Accounting Technician 2 (PCN 261004)

State of Alaska; Wasilla (AK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance Benefits

Retirement Benefits

Paid Leave

12 paid holidays

Job summary

The State of Alaska’s Office of Children’s Services in Wasilla is seeking an Accounting Technician 2 to support the travel and accounting functions, coordinating travel authorizations, auditing, and fund requests for staff and families. This role emphasizes accuracy and timely processing within a collaborative team environment.

Candidates should have accounting knowledge and the ability to manage multiple tasks, including reconciling travel accounts, handling vendor inquiries, and coordinating

Qualifications

• One year of entry-level accounting or clerical bookkeeping experience.
• Certification as an Accounting Technician substitutes for the required experience.
• Post-secondary education substitutes for the required experience (3 sem/4 qtr hours = 1 month) if it includes at least 6 sem/8 qtr hours in Accounting.

Responsibilities

• Support travel and/or accounting sections by making travel arrangements, auditing and processing travel authorizations (TAs), and processing travel-related Requests for Funds (RFFs).
• Perform travel account reconciliation and resolve vendor payment inquiries.
• Provide primary dispatch of all TAs to eight AT 1 positions.

Skills

Self-Management

Decision Making

Principles of Accounting

Analytical Thinking

Computer Skills

Education

Accounting-related education or certification

Job description

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

The Department of Family and Community Services, Office of Children’s Services (OCS) is recruiting for full-time Accounting Technician 2 located in Wasilla, Alaska.

What you will be doing

As an Accounting Technician 2, you will support the travel and/or accounting section of the division. This position works for the Office of Children’s Services and provides essential services by making travel arrangements, auditing and processing travel authorizations (TAs), and processing travel related Requests for Funds (RFFs). This position performs travel account reconciliation, resolves vendor payment inquiries, and provides primary dispatch of all TAs to eight Accounting Technician 1 (AT 1) positions.

Our organization, mission and culture

The Office of Children’s Services strives for a diverse and inclusive workforce where safety and wellbeing are paramount and employees at all levels promote a culture where everyone is valued, treated equitably, and treated respectfully.

The Mission of the Office of Children’s Services is: Ensuring the safety, permanency and well-being of children by strengthening families, engaging communities, and partnering with Tribes.

Everything we do is underpinned by our Core Values.

Benefits of joining our team

The Office of Children’s Services is committed to an organizational culture that values each team member. We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment. We celebrate and value the diversity of our employees, partners, and families we serve.

Your first 12 months in the agency are probationary and considered a training period, with formal and on-the-job training with your supervisor and your colleagues.

Full-time benefits of this position include but are not limited to: Insurance Benefits; Retirement Benefits; Paid Leave; and twelve paid holidays per year. Please see the benefits tab on this posting for more information.

Working environment you can expect

This position will be located in the Wasilla office. The successful candidate(s) will be part of a team which coordinates and fiscally reconciles Divisional travel for staff and families which we serve, and/or the Regional Accounting Team which processes all other support activities including but not limited to payroll, inventory management and supplies.

The Office of Children’s Services requires staff to work overtime when deemed necessary. OCS Staff are considered essential and are expected to work during pandemic and other natural disasters. The agency also supports a healthy work/life balance for all staff.

For information on the Wasilla community (including schools, hospitals, housing) please review the Alaska Community Profiles.

We are seeking a candidate with the following competencies:

1. Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
2. Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.

Special Note

• All positions require valid ID and successful completion of a background investigation, including fingerprinting and a criminal records check.

A cover letter is NOT required for this position. Your complete application will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

To view the general description and example of duties for an Accounting Technician 2, please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/ classspecs

One year of entry technical level accounting or clerical bookkeeping experience.

Substitutions: Certification as an Accounting Technician from an accredited college will substitute for the required experience.

Post secondary education from an accredited college will substitute for the required experience (3 semester/4 quarter hours equal one month) if it includes at least 6 semester/8 quarter hours in Accounting.

At time of interview applicant is requested to submit

• A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial are acceptable but must include the institution name/URL on documents provided) if required to meet minimum qualifications.
• A list of three (3) professional* references including daytime telephone numbers and email address; at least two (2) of these must be from a current or former supervisor.
  • Professional is defined as a supervisor or an individual who has direct knowledge of your work performance.

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 1-800-587-4095 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 please contact the hiring manager at:

Name: Katryna Midzak, Administrative Assistant 2

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]