Accountant, Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting

Job Description

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil & Gas, is recruiting for an Accountant 3/4 in Anchorage.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

This position handles all Net Profit Share Lease (NPSL) account activity. This includes reviewing and evaluating NPSL reports to verify that lessees file them accurately and in accordance with regulations, and make appropriate net profit payments.

The position calculates and verifies royalty values for leases subject to Alaska North Slope (ANS) royalty settlement agreements (RSA) and works with lessees to correct misreported values.

This position also compiles statistical data that is published on the division's public website, reconciles run tickets and royalty payments, and serves as backup to the royalty accountant 3.

The accountant 3/4 primarily works with a team of royalty accountants and programmers to ensure royalties are reported accurately.

The Division of Oil and Gas manages lands for oil, gas, geothermal, and carbon capture exploration and development in a fair and transparent manner to maximize the prudent use of resources to the greatest benefit of all Alaskans.

This position supports the Division’s success by ensuring that the State collects the correct net profit owed under all Net Profit Share Leases.

This position is an integral part of the royalty team, which includes a larger team of highly skilled professionals, including engineers, lawyers, geologists, auditors, commercial analysts, leasing experts, and programmers.

The Division of Oil and Gas offers a hybrid, flexible work schedule with continual opportunities to learn about Alaska’s oil and gas industry. The work on NPSL filings helps ensure the State fulfills its Constitutional responsibility to collect all payments it is entitled to.

This job is located on the 11th floor of the Atwood building in beautiful downtown Anchorage. Our office is a busy, professional environment with a quiet atmosphere.

We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following position-specific competencies.

Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.

Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.

Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.

Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

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