Accountant 3 (PCN 089039)

Job Description

This position is open to Alaska residents only. The definition for Alaska residency is here. https://doa.alaska.gov/dop/recruitment/alaskaRes You must meet this requirement to apply for this position.

This position is based on-site at our Juneau headquarters office, located in the State Office Building in downtown Juneau, Alaska. Curious about who we are and what we do? We invite you to learn more by visiting our website: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/inv Could This Be You? You can make every calculation count. Use your expertise to strengthen Alaska’s financial future, lead with integrity, and deliver impact that matters statewide. The successful candidate will bring strategic oversight into financial operations, ensuring the Division’s fiscal integrity and compliance with GAAP, GASB, and all applicable state and federal regulations. Key responsibilities include:

• Responsible for receipts and disbursements of cash, recording of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and fund equity accounts for all active and historical loan funds.
• Primary back-up to the Accountant 4, Systems Manager, and is the default delegate to cover for the Systems Manager in their absence.
• Prepare and present financial statements and reports for internal leadership and external agencies.
• Reconcile and consolidate current and prior year expenditures against each loan fund and assist and advise the Accountant 4, Systems Manager with asset classifications and allocations.
• Conduct ongoing cash flow analysis and reconciliation between IRIS and LOANS, the Division’s loan servicing platform.

If you’re energized by leadership, thrive in a fast-paced accounting environment, and want to play a central role in improving the systems that keep Alaska’s financial operations running smoothly, this is your opportunity to shine and make a real difference. If this sounds like you, apply today! We want to hear from you!

Our organization, mission and culture: The Division of Investments has an unwavering commitment to exceptional customer service and is exemplified through proactive engagement with our valued customers. By fostering positive experiences and forging personal connections, we strengthen relationships within our community and across the state. The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development’s mission is to promote a healthy economy, strong communities, and protect consumers in Alaska. The mission of the Division of Investments is to promote economic development in Alaska through direct state lending in industries and areas of the state that are under served or to fulfill a public policy goal. The Division of Investments, Where Purpose Meets Power Imagine starting your day knowing that every calculation, every reconciliation, every strategic decision you make doesn’t just balance a ledger, it strengthens our entire state. At Alaska’s Division of Investments, your work goes beyond numbers on a flat screen. Here, financial strategy has public impact. Your expertise fuels real communities, supports local businesses, and drives programs that shape Alaska’s economic future. This is a team/family-oriented place where precision matters because other people’s lives depend on it. Where compliance isn’t just a requirement, it’s a commitment to integrity. Where your decisions ripple across one of the most unique economies in the world, from rural villages to thriving urban centers. If you’re ready to lead with clarity, influence with data, and make every number count for something bigger, this is your opportunity.Our Working Environment

Step into a workplace where collaboration isn’t just encouraged, it’s the foundation of everything we do. The Division of Investments is a close-knit team that values trust, respect, and shared success. Here, you’ll find an environment that is:

• Friendly and Welcoming: From day one, you’re part of a team that supports each other and celebrates achievements together.
• Collaborative and Inclusive: We believe the best ideas come from open dialogue and diverse perspectives. Every voice matters.
• Professional Yet Personable: We maintain high standards of excellence while fostering a relaxed, approachable atmosphere.
• Mission-Driven: Our work has purpose; every task contributes to strengthening Alaska’s economy and serving communities statewide.

This is more than a job! It’s a place where you can build lasting relationships, make meaningful contributions, and enjoy a positive work-life balance.

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

• Accounting Operations: Knowledge of general ledger accounting and the control/subsidiary account relationships and reconciliation techniques, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and disbursing officer's accountability.
• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Audit Reporting: Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques used to report audit findings (criteria, condition, cause, effect, and recommendation).

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

• Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

• 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.

• Principles of Accounting: Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, standards, and practices (for example, double entry accounting, accrual accounting), including the full accounting cycle and the preparation of work sheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals.

• Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

Equivalent to those typically gained by: Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible professional level experience in accounting, budgeting, or financial management.

Special Note: “Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

Other Information Some positions may require a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field and /or a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). The requirement will be noted in the recruitment posting.

Additional Required Information

At time of application applicant(s) are requested to submit:

• Three (3) most recent performance evaluations (if available) or three (3) professional letters of recommendation.
• Three (3) current professional references, two (2) of which have had supervisory responsibility over you, along with their current day-time phone numbers and email addresses.
• If using education for purposes to meet the minimum qualifications, please include your university transcripts.

At time of interview applicant(s) are requested to submit:

• Because this position serves as the backup to the Accountant 4, Systems Manager, for the Division’s Financing Section - including attending meetings with internal and external stakeholders, providing recommendations to executive leadership (Director, Deputy Commissioner, and Commissioner), and assisting with the development of new reporting requirements - we request that candidates provide two writing samples at the time of the interview.

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 can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview.

WORK EXPERIENCE If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer's 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.

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Contact Information

For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager at: Name: Jennifer Hayes, Accountant 4, Systems Manager Phone: (907) 465-2510 Email: [email protected]