Accounting Technician

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

Working in the Retirement and Benefits Finance Section, the Accounting Technician 3 is responsible for meaningful work that ensures retirement benefit recipients are paid timely and accurately. Key responsibilities of this position include warrant control for payroll processing, preparing the federal income tax remittance, processing financial journal entries for EFT recalls, stale dated warrants, medical health premiums, and returned benefits, remitting garnishment withholding payments and various accounting reconciliations.

Experience with IRIS and ALDER is preferred but not required.

The Division of Retirement and Benefits administers the State of Alaska and political subdivision retirement and benefits plans. The Division of Retirement and Benefits continues to support the needs of retirees while providing customer services to active members. We achieve organizational excellence by focusing on the customer to deliver exceptional services using effective and efficient processes. The mission of the Finance section/Accounting unit is to provide timely and accurate financial reporting for the plans administered by the division.

The Division provides its employees opportunities for professional development, future promotional opportunities, and a strong sense of team. There are opportunities for growth and career advancement within the Division. Additionally, this position provides the incumbant the opportunity to learn more about managing your own state retirement benfits.

After a 1 year probationary period, there is the option for a hybrid telework agreement. If selected for the position, applicant must be willing to reside within communting distance of the City and Borough of Juneau.

This position is located on the 6th floor of the State Office Building in beautiful downtown Juneau. The office hours are typically between 7:30 and 4:00 or 8:00 and 4:30 Monday through Friday.

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

• Arithmetic/Mathematical Reasoning:
  Performs computations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division correctly; solves practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical techniques such as formulas and percentages.

• 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.
• Attention to Detail:
  Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Oral and Written 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 and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.

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

Substitutions:

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…