Accountant 3 (PCN 062271)

Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership; Juneau, Northern (AK, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaska Department of Health seeks an Accountant 3 to support the Division of Behavioral Health's fiduciary duties and budgets. You will collaborate with accounting staff to align expenditures with federal programs and regulatory policies, assist with reviews, and implement corrective actions after audits.

The position emphasizes strategic thinking, adaptability, and strong GAAP knowledge. A hybrid work arrangement in Juneau offers telework days and in-office collaboration with a small,

Qualifications

• Knowledge of GAAP and accounting principles relevant to state government.
• Experience with budgeting, financial reporting, and audits.
• Ability to interpret financial data and prepare action plans.

Responsibilities

• Support the Division's budget and coordinate with federal programs.
• Assist with financial reviews, reconciliations, and audits.
• Prepare and implement corrective action plans in response to findings.

Skills

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving

Oral and Written Communication

Principles of Accounting

Technical Competence

Strategic Thinking

Adaptability

Education

Post-secondary education in accounting/budgeting

Job description

Accountant 3 (PCN 062271) | Workplace Alaska page has loaded.

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

This Position Is Open To Alaskan Residents Only.

Join our team and play a key role in managing the fiduciary duties of the Division of Behavioral Health.

Job Description

Welcome to the Department of Health.

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing: In this position, you will work with a team of accounting professionals to provide support and technical assistance for the Division's budget, coordinate the Department of Health's financial requirements with the Division's multiple federal programs, and ensure alignment with relevant regulatory policies. You will assist with financial reviews, the reconciliation of expenditures and revenues, and the preparation and implementation of corrective action plans in response to audit findings. This is an opportunity to directly influence the alignment of behavioral health services with state and federal regulations, while driving continuous improvement in fiduciary responsibility. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact on Alaska's healthcare future, we would like to hear from you.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture: The mission of the Division of Behavioral Health is to promote an integrated and comprehensive behavioral health system based on sound policy, effective practices, and partnerships. Our Division Values: Connection, Collaboration, and Community.

Benefits of Joining Our Team: We are a small, dynamic team with opportunities to pursue your areas of interest and training to grow your skill set. We value employees with compassion, diversity, and integrity.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Juneau Central Office: Centered in the vibrant downtown near the Alaska State Capitol Building, courthouse, Governor's mansion, and state and city museums. We are within walking distance of various restaurants, coffee shops, and gift stores (350 Main Street, Suite 214, Juneau, AK 99811).

A hybrid work environment offers designated telework and in-office days.

Who We Are Looking For:

• Strategic Thinking: Formulates objectives and priorities and implements plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization in a global environment. Capitalizes on opportunities and manages risks.
• Adaptability: Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Accountant 3 https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Minimum Qualifications

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.

• 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.

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.

Additional Required Information

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:

• Three (3) professional references, whom we may contact by phone, are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.
• Copies of your two (2) most recent employment performance evaluations are available.
• A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualifications/competencies, if not already provided in the application.

Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.

EDUCATION: To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts) Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION: If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE: When using work experience not documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether you worked full-time or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met. Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application. If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment. A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.

A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application.

The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americas with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-4095 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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Contact Information

For specific information in reference to the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at:

Ginger Shoopman
Administrative Operations Manager 2
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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