Accounting Technician Flex; PCN

Overview

The Department of Health is seeking an Accounting Technician 2/3. This exempt, flex‑staffed position is open to Alaskan residents and offers a clear path from Technician 2 to Technician 3.

Grow your accounting career while building advanced technical skills. You will gain hands‑on experience with complex financial operations, reimbursable service agreements, reconciliations, and statewide accounting systems while collaborating with an experienced team. You will receive training, mentorship, and increasing responsibility to develop the knowledge and confidence needed to resolve accounting issues independently and manage more complex work. The role supports advancement from Technician 2 to Technician 3 upon completion of the Level 2 series.

• Accountability:
  Holds self and others accountable for measurable, high‑quality, timely, and cost‑effective results; sets priorities and delegates work; complies with control systems.
• Oral and Written Communication:
  Presents information clearly to individuals or groups, adapts to audience and subject matter, listens and responds appropriately.
• Attention to Detail:
  Performs work thoroughly and conscientiously.
• Analytical Thinking / Problem Solving:
  Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Utilizes computer applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.

Technician 2

• One year of entry‑level accounting or clerical bookkeeping experience.
• Substitutions:
  Accounting Technician certification or post‑secondary education with at least 6 semester/8 quarter hours in Accounting.

Technician 3

• Two years of technical‑level accounting or bookkeeping experience, with at least one year at the full‑proficiency level.
• Substitutions:
  Accounting Technician certification or post‑secondary education with at least 6 semester/8 quarter hours in Accounting, or 9 semester/12 quarter hours at or above the 200 level in Accounting.

• Health Insurance – employer contributions for medical, vision, and dental services.
• Employer‑paid basic life insurance and optional group‑based insurance (term life, disability, accidental death, long‑term care, supplemental survivor benefits).
• Retirement Benefits – membership in PERS/ TRS, matching contributions, defined‑benefit or defined‑contribution plans, and the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan.
• Paid Leave – personal leave with accrual rates, 12 paid holidays per year.

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations are encouraged to contact the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations or visit the EEO website. The State of Alaska is an equal‑opportunity employer.