The Parks and Recreation Department provides residents and visitors with more than 41,000 acres of desert parks and mountain preserve land with more than 200 miles of trails; 189 parks; 33 community and recreation centers; eight golf courses; 29 pools; and classes, programs, and sports leagues. The Parks and Recreation Department also develops and maintains new parks, park amenities, and facilities with funding from a variety of sources. The Parks and Recreation Department operates five golf courses: Aguila, Cave Creek, Encanto 9, Encanto 18, and Palo Verde. The gross annual revenue for the Golf Section is approximately $9.5 million and consists of green fees, driving range fees, memberships, golf lesson fees, golf cart rentals, food and beverage sales, and merchandise sales.
Currently, there is one vacant Accountant I position in the Parks Fiscal Services Section. Fiscal Services consists of 14 staff members that are responsible for financial reporting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, budget development and monitoring, procurement and contracts. The Accountant I performs entry-level, professional accounting work with minimal supervision in a variety of fiscal settings such as payroll, procurement, general ledger accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, sales tax accounting, and departmental accounting activities. The work may include the editing of payroll data along with paycheck calculations, review of source documents used in accounting, the maintenance of ledgers, registers or other records, initial entry or control accounts, and the preparation of financial, statistical, and narrative reports for operational, capital, and grant related activities.
The Golf Accountant I position provides accounting support to the Golf Section. Responsibilities include and are not limited to:
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Perform cash audits at golf courses.
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Research and resolve accounting variances.
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Reconcile daily revenues at each golf course.
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Reconcile bank deposits with daily revenue entries.
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Prepare shopping carts to procure supplies and services.
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Process daily journal entries to record golf course revenues.
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Coordinate with golf staff to verify merchandise invoices for payment.
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Process payment control documents to record merchandise purchases.
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Utilize QuickBooks for preparation of checks for golf course beverage purchases.
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Work with vendors and golf staff to resolve revenue, invoice, ordering, and point-of-sale issues.
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Work with Finance Department staff to resolve credit card processing and bank deposit issues.
