Accounting Technician 3 (PCN 062058)

Full Job Description

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply.

Welcome to the Department of Health!

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today!

What you will be doing:

• Serve as a lead fiscal specialist providing advanced accounting support for the Division of Public Health, including the Director’s Office, Rural and Community Health Systems (RCHS), and major workforce programs such as State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) and Healthcare Workforce Enhancement Program (HWEP).
• Manage complex financial operations—accounts payable/receivable, reconciliations, encumbrances, journal entries, contracts, RSAs, budget monitoring, and quality assurance reports—while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely processing.
• Support annual budget development and financial reporting by researching funding sources, maintaining tracking tools, assisting with Federal Financial Reports (FFRs), and ensuring alignment with state and federal requirements.
• Oversee payroll accuracy for assigned sections by reviewing timesheets, correcting coding issues, training staff, resolving payroll errors, and maintaining secure documentation.
• This position requires strong communication and customer service skills to work collaboratively with colleagues and program staff, assess their fiscal and operational needs, provide accurate information and assistance, resolve problems, and ensure high-quality financial services that support program goals.

The benefits of joining our team:
Join our vibrant, diverse, and high-performing team, where each day offers new opportunities to grow your skills and experience. As part of our administrative team, you’ll work alongside a fun, friendly, and supportive group of colleagues who value collaboration and problem-solving. You’ll also have the opportunity to work closely with an experienced accounting team—training together, sharing knowledge, and building strong professional networks. Together, we are committed to making Alaska an even better place to live, work, and play—be part of our mission and help drive positive change!

We also offer 12 paid holidays, personal leave with increasing accrual rates over time, hybrid telework options, and excellent insurance coverage. For more details, please see the “Benefits” tab on this posting.

The working environment you can expect:
This position is based on the 7th floor of the Frontier building in Anchorage, offering panoramic views of the Chugach Range, Mt. Denali, and the Cook Inlet. Experience ample covered parking, enhanced building security, vending machines for drinks/snacks, and a variety of nearby restaurants and stores. Embrace a friendly, flexible, and supportive work environment, with current staff enjoying hybrid schedules, both remote and in the office.

Who we are looking for:

• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Accounting: Knowledge of traditional accounting practices including accrual, obligations, and costs methods.
• 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.
• Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
• Customer Service: Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers. Delivers high-quality products and services; is committed to continuous improvement.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Accounting Technician 3:
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Requirements

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 year of the required experience at the non-full-proficiency level (3 semester/4 quarter hours equal one month) if it includes at least 6 semester/8 quarter hours in Accounting.

Post secondary education from an accredited college will substitute for the required two years of experience (3 semester/4 quarter hours equal one month) if it includes at least 9 semester/12 quarter hours at or above the 200 level in Accounting.

An associate’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration from an accredited college will substitute for the required two years of experience if it includes at least 6 semester/8 quarter hours at or above the 200 level in Accounting.

Qualifications

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:

1. Three (3) professional references, whom we may contact by phone, are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.
2. Current performance evaluation, if available.
3. A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to verify that you meet the minimum qualifications.

EDUCATION
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, 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 used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts) Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration.

When using work experience not documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether you worked full-time or part-time Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.

If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered If this information is not accurately reflected in your application, this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application.

Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

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