Accountant 4 (090083)

Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership; Juneau, Northern (AK, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care programs

Retirement plans

Career development opportunities

Leave benefits and holidays

Union membership benefits

Job summary

Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) seeks an Accountant 4 to oversee revenue accounting for contracts, grants, and RSA; ensure compliance and accurate reporting across divisions.

You will supervise accountants and accounting technicians, lead by example, and coordinate with federal partners to address financial challenges.

Qualifications

• Analysis and Assessment: uses information tech to access, collect, analyze data.
• Financial Analysis: forecasting, modeling, and evaluating financial indicators.
• Principles of Accounting: GAAP, double entry, accruals, ledgers.
• Reasoning: identifies rules and draws conclusions.
• Technical Competence: applies formal training to advise on technical issues.
• Equivalent to a combination of education and professional accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with federal/state laws for contracts, RSA, grants and revenues.
• Provide guidance and supervision to professional accountants and technicians.
• Manage financial reporting for multiple cooperative agreements and multi-year grants.

Skills

Financial analysis

GAAP accounting

Reconciliation

Analytical thinking

Technical accounting

Team leadership

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

Job description

Accountant 4 (090083)

The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), Division Administrative Services (DAS), in the Revenue Section, is recruiting for an Accountant 4.

This position is in the Supervisory (SS) bargaining unit at a range 20.

ThispositionisopentoAlaskaResidentsonly.

Job Description

What You Will Be Doing:

The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), Division of Administrative Services, is recruiting for an Accountant 4. The primary responsibilities for this team member will include compliance with all federal and state laws, regulations, and requirements for the reporting, accounting, billing, and collection of State of Alaska contracts/Reimbursable Services Agreement (RSA), department-wide grant, federal, and administrative revenues. In addition, this team member provides technical guidance and supervision to professional-level accountants and accounting technicians.

The Accountant 4 provides financial management of DMVA revenue accounting and the associated federal and state reporting for all DMVA divisions of between 10-16 Federal Cooperative Agreement Programs (dependent on level of mutually negotiated annual agreements and funding), and between 10-25 multi-year grants for combined federal revenue earnings of more than $20 million annually.

Mission and Culture:

The DMVA impacts the lives of most Alaskans through our mission to respond to state disasters and emergencies, serve and support Alaska veterans, educate at-risk teens in disciplined and structured environments, and work alongside the National Guard in the execution of global, theater, and state operations.

The Division of Administrative Services supports the work of each of our core divisions by providing financial, procurement, budget, information technology, human resources, and administrative support. This position will have the opportunity to interact with team members from each of our core divisions and federal partners daily, and to problem-solve emerging financial challenges.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

The Administrative Services team is supportive, friendly, and fosters a culture of servant-leadership, accountability, and excellence. As the Accountant 4, you will be part of the division leadership team and serve as the revenue and structure subject matter expert for the department. This position directly supervises accountants and accounting technicians and leads by example, modeling the behaviors and cultures that DMVA believes in.

The Division of Administrative Services supports the work of each of our core divisions by providing financial, procurement, budget, information technology, human resources, and administrative support. This position will have the opportunity to interact with team members from each of our core divisions and federal partners daily, and to problem-solve emerging financial challenges.

• Health care and employee wellness programs
• Retirement plans
• Career development opportunities
• Leave benefits and holidays
• Opportunity to become a member of a union with additional benefits

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.
• 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.
• Team Building: Inspires and fosters team commitment, spirit, pride, and trust. Facilitates cooperation and motivates team members to accomplish group goals.

Competency Description

To view the general description and example of duties for the position please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

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.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.

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: The prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

Training and education: 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: Indicates 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 aids 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.

The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorship.

Contact Information

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Contact Information: For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager: Pamela Wiederspohn Accountant 5 / Chief Revenue Officer TEAMS/Phone: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

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