Accountant 3/4 (PCN 10-4158)

State of Alaska; Anchorage (AK); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid, flexible schedule

Opportunities to learn about Alaska’s油

Job summary

The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas, seeks an Accountant 3/4 in Anchorage to manage Net Profit Share Lease activity, verify lessee reports, and determine correct net profit payments under RSA and ANS.

You will collaborate with royalty accountants and programmers, compile public data, reconcile run tickets and royalty payments, and support the division’s efforts in a hybrid Anchorage office.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Review Net Profit Share Lease (NPSL) reports for accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Calculate and verify royalty values for ANS royalty settlement agreements (RSA).
• Engage with lessees to correct misreported values and ensure timely payments.
• Compile statistical data for public release on the division’s website; reconcile run tickets and royalty payments.
• Support a team of royalty accountants and programmers to ensure accurate royalties.

Skills

Analysis and Assessment

Analytical Thinking

Oral and Written Communication

Principles of Accounting

Technical Competence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field

Job description

Accountant 3/4 (PCN 10-4158) in Anchorage, AK | GovernmentJobs.com page has loaded.

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil & Gas, is recruiting for an Accountant 3/4 in Anchorage.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

This position handles all Net Profit Share Lease (NPSL) account activity. This includes reviewing and evaluating NPSL reports to verify that lessees file them accurately and in accordance with regulations, and make appropriate net profit payments.

The position calculates and verifies royalty values for leases subject to Alaska North Slope (ANS) royalty settlement agreements (RSA) and works with lessees to correct misreported values.

This position also compiles statistical data that is published on the division's public website, reconciles run tickets and royalty payments, and serves as backup to the royalty accountant 3.

The accountant 3/4 primarily works with a team of royalty accountants and programmers to ensure royalties are reported accurately.

Mission and Values/Culture:

The Division of Oil and Gas manages lands for oil, gas, geothermal, and carbon capture exploration and development in a fair and transparent manner to maximize the prudent use of resources to the greatest benefit of all Alaskans.

This position supports the Division’s success by ensuring that the State collects the correct net profit owed under all Net Profit Share Leases.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

• This position is an integral part of the royalty team, which includes a larger team of highly skilled professionals, including engineers, lawyers, geologists, auditors, commercial analysts, leasing experts, and programmers.
• The Division of Oil and Gas offers a hybrid, flexible work schedule with continual opportunities to learn about Alaska’s oil and gas industry. The work on NPSL filings helps ensure the State fulfills its Constitutional responsibility to collect all payments it is entitled to.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This job is located on the 11th floor of the Atwood building in beautiful downtown Anchorage. Our office is a busy, professional environment with a quiet atmosphere.

We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following position-specific competencies.

• Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
• Reading: Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
• Adaptability: Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.

Minimum Qualifications

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions
This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.Please ensure your application(through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.
Minimum Qualifications

Accountant 3 – starting salary is $2725.50 biweekly

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 responds 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-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

• 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 responds 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-the-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.

Accountant 4 – starting salary is $3119.25 biweekly

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, or 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-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

• 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, or 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-the-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.

Other Information

Some positions may require a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field and /or a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). The requirement will be noted in the recruitment posting.

EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation, auxiliary aids or services, or alternative communication formats should call 1-800-587-0430 or [phone] in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

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For specific information about this position, please get in touch with the hiring manager at the following:

Cynthia Morales

Royalty Accounting Manager

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Employer State of Alaska

Address PO Box 110201
Juneau, Alaska, 99811

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