Accountant 3/4 Flex

Alaskajobs; Anchorage (AK); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, invites applications for an Accountant 3/4 in Anchorage or Juneau. The role acts as fiscal officer, overseeing finance, grants, and contracts, and developing accounting procedures with strong internal controls.

The position supports compliance with state and federal laws and offers flexible staffing. The ideal candidate will manage accounting operations, ensure accurate financial reporting, and collaborate with a diverse team

Qualifications

• Uses information technology to access, analyze, maintain, and disseminate data.
• Knowledge of GAAP and the full accounting cycle, including worksheets, ledgers, and journals.
• Experience with budgeting, financial management, and expenditures oversight.
• Familiarity with grants, contracts, and federal funds processing.

Responsibilities

• Serve as fiscal officer for the Division of Wildlife Conservation and oversee finance, grants, and contracts.
• Develop and implement accounting procedures and internal controls; ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal financial laws, regulations, and policies.

Skills

Analysis and Assessment

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving

Oral and Written Communication

Principles of Accounting

Technical Competence

Education

Accounting/Finance equivalency

Job description

Job Description

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our

residency definition

to determine if you qualify.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation is recruiting

for an Accountant 3/4 located in Anchorage or Juneau, Alaska!

What You Will Be Doing:

This is an exciting opportunity to work in support of a mission of wildlife conservation, in an environment filled with diversity with a dedicated team of professionals. This position serves as the fiscal officer for the Division of Wildlife Conservation and is responsible for providing professional level oversight for finance, grants, and contracts. The position develops and implements accounting procedures, internal controls, and ensures that accounting information is complete and accurate, financial reports are reliable, and that the Division conducts itself in accordance with applicable state and federal financial laws, regulations, and policies. This is a flexibly staffed position.

Our Mission, Values and Culture:

The Alaska Department of Fish & Game strives for a diverse and inclusive workforce where safety and well-being are paramount, and employees at all levels promote a culture where everyone is valued, treated equitably, and treated respectfully.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

Joining Wildlife provides a great opportunity to enhance your knowledge in Federal and state fiscal management. This is a great position to learn and grow professionally while being able to visit our state with a unique view of Alaska’s wildlife.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

The job is located in the beautiful city of Juneau or Anchorage, Alaska with road access to glaciers, trails, and skiing. Both of which are diverse cities with a great culture. We are hybrid teleworking locations with staff working in and out of the office during the week.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

Financial Management:(*) Prepares, justifies, and/or administers the budget for program areas; plans, administers, and monitors expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs and policies; assesses financial condition of an organization.

Federal Funds Processing: Knowledge of methods and procedures for processing direct and reimbursable program funds (for example, automatic and funded reimbursements, interagency agreements, transfer appropriations), grants, loans, and credit programs.

Grants Management Laws, Regulations, and Guidelines: Knowledge of principles, laws, regulations, policies, practices, and guidelines (for example, Executive Orders, Code of Federal Regulations, OMB circulars) of grant or agreement programs, including their order of precedence.

To view the general description and example of duties for an Accountant 3/4 please

go to

the following link:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Competency Based Hire Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Minimum Qualifications

Accountant 3

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.

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.

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 (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and respond appropriately.

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 Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on‑job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

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.

Accountant 4

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.

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.

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.

Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, and other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.

Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on‑job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Any combination of preparatory post‑secondary education and/or progressively responsible professional level