Deputy Director

Deputy Director (02-4121) – Juneau or Anchorage, AK

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

This position serves as Deputy Director for the Division of Finance and oversees multiple sections that provide statewide support through subordinate managers.

Working as a partner with the Division Director, its key responsibilities include analyzing and recommending division goals and policies, identifying necessary regulatory changes, and providing short- and long‑term planning, efficient resource management, and effective program delivery.

Additionally, the Deputy Director will develop policy and administrative rules, advise on tax compliance issues, implement new governmental accounting standards, and produce the statewide annual comprehensive financial report. You will coach and mentor accounting supervisors and staff accountants, set performance goals and evaluate team performance.

The Division of Finance provides the highest quality accounting, payroll, and travel services for the State of Alaska.

The Division of Finance values work–life balance, intellectual curiosity, learning from experience, technical competency, working together toward a shared set of goals, and expressing individuality. The Division of Finance is a small, welcoming community of accountants, analysts, technicians, and payroll specialists. We conduct the State's financial business with integrity, accountability, and a spirit of continuous improvement.

We maintain a friendly and flexible work culture that believes in work/life balance. Currently flexible work schedules and telework options are available, but the frequency or duration of that availability may change depending on the requirements of the position.

Whether you work in our downtown Anchorage or downtown Juneau office, you will enjoy the views and be within close walking distance of coffee shops, restaurants, and numerous nature trails. Our Anchorage location is the Atwood Building at 550 W. 7th Avenue, and our Juneau location is the State Office Building at 333 Willoughby Avenue.

• Organizational Awareness: Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operate effectively within them; this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization.
• Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• 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.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Positions in the partially exempt service are exempt from the recruitment processes required by AS 39.25.150 (3)-(10). The partially exempt service is established by statute and is subject to the state's classification and pay plans. Employees appointed to partially exempt positions are exempt from the usual recruitment process and serve at the discretion of the appointing authority. Partially exempt positions are not covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement.

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 (907) 465‑4095 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.