Accountant 3 (PCN 07-5958)

State of Alaska; Juneau (AK); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Employment and Training Services, seeks an Accountant 3 in Juneau, to provide financial oversight for federally funded grants and programs and ensure compliance with applicable laws and policies.

This role manages awards, establishes the financial framework, reviews expenditures, and prepares adjusting journal entries, working within a small team to support the division's mission and operations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the full accounting cycle.
• Experience analyzing divisional expenditures and ensuring compliance with laws and policies.
• Ability to review federal awards and prepare adjusting journal entries.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and financial oversight for federally funded grants and programs.
• Manage incoming federal awards and establish the financial framework.
• Review expenditures for accuracy and prepare necessary adjusting entries.

Skills

General ledger

Budget administration

Analytical thinking

Oral and written communication

GAAP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Job description

Accountant 3 (PCN 07-5958) in Juneau, AK

This recruitment is exempt from the Hiring Freeze (Administrative Order 358).

ATTENTION ALASKA RESIDENTS!

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Employment and Training Services, is recruiting for an Accountant 3 located in Juneau!
No Cover Letter Required!

This position is in the General Government Unit (GGU) at a Range 18.

Job Description

What You Will Be Doing: This position provides essential administrative and financial oversight for federally funded grants and programs within the Division of Employment and Training Services (DETS). It manages incoming federal awards, establishes the financial framework, and ensures full compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and policies. The incumbent reviews and analyzes divisional expenditures for accuracy and prepares necessary documentation to process adjusting journal entries.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture: The Division of Employment and Training Services (DETS) works with business and industry to build a trained and prepared workforce by providing labor exchange, employment and training services, and unemployment insurance to Alaskans and Alaska businesses, thereby advancing opportunities for employment and economic stability for communities in Alaska.

Benefits of Joining Our Team: The Administration Unit provides essential services that support division staff and advance our mission. Our leadership team brings deep expertise and is fully committed to helping every team member succeed. We take pride in delivering efficient, high-quality support while fostering a workplace that is both fun and welcoming.

The Working Environment You Can Expect: Your office is conveniently located at the base of the Juneau Douglas bridge with plenty of parking and is adjacent to Overstreet Park. This position is part of a small team who collaboratively perform fast paced, challenging, and fulfilling work to meet the goals of the division.

Who We Are Looking For:

• Accounting Operations: Knowledge of general ledger accounting and the control/subsidiary account relationships and reconciliation techniques, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and disbursing officer's accountability.
• Budget Administration: Knowledge of the principles and practices of budget administration and analysis; including preparing, justifying, reporting on, and executing the budget; and the relationships among program, budget, accounting, and reporting systems.
• Financial Examination: Knowledge of the laws, regulations, principles, and practices that govern financial institutions (depository and non-depository) handling financial services transactions; analyzes financial statements, lending or loan portfolios, client/customer files, investment portfolios, and/or management policies and operations; examine for safety and soundness and/or compliance; identifies any discrepancies and determines necessary corrective actions.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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” refer to the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. “Professional experience” refers to 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.

EEO Statement: The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please 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.

Contact Information:

Nic DeHart
Administrative Operations Manager 2
Phone: [phone]
[e-mail]