Alaska Accounting Technician I: Provider Payments

Alaskajobs; Juneau (AK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance Benefits

Retirement Benefits

Paid Leave

twelve paid holidays per year

Job summary

Office of Children's Services in Juneau, Alaska is hiring an Accounting Technician 1 to manage provider records, set up vendors, and ensure timely payments for foster care, childcare, adoption, and out-of-state providers.

The role emphasizes auditing provider accounts for overpayments, notifying providers in writing, and coordinating collection methods, while supporting field workers and care providers in payment regulations and policy compliance.

Qualifications

• One year of clerical work experience maintaining records, including use of computer systems.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic calculations.
• Familiarity with provider payments and accounting processes is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists in maintaining provider records and setting up vendors/providers; ensures foster care, childcare, adoption, and out-of-state providers are paid timely and accurately.
• Serves as a resource for field workers and care providers to ensure payments comply with regulations and policy.
• Audits provider accounts to identify overpayments, issues written notification to providers, and coordinates debt collection approaches.

Skills

Learning

Self-Management

Oral and Written Communication

Customer Service

Computer Skills

Education

One year clerical work experience with computer systems

Formal vocational education in accounting or bookkeeping substitution

Post secondary education substitution (3 sem/4 quarter hours = 1 month)

Job description

Office of Children's Services in Juneau, Alaska is hiring an Accounting Technician 1 to manage provider records, set up vendors, and ensure timely payments for foster care, childcare, adoption, and out-of-state providers.

The role emphasizes auditing provider accounts for overpayments, notifying providers in writing, and coordinating collection methods, while supporting field workers and care providers in payment regulations and policy compliance.