Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounting & Finance

Job Description

This position is open for State of Alaska Employees Only.

The Accountant 4 is a senior member of the Department of Administration's fiscal team with a key role in keeping department-wide accounting work accurate, timely, and on track. A major focus of this position is oversight of Reimbursable Service Agreements (RSAs), including monitoring RSA activity, coordinating the RSA desk, following up on outstanding items, and ensuring agreements are properly established, billed, collected, amended, and closed throughout the fiscal year.

You will provide guidance and training to fiscal staff, use IRIS and ALDER to identify issues before they become year-end problems, and help establish consistent accounting practices across the department. The position also reviews and certifies financial transactions, resolves complex accounting issues, and monitors recurring fiscal and year-end requirements. As a senior member of the Fiscal Section, you will supervise staff and provide backup and technical support across critical fiscal functions.

The Division of Administrative Services provides budget, accounting, financial, IT, and administrative support that helps the Department of Administration's programs successfully serve state agencies and Alaskans. Our Fiscal Section works collaboratively with accountants and administrative staff throughout the department, providing guidance and developing solutions rather than simply identifying problems. We value accountability, continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and strong partnerships across divisions.

This position gives you the opportunity to take ownership of important fiscal processes that affect programs throughout the Department of Administration. You will have the independence to identify problems, improve processes, develop staff, and help move our RSA program from year-end cleanup toward consistent monitoring throughout the year. You will work with a small fiscal team and build relationships with division staff, and the Division of Finance.

The variety of work provides opportunities to expand your knowledge of statewide accounting, financial systems, reporting, and fiscal operations while serving as a senior resource for others. Flexible work arrangements, including part-time telework, may be available consistent with division policy.

The position is located on the 10th floor of the State Office Building in downtown Juneau, with views of Douglas Island and Gastineau Channel, and works closely with fiscal and leadership staff located throughout the state. The work is collaborative and fast-paced, with regular interaction through Microsoft Teams, telephone, email, and in-person meetings; part-time telework may be available consistent with division policy (2 days in office per week).

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods.

Develops and communicates goals in support of the organization’s mission; acts to align own unit’s goals with organization’s strategic direction and ensures people in the unit understand how their work relates to the agency’s mission.

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications.

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(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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