Accounting Assistant Technician DAFS, Corrections Service Center, Warren

Accounting Assistant Technician (2) - DAFS, Corrections Service Center, Warren

Grade 14: $39,396.00 - $56,929.60 (rate includes $.60/hr Institutional Stipend)

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Open:
September 29, 2026
Close:
October 14, 2026

The Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS) Corrections Service Center is responsible for program accounting, cash management, resident accounts, and revenue/expenditure control for the Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) that support six adult facilities and one youth facility. These facilities keep our communities safer by reducing harm through supportive intervention, empowering change, and restoring lives.

As an Accounting Assistant Technician at the DAFS Corrections Service Center (CSC) located in Warren doing work for Maine State Prison (MSP) and Bolduc Correctional Facility (BCF), you will work closely with agency personnel and the CSC Accounting Analyst for MSP/BCF. This position is open to all applicants. This is paraprofessional support work involving the application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) guidelines in independently maintaining non-complex accounts within an established accounting system or assisting senior accounting personnel responsible for maintaining complex accounts.

Non-complex accounts are characterized by a relatively small number of fund types, revenue sources, cost centers, and cost allocations. Employees in this classification examine, account for, reconcile, analyze, and interpret basic accounting data and records in accordance with GAAP/GASB standards, state/agency accounting procedures, and appropriate internal controls. Employees use and apply basic accounting theory to analyze and resolve standard accounting transaction problems.

Employees interact with programmatic staff to exchange information, explain accounting processes, and resolve accounting discrepancies and disputes. This classification is distinguished from Account Clerks by the fact that Accounting Assistant Technician work requires knowledge of accounting principles and includes preparing financial and statistical reports and summaries. Work is performed under general supervision.

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting theories, principles, methods, practices, and terminology.
• Knowledge of governmental accounting standards and systems.
• Knowledge of computerized accounting systems.
• Knowledge of standardized desktop technology and products.
• Knowledge of spelling, punctuation, grammar, and business English.
• Knowledge of office methods and procedures.
• Ability to apply generally accepted accounting principles to account for revenue, expenditures, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
• Ability to review fiscal transactions for conformity with applicable laws, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to verify, code, compute, and/or reconcile data on standard documents.
• Ability to prepare complete and accurate accounting and financial reports and statements.
• Ability to type varied routine business correspondence from draft or original source documents to revised or final form.
• Ability to organize and maintain computerized and/or manual files.

• Entry-level to intermediate education, training, and/or experience in accounting or another closely related field demonstrating competency applying accounting principles. Preference given to those with experience in reviewing/processing business transactions and preparing reports.

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• Work-Life Fit
  - Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays and 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service, and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave. When you or immediate members of your family are ill, utilize 12 days of sick leave per year.
• Health Insurance Coverage
  - The State of Maine pays 85%-95% of employee-only premiums ($12,213.60-$13,650.48 annual value), depending on salary.
• Health Insurance Premium Credit
  - Participation decreases employee-only premiums by 5%.
• Dental Insurance
  - The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums ($365.28 annual value).
• Retirement Plan
  - The State of Maine contributes a percentage of pay to the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS), on behalf of the employee.
• Gym Membership Reimbursement
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