Accounting Technician 3 (PCN 10-0225)

About the role

The Department of Natural Resources Support Services Division is recruiting an Accounting Technician 3 in Anchorage.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing

• Join our team at the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Support Services Division (SSD) as an Accounting Technician 3!
• Under the guidance of the Accountant 3 travel/expense and accounts payable supervisor, this position provides lead-level oversight of accounting technicians processing payables and travel transactions.

Key responsibilities include

• Certifies IRIS financial transactions (TAPOs, CH8s, OTPAYs, TAPRCs, PRCCs, GAXs, INs, PRCs) in accordance with State of Alaska and DNR’s standardized operating procedures and agrees not to deviate from procedures.
• As the lead overseeing 3 Accounting Technicians, provides technical guidance on complex financial transactions, assists in correcting document errors, and helps to solve problems.
• Monitors the team's workload for optimal efficiency.
• Oversees and trains Accounting Technician positions.
• Investigates and resolves financial documents appearing on error reports.
• Processes adjusting journal entries
• Provides quality assurance and continuous improvement

Additional information

If you have strong attention to detail, solid Microsoft Excel skills, are a self-starter who works well independently AND enjoys team collaboration, we encourage you to apply and contribute to the financial integrity of the DNR!

Mission and Values/Culture

The Support Services Division is a unified organization dedicated to delivering client-focused financial, budget, procurement, human resource, and information technology services to support all DNR staff and public-facing service programs. Providing superior customer service is at the core of everything we do!

Benefits of Joining Our Team

• At SSD, we take great pride in our positive work culture!
• We maintain a supportive and collaborative team environment that fosters professional development, accountability, and service excellence.
• Staff eagerly share knowledge and resources, look for ways to assist one another, and are celebrated for suggesting ways to increase efficiency in our daily work.
• Our team enjoys flexible schedules, hybrid telework options, and places a strong emphasis on maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

The Working Environment You Can Expect

Located on the 14th floor of the Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage, our office offers spectacular views, ample parking, and easy access to dining and shopping. Anchorage boasts a vibrant, enjoyable community atmosphere with parks, museums, excellent schools, great restaurants, and theaters.

We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following position-specific competencies.

• Accounting: Knowledge of traditional accounting practices including accrual, obligations, and cost methods.
• 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.
• Customer Service: Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.

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.

• Please read the information below carefully.

• If invited to interview, please bring the following materials.
• Failure to do so may result in loss of consideration.
• Required documents include:

• Three most recent evaluations or letters of recommendation.
• List of three professional references with current contact information.

Application Notice

• You may apply for this position ONLY through the Workplace Alaska website or by submitting a paper application.
• Instructions for applying are available on the Workplace Alaska How to Apply webpage.
• We must receive your application by 5:00 p.m.
• Alaska Standard Time on the closing date.

Supplemental Questions

For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions. The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant’s competence in applying specific behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

Education

• If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, complete the Education section of the application.
• If you have not yet obtained a degree, please indicate the units you have completed.
• Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education

Education completed at foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above.

If using this education to meet minimum qualification requirements, you must demonstrate that the credentials have been submitted to a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in standard U.S. education programs.

Alternatively, an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution must report that the other institution's transcript is given full value or that full value is recognized in relevant subject areas aligned with the post-secondary institution's curricula. You must provide this evidence when applying.

Work Experience

• If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer’s name, job title, employment dates, and whether full- or part-time.
• Applications will be reviewed to determine whether the responses are supported and whether the minimum qualifications are met.
• If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.

Note: Attaching a resume does not substitute for completing the application in full. Noting "see resume" 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.

Bargaining Unit

• If you are a current state employee, please indicate the union to which you belong at the time of application. Do not complete this question if you are not a current state employee.
• Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.