Accountant 3

Job Opportunity

This position is open to Alaska residents only. 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. 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.

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.

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.

Additional Required Information

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.

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.

Contact Information

Email: View email address on click.appcast.io

Benefits

Careers with the State of Alaska offer MANY benefits. The following information describes typical benefits available to employees of the State of Alaska. Actual benefits received may differ by bargaining unit or branch of government, position type, or be prorated for other than full time work. For a quick breakdown of the insurance, health, and retirement benefits available for State Employees you can view an orientation video from Division of Retirement and Benefits.

Insurance Benefits

• Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
• Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)

Optional Insurance Benefits

• Group-based insurance premiums for
• Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)
• Long-term and short-term disability
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Long-term care (self and eligible family members)
• Supplemental Survivor Benefits
• Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses

Retirement Benefits

• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
• Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees)
• Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees)
• Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
• Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program
• Note: The Defined Contribution Plan, Supplemental Annuity Plan and Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options