Accountant 5 (PCN 081110)
Accountant 5 (PCN 081110)
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Ready to take your accounting knowledge and expertise to the next level
Join the Department of Commerce Community and Economic Development (DCCED) and make a real impact in Alaska!
The Division of Administrative Services is recruiting an Accountant 5 to serve as the Finance Officer for the department. This position is responsible for oversight and management of finance and accounting services for all the departments diverse programs.
This position supervises professional accounting staff and leads department-wide accounting operations financial planning and fiscal policy development. The Finance Officer also oversees and coordinates the departments cost allocation plan monthly financial projections and financial reporting while ensuring compliance with State of Alaska and DCCED specific policies and procedures. Additionally this position serves as a collaborative leader with technical expertise and a strong accounting background.
Our organization mission and culture:
DCCEDs mission is to promote a healthy economy strong communities and protect consumers in Alaska. Our Division of Administrative Services supports this mission by providing expert financial budget procurement and administrative services to our departments wide range of public service programs.Join the Department of Commerce Community and Economic Development (DCCED) and help shape Alaskas economy and enhance the daily lives of Alaskans. At DCCED our teams assist both rural and urban local governments in providing essential services to communities and provide the regulatory framework to allow businesses to thrive. Our department licenses a broad spectrum of businesses and professionals from businesses and banks to the insurance industry safeguarding consumers and fostering a thriving economy.
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Our Division of Administrative Services is the departments central service agency delivering top-tier financial procurement budget human resources and information technology support. As part of our customer-focused team youll leverage your professional expertise to deliver high-quality services while ensuring adherence to department state and federal policies. Join us to make a tangible impact in a dynamic and rewarding environment.The benefits of joining our team:Join a collaborative and supportive team that values innovation and leadership. Enjoy hybrid telework flexibility a modern office with views of Gastineau Channel and the chance to influence statewide financial strategy. As an essential member of our team youll engage with a diverse group of stakeholders in support of the departments work to bolster Alaskas communities economy and citizens. DCCEDs broad scope provides for varied work on a day-to-day basis and opportunities to learn and grow.
Where you will be working:This position is in downtown Juneau in the State Office Building. Work in a recently renovated professional and team-oriented environment with opportunities to interact across all department levels.This positions space has a stunning unobstructed view of the Gastineau Channel!Who we are looking for:- 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.
- Financial Systems:Knowledge of the standards architecture and specifications of automated financial systems including source documents system flows system interfaces and related internal controls.
- Technical Expertise: Effectively applies technical knowledge to solve a range of problems; develops technical solutions to new or highly complex problems that cannot be solved using existing methods or approaches; is sought out as an expert to provide advice or solutions in the technical area.
- Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing collecting analyzing maintaining and disseminating data and information.
- 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.
- Supervision:Plans distributes and monitors work assignments; sets task priorities; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected utilized and developed and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner. Assignments include the authority and responsibility to recommend or independently take action to employ (i.e. appoint transfer promote) discipline or discharge or adjudicate grievances of direct reports.
Minimum Qualifications
- Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in
- Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality timely and cost-effective results. Determines objectives sets priorities and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.
- Decision Making: Makes sound well-informed and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action even in uncertain situations to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
- Financial Analysis: Knowledge of the principles methods and techniques of financial analysis forecasting and modeling to interpret quantitative and qualitative data; includes data modeling earned value management and evaluating key financial indicators trends and historical data.
- Financial Systems: Knowledge of the standards architecture and specifications of automated financial systems including source documents system flows system interfaces and related internal controls.
- 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 Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles procedures requirements regulations and policies related to specialized expertise.
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 professions principles concepts theories and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to ones own judgment.
Progressively responsible means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity difficulty or level of responsibility.
Other InformationSome positions may require a bachelors 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
A cover letter is required to apply for this position.The cover letter must describe your level of skill or experience with the desired competencies listed in this job posting. You are not required to have experience in every area; if you do not have experience in a particular area simply say so in the cover letter. The cover letter will be used as a writing sample and should be no longer than one page single spaced. Please ensure that your letter is professionally formatted and is free of errors.
Please be prepared to provide at time of interview:- Copies of your most recent three (3) evaluations (if not already attached to your application);
- Three (3) professional references who have had supervisory responsibility over you along with their daytime contact phone numbers (if not already listed in your application); and
- Post-secondary transcripts must be submitted with your application only if education is being used to meet the minimum qualifications.
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 must be attached at the time the application is submitted.
Work Experience:
If using work experience in order to meet the minimum qualifications of the position and it is not already documented in your application also provide the employer 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.
EEO Statement:
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation auxiliary aides or services or alternative communication formats please call 1- or in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1- or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201 Juneau AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.Contact Information
If you have questions regarding Workplace Alaska the application process and/or problems being able to submit your application or attachments online please call the Workplace Alaska hotline at (toll free) or (907) 465- 4095. If you choose to be contacted by email please ensure your email address is correct on your application and that the spam filter will permit email from the domains.
For information on allowing emails from the domains visit the Lost Password Help page located at you have specific questions regarding the position please contact the hiring manager directly:
Hiring manager: Sabrina Javier Division Operations Manager
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