State Accountant (02-4010)

State of Alaska•Juneau or Anchorage, AK

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

In collaboration with the Finance Director, the State Accountants will lead the Accounting Services Section, Statewide Single Audit Coordinator and the Aged Accounts Receivable & Debt Recovery Team (AARDR). Your role will develop policy and administrative rules, advise on tax compliance issues, implement new governmental accounting standards, and produce the statewide annual comprehensive financial report. You will coach and mentor accounting supervisors and staff accountants, set performance goals and evaluate team performance. The Division of Finance provides the highest quality accounting, payroll and travel services for the State of Alaska. The Division of Finance values: work – life balance, intellectual curiosity, learning from experience, technical competency, working together toward a shared set of goals and expressing individuality. The Division of Finance is a small, welcoming community of accountants, analysts, technicians and payroll specialists. We conduct the State's financial business with integrity, accountability, and a spirit of continuous improvement. In your role you will partner with the Finance Director to set and attain the goals and objectives of the Accounting Services, Statewide Single Audit and IRIS Financial and Procurement Support Teams. As the leader of those teams you will be handling the full range of accounting issues from Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncement implementations to Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports (ACFR).

Requirements

An active Certified Public Accountant license
At least three (3) years of professional experience in government accounting.
Experience working in an enterprise-wide accounting system such as: CGI, SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle, etc.
Certification as a Certified Government Finance Manager (CGFM) by the Association of Government Accountants; OR Certification as a Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO) by the Government Finance Officers Association; OR A Master’s Degree in Accounting or Finance and at least one (1) additional year of professional experience in government accounting which includes experience working in an enterprise-wide accounting system such as: CGI, SAP, Peoplesoft, Oracle, etc.

Nice To Haves

Leadership: Adapts easily to a changing environment and helps others see a path forward under new conditions. Helps team members align work habits with the strategic plan. Motivates others to improve performance and contribute to the strategic plan.
Forward Thinker: New technologies are evolving in the finance industry every day. A successful candidate is eager to adopt new technology to reduce the time and labor intensiveness of accounting procedures and financial reporting.
Strong Interpersonal Skills: The State Accountants must be comfortable developing strong positive working relationships with team members throughout the organizational chart as well as with external stakeholders.
Effective Communicator: Clear, succinct, accurate and polite language; avoids unnecessary jargon and acronyms; empathetic to other perspectives; cognizant of non-verbal cues; and mentally present in conversations.
Accountable: Takes responsibility and ownership for a problem, project, or issue.
Strategic Thinker: The ability to step back from the minutia of technical accounting and achieve larger organizational goals. This includes setting policies, long-term planning, prioritization, risk assessment and visualizing new opportunities.
Problem-Solver and Decision-Maker: Demonstrates the ability to have clear goals, identify obstacles, properly diagnose problems, and lay out implementation plans the solve problem.

Responsibilities

Lead the Accounting Services Section, Statewide Single Audit Coordinator and the Aged Accounts Receivable & Debt Recovery Team (AARDR).
Develop policy and administrative rules.
Advise on tax compliance issues.
Implement new governmental accounting standards.
Produce the statewide annual comprehensive financial report.
Coach and mentor accounting supervisors and staff accountants.
Set performance goals and evaluate team performance.
Partner with the Finance Director to set and attain the goals and objectives of the Accounting Services, Statewide Single Audit and IRIS Financial and Procurement Support Teams.
Handle the full range of accounting issues from Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncement implementations to Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports (ACFR).