Accounting Technician

Welcome to the Department of Education & Early Development!

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.

Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify.

This position is currently located in Juneau. The position may be in Anchorage or Juneau, depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate.

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

The incumbent will work both independently and as part of a team to oversee processing of servicing and capital reimbursable servicing agreements (RSAs), creating structure in the state accounting system (IRIS), completing approvals in IRIS, treasury receipts, drawing federal funds, processing adjusting journal entries (AJEs) and performing credit card account administration. The incumbent will also be responsible for producing reports in the Alaska Data Enterprise Reporting system (ALDER), researching transaction information and serving as a back-up to other Accounting Technicians to ensure adequate cross training exists across our small team.

DEED’s mission is to provide an excellent education for every student every day. We have a vision that all students can succeed in their education and work, shape worthwhile and satisfying lives for themselves, exemplify the best value of society, and be effective in improving the character and quality of the world about them. For information on DEED, please review our website,

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The position will help carry out the mission and vision by providing financial administrative support across the entire department, enabling staff to provide support to schools, district, student, and families statewide.

The Fiscal team is a small, close-knit team. We value the attitude of service, strong collaborative relationships, communication, and teamwork. We provide cross-training and process-based work that assures consistency across the team. We support every division within the Department of Education & Early Development.

Our Juneau office is conveniently located in the State Office Building downtown. The position is assigned a cubicle with ample light and has the option for teleworking after an initial training period, with the opportunity for some flexible scheduling. Our location is centrally located with plenty of parking, as well as nearby restaurants and coffee shops.

The ideal candidate will possess the following position specific competencies:

Knowledge of traditional accounting practices including accrual, obligations, and costs methods.

Knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques of financial analysis, forecasting, and modeling to interpret quantitative and qualitative data; includes data modeling, earned value management, and evaluating key financial indicators, trends, and historical data.

Knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards and procedures for conducting financial and compliance, economy and efficiency, and program audits.

Knowledge of general ledger accounting and the control/subsidiary account relationships and reconciliation techniques, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and disbursing officer's accountability.

Two years of technical level accounting or bookkeeping experience, of which at least one year was at the full-proficiency level.

Certification as an Accounting Technician from an accredited college will substitute for one year of the required experience at the non-full-proficiency level.

Post secondary education from an accredited college will substitute for up to one year of the required experience at the non-full-proficiency level (3 semester/4 quarter hours equal one month) if it includes at least 6 semester/8 quarter hours in accounting.

Post secondary education from an accredited college will substitute for the required two years of experience (3 semester/4 quarter hours equal one month) if it includes at least 9 semester/12 quarter hours at or above the 200 level in accounting.

An associate’s degree in accounting or business administration from an accredited college will substitute for the required two years of experience if it includes at least 6 semester/8 quarter hours at or above the 200 level in accounting.

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