Accountant 3 (PCN 05-2003)

State of Alaska•Juneau, AK

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This recruitment is exempt from the Hiring Freeze (Administrative Order 358). ATTENTION ALASKA RESIDENTS! The Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, is recruiting for an Accountant 3 located in Juneau! No Cover Letter Required! This position is in the Supervisory Unit (SS) at a Range 18. As the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)’s Fiscal Officer, you will provide financial oversight and ensure effective control of the division’s accounting functions. This position is responsible for preparing financial reports for DVR’s various components, analyzing financial information for compliance with state and federal regulations, and supervising a team of accounting technicians. We help Alaskans with disabilities obtain and keep meaningful jobs. We believe in the empowering value that employment brings to a person’s life, and we honor the strengths, skills, choices, abilities, and cultural identities of every individual we serve. Within this mission, the Fiscal Officer plays an essential role that directly supports the success of the Division. By ensuring strong financial oversight, accurate reporting, and compliance with state and federal requirements, this position helps sustain the programs and services that empower Alaskans across the state.

Requirements

Knowledge of general ledger accounting and the control/subsidiary account relationships and reconciliation techniques, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and disbursing officer's accountability.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of budget administration and analysis; including preparing, justifying, reporting on, and executing the budget; and the relationships among program, budget, accounting, and reporting systems.
Knowledge of the laws, regulations, principles, and practices that govern financial institutions (depository and non-depository) handling financial services transactions; analyzes financial statements, lending or loan portfolios, client/customer files, investment portfolios, and/or management policies and operations; examine for safety and soundness and/or compliance; identifies any discrepancies and determines necessary corrective actions.
Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible professional level experience in accounting, budgeting, or financial management.

Responsibilities

Provide financial oversight and ensure effective control of the division’s accounting functions.
Prepare financial reports for DVR’s various components.
Analyze financial information for compliance with state and federal regulations.
Supervise a team of accounting technicians.