Accounting Technician 3 (PCN 20-1032)

State of Alaska; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Alaska, Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, invites applications for an Accounting Technician 3 in Anchorage. Under the Inmate Banking Supervisor, you will perform internal audit activities, review inmate and welfare funds, and provide training and oversight of banking operations.

This role requires two years of technical accounting or bookkeeping experience, with substitutions allowed for certain education credentials.

Qualifications

• Two years of technical level accounting or bookkeeping experience, of which at least one year was at the full-proficiency level.
• Substitutions include: Accounting Technician certification substitutes for one year; college coursework substitutions for up to two years depending on accounting focus; an Associate’s degree can substitute for two years of experience with appropriate accounting coursework.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive internal audit activities including analysis, decision-making, and recommendations.
• Review fiscal and accounting transactions pertaining to inmate financial accounts.
• Deliver training and provide oversight of inmate banking operations.
• Review and audit inmate funds and welfare funds managed by the Department.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Auditing

Internal Controls

Problem Solving

Compliance

Education

Associate’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration

Job description

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for an Accounting Technician 3 position located in Anchorage, Alaska.

What You Will Be Doing:

Under general direction from the Inmate Banking Supervisor, this position conducts comprehensive internal audit activities, including analysis, decision-making, and recommendations, as well as reviewing fiscal and accounting transactions pertaining to all inmate financial accounts. The role is also responsible for delivering training and providing oversight of inmate banking operations. In addition, it encompasses the review and audit of inmate funds and welfare funds managed by the Department.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

Inmate Banking works within the Division of Institutional Director’s Office and provides essential financial support to the operations of the Department in support of its mission to provide secure confinement, reformative programs, and a process of supervised community integration to enhance the safety of our communities.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

By joining the Inmate Banking team you will be an integral member of this fun dynamic unit, building strong antilitical skills while embracing the values of integrity, accountability, continuious improvements, and taking pride in doing our part to support the Department's mission.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

The work environment is collaborative and customer service oriented. Our Inmate Banking Team works as a tight knit group that values each other's contributions.

Who We Are Looking For:

• 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.
• Auditing: Knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards and procedures for conducting financial and compliance, economy and efficiency, and program audits.
• Internal Controls: Knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques for establishing internal control activities (for example, authorizations, verifications, reconciliations), monitoring their use, and evaluating their performance (for example, identification of material weaknesses or significant deficiencies).
• Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
• Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.

Two years of technical level accounting or bookkeeping experience, of which at least one year was at the full-proficiency level.

Substitutions:

• Certification as an Accounting Technician from an accredited college will substitute for one year of the required experience at the non-full-proficiency level.
• Post secondary education from an accredited college will substitute for up to one year of the required experience at the non-full-proficiency level (3 semester/4 quarter hours equal one month) if it includes at least 6 semester/8 quarter hours in Accounting.
• Post secondary education from an accredited college will substitute for the required two years of experience (3 semester/4 quarter hours equal one month) if it includes at least 9 semester/12 quarter hours at or above the 200 level in Accounting.
• An associate’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration from an accredited college will substitute for the required two years of experience if it includes at least 6 semester/8 quarter hours at or above the 200 level in Accounting.

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT

The State’s online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.

EDUCATION

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, 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 if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. 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. post‑secondary institution 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 post‑secondary institution. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS/APSIN/ACOMS

Please be aware – this position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN). A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN. DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in this state or another jurisdiction, or who may be a fugitive from justice. Additionally, security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial application for security clearance.

FINGERPRINT NOTICE

All Department of Corrections employees are required to be fingerprinted. The successful candidate must pass a criminal history check.

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 465-4095 in Juneau or [phone] (TTY) 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.

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE

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Kari Wheeler

Inmate Banking Manager

907-707-1704

[e-mail]