
• Draft compliance notices and reports.
• Provide technical assistance to subrecipients.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

Knowledge of:

• Accounting theory, principles, and practices.
• Principles and practices of statistics as applied to financial and operational activities.
• Personal computers, word processing and spreadsheet software applications.
• Competencies in complex decision making, effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to:

• Continuously improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.
• Develop competencies in complex decision making, effective communication, personal and interpersonal skills, and managing projects.

SALARY

Pay Range: $64,604.80 to $110,510.40 annually.

Hiring Range: $64,604.80 to $95,451.20 annually.

Pay Range Explanation:

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

BENEFITS

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Four years of progressively responsible experience as a professional accountant,
• Including some experience training and supervising paraprofessional and professional accounting personnel.
• AND Bachelor's degree in accounting, business or public administration or a related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• The City job description can be found here .
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

Experience in / with:

• Working with multiple agencies (federal, state, local, subrecipients, and nonprofits).
• FTA program compliance review and monitoring.
• Communicating with middle manager staff, executives, committees, or Boards, and working in a team environment.
• Writing administrative reports/memos.
• Auditing process and procedures.
• Grant compliance, reporting, eligibility, and monitoring.
• Working in operational research.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes March 10, 2025. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Accountant III, JC:03240, ID# 56913, 02/24/25, USM, AJ, Benefits:007

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City of Phoenix is an equal opportunity employer. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni who meet the required qualifications are encouraged to apply.