Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

Job Description

Accountant 3 (PCN 060613) – The Department of Health welcomes applicants residing in Alaska to join our division. This position is exempt from the hiring freeze and is open exclusively to Alaskan residents. The role supports the Department's financial management of federal programs.

• Federal Program Oversight & Compliance:
  Manage assigned federal programs, ensuring compliance with grant requirements, financial regulations, and reporting deadlines.
• Financial Reporting & Budget Auditing:
  Prepare, review, and audit program budgets, ensuring accuracy, proper allocation of funds, and adherence to financial guidelines.
• Program Evaluations & Audits:
  Represent the division during federal program evaluations and audits, providing financial documentation and addressing compliance inquiries.
• Grant & Fund Management:
  Track expenditures, monitor fund utilization, and ensure efficient use of federal funds within approved budgets and policies.
• Collaboration & Process Improvement:
  Work with program managers and leadership to enhance financial reporting processes, improve internal controls, and support data-driven decision making.

The Division of Public Assistance promotes self-sufficiency and provides basic living expenses to Alaskans in need. The division honors cultural, geographic, and economic diversity and encourages community involvement in our decisions and service delivery.

The Division offers a competitive benefits package, flexible work schedule, job stability, and opportunities for career advancement within the agency.

Juneau, Alaska – the position is based at the Alaska Office Building.

• Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology to access, collect, analyze, maintain, disseminate data and information.
• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage situations by drawing on knowledge, experience, and resources.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information clearly and convincingly, listening and responding appropriately.
• Principles of Accounting: Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, double-entry, accrual accounting, full accounting cycle, and preparation of worksheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals.
• Technical Competence: Uses knowledge acquired through training or on-the-job experience to perform job duties, understand technical information, and advise others.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible professional-level experience in accounting, budgeting or financial management.

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids or services, or alternative communication formats should call in Juneau or TTY:
Alaska Relay 711 or or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK . The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.

Hiring Manager:
Ciara Meek, Accountant 5
Email: ciara.meek
Phone:  (Statewide toll-free number),  (Juneau and out-of-state callers)