State of Alaska
Overview
Accountant 5 (PCN 081110) in Juneau, AK. Location: Juneau, AK. Full Time. Job Number 51248. Department: Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED). The Division of Administrative Services is recruiting an Accountant 5, located in Juneau, to serve as the Finance Officer for the department. This position is responsible for managing the financial and accounting services for all the department’s diverse programs. The Finance Officer will work alongside and supervise established professional accounting staff and lead department-wide accounting operations. Our Division of Administrative Services is the department’s central service agency, delivering financial, procurement, budget, human resources, and information technology support. Join us to deliver high-quality services while ensuring adherence to department, state, and federal policies. Where you will be working
We are a close-knit team that values strong collaborative relationships, communication, and teamwork. We maintain a friendly and flexible work culture with options for hybrid telework. Our modern office is located in Juneau in the State Office Building with views of the Gastineau Channel and close to downtown shops and restaurants. Who we are looking for
Principles of Accounting:
Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, standards, and practices (for example, double entry accounting, accrual accounting), including the full accounting cycle and the preparation of work sheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals. Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving:
Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary. Financial Systems:
Knowledge of the standards, architecture, and specifications of automated financial systems, including source documents, system flows, system interfaces, and related internal controls. Technical Competence:
Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one\'s job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues. Oral and Written Communication:
Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information; makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Supervision:
Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; sets task priorities; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner. Assignments include authority and responsibility to recommend or independently take action to employ, discipline or discharge, or adjudicate grievances of direct reports. Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides competencies in Accountability:
Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules. Decision Making:
Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change. Financial Analysis:
Knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques of financial analysis, forecasting, and modeling to interpret quantitative and qualitative data; includes data modeling, earned value management, and evaluating key financial indicators, trends, and historical data. Financial Systems:
Knowledge of the standards, architecture, and specifications of automated financial systems, including source documents, system flows, system interfaces, and related internal controls. Principles of Accounting:
Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, standards, and practices (for example, double entry accounting, accrual accounting), including the full accounting cycle and the preparation of work sheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals. Technical Credibility:
Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise. Equivalent to those typically gained by: Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible professional level experience in accounting, budgeting, or financial management. Special Note:
“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation. “Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job. “Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs. “Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession\'s principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one\'s own judgment. “Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility. Other Information
Some positions may require a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field and/or a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). The requirement will be noted in the recruitment posting. Additional Required Information
A cover letter is required to apply for this position.
The cover letter must describe your level of skill or experience with the desired competencies listed in this job posting. You are not required to have experience in every area; if you do not have experience in a particular area, simply say so in the cover letter. The cover letter will be used as a writing sample and should be no longer than one page, single spaced. Please ensure that your letter is professionally formatted and is free of errors. What to prepare at time of interview: Copies of your most recent three evaluations (if not already attached to your application). Three professional references who have supervisory responsibility over you, with daytime contact numbers (if not already listed). Post-secondary transcripts must be submitted with your application if education is being used to meet the minimum qualifications. Job Contact
Hiring manager:
Sabrina Javier, Division Operations Manager Phone:
(907) 465-2625 Email:
sabrina.javier@alaska.gov Employer
State of Alaska Address: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201 Phone: (800) 587-0430 (Statewide toll-free) / (907) 465-4095
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Accountant 5 (PCN 081110) in Juneau, AK. Location: Juneau, AK. Full Time. Job Number 51248. Department: Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED). The Division of Administrative Services is recruiting an Accountant 5, located in Juneau, to serve as the Finance Officer for the department. This position is responsible for managing the financial and accounting services for all the department’s diverse programs. The Finance Officer will work alongside and supervise established professional accounting staff and lead department-wide accounting operations. Our Division of Administrative Services is the department’s central service agency, delivering financial, procurement, budget, human resources, and information technology support. Join us to deliver high-quality services while ensuring adherence to department, state, and federal policies. Where you will be working
We are a close-knit team that values strong collaborative relationships, communication, and teamwork. We maintain a friendly and flexible work culture with options for hybrid telework. Our modern office is located in Juneau in the State Office Building with views of the Gastineau Channel and close to downtown shops and restaurants. Who we are looking for
Principles of Accounting:
Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, standards, and practices (for example, double entry accounting, accrual accounting), including the full accounting cycle and the preparation of work sheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals. Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving:
Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary. Financial Systems:
Knowledge of the standards, architecture, and specifications of automated financial systems, including source documents, system flows, system interfaces, and related internal controls. Technical Competence:
Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one\'s job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues. Oral and Written Communication:
Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information; makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Supervision:
Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; sets task priorities; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner. Assignments include authority and responsibility to recommend or independently take action to employ, discipline or discharge, or adjudicate grievances of direct reports. Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides competencies in Accountability:
Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules. Decision Making:
Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change. Financial Analysis:
Knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques of financial analysis, forecasting, and modeling to interpret quantitative and qualitative data; includes data modeling, earned value management, and evaluating key financial indicators, trends, and historical data. Financial Systems:
Knowledge of the standards, architecture, and specifications of automated financial systems, including source documents, system flows, system interfaces, and related internal controls. Principles of Accounting:
Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, standards, and practices (for example, double entry accounting, accrual accounting), including the full accounting cycle and the preparation of work sheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals. Technical Credibility:
Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise. Equivalent to those typically gained by: Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible professional level experience in accounting, budgeting, or financial management. Special Note:
“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation. “Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job. “Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs. “Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession\'s principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one\'s own judgment. “Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility. Other Information
Some positions may require a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field and/or a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). The requirement will be noted in the recruitment posting. Additional Required Information
A cover letter is required to apply for this position.
The cover letter must describe your level of skill or experience with the desired competencies listed in this job posting. You are not required to have experience in every area; if you do not have experience in a particular area, simply say so in the cover letter. The cover letter will be used as a writing sample and should be no longer than one page, single spaced. Please ensure that your letter is professionally formatted and is free of errors. What to prepare at time of interview: Copies of your most recent three evaluations (if not already attached to your application). Three professional references who have supervisory responsibility over you, with daytime contact numbers (if not already listed). Post-secondary transcripts must be submitted with your application if education is being used to meet the minimum qualifications. Job Contact
Hiring manager:
Sabrina Javier, Division Operations Manager Phone:
(907) 465-2625 Email:
sabrina.javier@alaska.gov Employer
State of Alaska Address: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201 Phone: (800) 587-0430 (Statewide toll-free) / (907) 465-4095
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