Accountant 3/4 (02-0014)

About the role

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify. Effective July 1, 2026 the wage for this position increased by 3%. The wage listed in this job posting reflects the increase.

What You Will Be Doing

As the sole Accountant supporting the Division of Risk Management, this position is responsible to maintain oversight of the State's self-insurance and excess insurance business activities, records, coordination, and management of financial payments using multi-system interactions and providing managerial accounting support for a $35 million-dollar annual operating budget and up to a $50 million-dollar catastrophic fund.

Our Organization, Mission, and Culture

The Division of Administrative Services’ mission is to provide budget, financial, and procurement services to departmental programs. This Accountant provides services to the Division of Risk Management, whose mission is to protect the financial assets and operations of the State of Alaska from accidental loss through a comprehensive self-insurance program.

The Benefits of Joining Our Team

We are a very small community of budget, accounting, and administrative employees. We offer a welcoming and professional environment to anyone looking for new challenges in an ever-changing financial climate with opportunities to work independently, and in collaboration with department staff on innovative solutions.

The Working Environment You Can Expect

Our Division office is located on the 10th floor of the Juneau State Office Building. We enjoy a convenient downtown location with beautiful views of the Gastineau Channel and cruise ship docks. Parking is available. Our small, friendly, supportive office staff fosters a fun, respectful, and productive work environment. This position is expected to largely work independently and also collaborate with other team members and vendor partners via in-person, telephonic, and/or electronic means. The Administrative Services team is committed to providing a supportive and collaborative work environment where all team members' contributions are welcomed and valued. The team highly values a healthy work/life balance and works to ensure that team members have access to needed resources. Leadership works to cultivate talent from within and provide team members with the tools needed to advance and develop their knowledge base and skill set.

Minimum Qualifications

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions - This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Education

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 can be attached at the time of application or within 48 hours of the close of this recruitment to the contact person listed below.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Work Experience

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer’s 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.

Additional Required Information

Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.

• THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY - Please be sure to check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.
• At time of interview, please be prepared to provide:
• Three (3) professional references we may contact by phone, two (2) of which must be from a current and former supervisor.
• Copies of your last two (2) performance evaluations or letters of reference.
• Copy of academic transcripts (unofficial are okay, please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcript) if using to verify that you meet the minimum qualifications.