Accounting Technician 1 (PCN 082099)

Full Job Description

This position is one of the accounting team members for the Division of Corporation, Business and Professional Licensing (CBPL). To help grow Alaska’s economy, you will guide and assist professional license applicants, corporate entities, and Alaskan businesses to find forms and make payments. This position must work accurately and timely in the processing of receipts, deposits, payroll, refunds, supply requests, travel booking, and special projects as assigned.

Our organization, mission, and culture:
The mission of the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (CBPL) is to ensure that competent, professional and regulated commercial services are available to Alaska consumers. CBPL accounting unit is a team of four, providing support to businesses, professionals and division staff.

The benefit of joining our team:
The benefits of this position include building a solid core of knowledge related to corporation, business and professional licensing in Alaska. Advancement within the division is highly encouraged and our training will set you up for success. In your role, you will have direct influence on manager’s ability to effectively and efficiently attain department goals and objectives with opportunity to hone your skills and build your knowledge and competencies in new areas.

The working conditions you can expect:
This position can work on the 9th floor of the State Office Building in downtown Juneau or on the 15th floor of the State Office Building in downtown Anchorage. The Corporations and Business Licensing team fosters a cooperative environment with empowerment, integrity, accountability and professionalism.

To be successful in the position a candidate will need the following core competencies:

• Accountability: Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
• Integrity/Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.
• Organized Workplace: successfully organizes activities, tasks, and projects that require accuracy, planning, and record keeping.
• Attention to Detail: Sees and pays attention to details; recognizes the competent parts of a procedure or object, and can verify correctness or error in an individual part or procedure.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.

Requirements

One year of clerical work experience maintaining records that included using computer systems and performing basic arithmetic calculations.

Substitutions:
Successful completion of a formal vocational education program in accounting or bookkeeping will substitute for the required experience.

Post secondary education from an accredited college will substitute for the required experience (3 semester/4 quarter hours equal one month).

Qualifications

Documents required at time of interview

• A list of three (3) professional references, two (2) of which should be your current or most recent supervisors, including name, job title, employer, and current daytime phone number(s).
• Copy of post educational transcripts or certificates, if using education to meet some or all of the minimum qualifications.
  

Education
If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts must be attached at the time the application is submitted.

Work Experience
If using work experience in order to meet the minimum qualifications of the position and it is not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

Multiple Vacancies
This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

EEO Statement
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

Contact Information
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