JOB DESCRIPTION:
Position Summary:
Under the direction of the County Administrator directs, develops, and coordinates the financial management functions of the County. Financial management areas include; financial reporting, debt service, accounting, forecasting, budgeting, grants administration, general ledger, procurement, purchasing, payroll activities and staff supervision.
Essential Job Functions:
- To effectively manage the Finance Department operations, responsibilities and staff according to County policy and directives.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage and direct the Finance Department, which is responsible for all accounting, payroll and financial support services
- Preparation of the annual audited financial statements
- Establish and oversee County budgets and department budget for proper reporting and accounting control
- Debt service management
- Prepare annual budget
- Maintenance and control of centralized, automated financial accounting system, such as Visions and other County used platforms
- Responsible for controlling, monitoring and recording all County assets
- Provides presentations at Board of Supervisor meetings
- Oversee Accounts Payable for all County Departments
- Supervise General Ledger entries
- Supervise monthly budget reconciliations
- Oversee grant management and grant applications
- Supervise Finance department staff
- Administer payroll for County employees through the County’s payroll vendor
Minimum Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or the equivalent combination of education, experience and training which provides the desired knowledge, skills and abilities
Required Knowledge, Skill & Ability:
- Accounting principles, practice and methods
- Arizona Auditor General’s Uniform Accounting Manual for Arizona Counties (UAMAC)
- Uniform Expenditures Reporting System (UERS)
- Forecasting and budgetary practices
- Data processing as it relates to accounting records applications
- Perform highly difficult technical accounting work
- Analyze and solve problems
- Plan, organize and supervise
- Respond to inquiries or complaints from County personnel, residents, regulatory agencies, audit firms and members of the business community in regards to Finance Department issues
- Communicate effective verbally and in writing.
- Public presentations of Financial information
- Ability to operate office equipment including computer, copy machine, fax, and telephone
- Remain sitting for extended periods
- Perform repetitive hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder motion for office and computer work
- Requires visual ability for computer work, hearing and speech ability for ordinary conversations and in a group environment
Preferred Knowledge, Skill & Ability:
- Four (4) years of accounting experience in the public/private sector
- CPA, MBA and/or CGFM certification
Supplemental Information
- Annual Salary Range: $120,000.00 DOE (competitive salary based on qualifications)
- Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement, paid leave, and professional development opportunities. For information regarding benefits, click here (Download PDF reader).
Why Join La Paz County?
Working for La Paz County offers more than just a career—it’s a chance to make a difference in your community. You’ll join a dedicated team of professionals committed to transparency, accountability, and fiscal responsibility. The county also offers a supportive work culture and opportunities for professional growth.
La Paz County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Pay: $120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Are you currently or have you ever been employed by La Paz County?
- Are you in any way related to a current employee of La Paz County?
- Are you over the age of 18?
- Have you been convicted of a felony within the last seven (7) years?
- Do you certify that the information provided is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and understand that any false or misleading statements or omission of information may result in immediate removal from consideration of employment?
- Do you authorize investigation of all statements contained in or related to this application for employment by La Paz County, its employees, and agents and authorize disclosure of information contained in the application or discovered by investigation to La Paz County, my employing officer, agency, or department as provided by law?
- Do you hereby release from liability and agree to hold harmless under any and all possible causes of legal action, La Pa County, its officers, employees, and agents, as well as any present or former employer, educational institution, person, or legal entity, its officers, employees, or agents, for any statements, acts, or omissions made in the course of the investigation and release from liability shall apply to any right of action that might accrue to myself, my heirs, assigns, and personal representatives?
- If offered employment, do you understand that false, misleading, or omitted information given in my application or interview(s) may result in immediate discharge and is not subject to any grievance process and acknowledge that making false statements or omissions in connection with this application is a crime punishable as provided in Title 13 of the Arizona Revised Statutes?
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
