Accounting Technician 1

State of Alaska; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Comprehensive health insurance

Retirement benefits

Job summary

The State of Alaska invites applications for an accounting support role within the Section of Epidemiology, Central Services Unit. You will provide essential financial processing, invoicing, travel coordination, and reconciliation support to ensure accurate and compliant public health operations across the state.

Join a mission-driven team offering benefits such as paid time off, holidays, health insurance, and retirement benefits while working in an Anchorage office environment that supports

Qualifications

• Performs computations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division correctly using whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages.
• Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
• Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Process financial transactions such as coding and entering invoices in IRIS-FIN.
• Prepare and update tracking sheets.
• Coordinate employee and non-employee travel.
• Review and enter timesheets in IRIS-HRM.
• Perform account reconciliations, accounts payable, and track invoices.
• Collaborate with administrative and program staff to ensure accurate, compliant financial operations.

Skills

Arithmetic

Attention to Detail

Computer Skills

Customer Service

Job description

What you will be doing:

In this position, you will provide essential accounting and fiscal support to the Section of Epidemiology within the Central Services Unit. Your responsibilities will include processing financial transactions such as coding and entering invoices in IRIS-FIN, preparing and updating tracking sheets, coordinating employee and non-employee travel, reviewing and entering timesheets in IRIS-HRM, performing account reconciliations, accounts payable, and tracking invoices. By collaborating with administrative and program staff, you will help ensure accurate, compliant, and efficient financial operations that support public health services across the state.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The Section of Epidemiology is dedicated to protecting and improving the health of Alaskans through timely, data-driven action on infectious diseases and environmental health hazards. We value collaboration, public service, and strong partnerships with Tribal, local, state, and federal partners to support effective public health prevention and response across the state. As part of this team, you will contribute to a supportive and mission-driven environment where administrative excellence helps ensure programs can deliver critical public health services to communities throughout Alaska.

The benefits of joining our team:

Joining our team gives you the opportunity to support critical public health work that helps protect Alaskans from infectious diseases. You will work with a collaborative team of public health professionals who value accuracy, coordination, and service to the community. The State of Alaska offers various benefits, such as paid time off, paid holidays, comprehensive health insurance, and retirement benefits. This role also provides opportunities for professional development and advancement. Your work will directly support programs that improve patient safety and public health outcomes across the state.

• paid time off
• paid holidays
• comprehensive health insurance
• retirement benefits

The working environment you can expect:

Your new workspace is an office setting in the Frontier Building, boasting stunning views of the Chugach and Alaska Mountain Ranges. Our Midtown location makes it easy to find lunch options, whether you drive, walk, or bike.

The Frontier Building also offers ample free covered parking, on-site vending machines, excellent building security, and a formal walking track on the top floor of the parking garage.

Who we are looking for:

• Arithmetic:Performs computations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division correctly using whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages.
• Attention to Detail:Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
• Customer Service: Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers.

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

1. 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.
2. Current performance evaluation, if available.
3. A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to verify that you meet the minimum qualifications.

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.

If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level. Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position. This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered. If this information is not accurately reflected in your application, this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed. NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting. The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES

This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans 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.

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

Cecile Verzosa / Administrative Officer 2

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]