Accounting Technician ; PCN Job Juneau area,Alaska USA,Accounting

Position: Accounting Technician 2 (PCN 063063)

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

The Department of Family and Community Services, Office of Children's Services (OCS) is recruiting for full-time Accounting Technician 2 located in Juneau, Alaska.

What you will be doing

The Accounting Technician 2 works for the Office of Children’s Services, providing essential services to Vendor & Provider Payments as well as other units by processing medical, childcare, special needs, and Independent Living invoices, performing vendor account reconciliation, Cross certification of Accounting Technician work and overall workflow and within Online Resource for the Children of Alaska (ORCA). They are responsible for resolving payment inquiries and supporting field staff in ensuring fiscal transactions meet state and federal regulatory standards.

Our

organization, mission and culture

The Office of Children's Services strives for a diverse and inclusive workforce where safety and wellbeing are paramount and employees at all levels promote a culture where everyone is valued, treated equitably, and treated respectfully.

The Mission of the Office of Children's Services is:
Ensuring the safety, permanency and well-being of children by strengthening families, engaging communities, and partnering with Tribes.

Everything we do is underpinned by our Core Values.

Benefits of joining our team

Joining our team will provide you with the satisfaction of working with a dynamic, diverse, and high performing team while simultaneously having a positive impact by providing support to OCS employees as well as the children and families of Alaska!

Full-time benefits of this position include but are not limited to:
Insurance Benefits;
Retirement Benefits;
Paid Leave; and twelve paid holidays per year. Please see the benefits tab on this posting for more information.

Working environment you can expect

This position is located in the Goldstein Building in beautiful downtown Juneau.

For information on the Juneau community (including schools, hospitals, housing) please review Alaska Community Profiles.

We are seeking a candidate with the following competencies:

Self-Management:
Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.

Oral 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 presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

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.

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.

Computer

Skills:

Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.

Special Note

All positions require valid successful completion of a background investigation, including fingerprinting and a criminal records check.

A cover letter is NOT required for this position. Your complete application will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

To view the general description and example of duties for an Accounting Technician 2, please go to the following link: class specs

One year of clerical work experience maintaining records that included using computer systems and performing basic arithmetic calculations.

Substitutions:
Successful completion of a formal vocational education program in accounting or bookkeeping will substitute for…