Accountant II - Housing Department

About This Position

The City of Phoenix Housing Department's mission is to provide quality affordable housing and a pathway to self-sufficiency. To fulfill the mission, the City of Phoenix Housing Department owns approximately 5,000 units of public and affordable housing and manages more than 5,200 housing choice vouchers, providing homes to 25,000+ persons.

It also offers financing to for-profit and nonprofit partners to help create additional affordable housing opportunities.

The Housing Department is offering an exciting opportunity to make a difference in our community and join a dynamic team of dedicated professionals as an Accountant II in the Management Services Division. If you are interested in growing your career in a rewarding field that values a balance between work and life, this is an excellent opportunity to join an award-winning and growing municipal government.

Apply your experience in performing accounting theory, principles, and practices to support the mission of the department; provide quality affordable housing and a pathway to self-sufficiency

Responsibilities Include And Are Not Limited To

• Prepare and analyze fiscal accounting reports and transactions for federal grants.
• Control revenue receipts for expense reimbursements and rental payments.
• Lead, review, and approve bi-weekly payroll reporting transactions and journal entries.
• Prepare budget and operating expense reports and conduct variance analysis.
• Read, interpret, and apply vendor contract agreement terms, payroll and benefit memorandum exceptions, and grant financial compliance requirements.
• Audit and review petty cash and inventory count controls.
• Collect data and prepare general ledger journal entries, invoice receipts, and supporting documentation.
• Answer expenditure and revenue questions from department staff.
• Plan, assign, coordinate, and supervise the work of Payroll Account Clerk III.

The Accountant II performs accounting theory, principles, and practices and their application to various municipal accounting transactions and problems.

Work may include analyzing and monitoring the use of financial resources; assisting in the design and implementation of accounting policies, procedures, and internal control systems; liquidation of Purchase Orders; reviewing and maintaining financial reports; processing payments; performing journal entries; and conducting research on contracted City vendors payments.

The Accountant II may supervise professional and paraprofessional accounting staff (e.g. account clerks, accountants) and may assist in managing major city accounting operations, such as payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgeting, rate development, grant management, travel, payment ordinance, and budgetary and GAAP accounting/reporting.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with great attention to detail.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex agreements and administrative regulations.
• Well-developed competencies in complex decision making, effective communication, personal and interpersonal skills, and managing projects.
• Familiarity with accounting transactions rules, regulations, and internal controls.
• Ability to efficiently manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment and be able to work independently with minimal supervision.

SALARY

Pay Range

$65,894.40 to $102,232.00 annually.

Hiring Range

$65,894.40 to $92,726.40 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.
• Promotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade increase.
• Demotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade decrease.
• Lateral transfers occur when there is no change to the last two digits of the pay grade.
• When there is a change in the first digit of the pay grade, there may also be a change to your classification or unit.

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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

• Three years of professional level experience in accounting.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
• For information regarding pre-screening and driving positions, click here.
• The City job description can be found here.

Preferred Qualifications

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus

• Master's Degree in Accounting, Business, or a related field, is preferred.
• Experience:
• Working with budgets, financial analysis, and/or cost and fee analysis.
• Accounts Receivable experience.
• Excellent experience with Microsoft Excel.
• Creating financial reports.
• With reconciliation processes.
• Supervising, including planning, assigning, coordinating, and supervising the work of various accounting functions.
• Researching, analyzing and problem-solving skills independently following contractual agreements and regulations
• Using SAP.
• Familiarity with accounting transactions rules, regulations, and internal controls.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes July 13, 2026. 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 II, JC:03220, ID# 62275, 07/07/2026, USM, MMN , Benefits:007

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