Accountant 4 (PCN 045010)

State of Alaska
Juneau, Alaska
Full Time

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This position is open to Alaska residents only.
The definition for Alaska residency can be found at Alaska Residency, Recruitment, Division of Personnel, Department of Administration
You must meet this requirement to be considered for this position.
This position is exempt from the hiring freeze. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

This job class uses Competency Based minimum qualifications (MQs). Please read the competency Based MQ instructions to learn more.
What You Will Be Doing:

Under general supervision of the Cash Manager (State Investment Officer, PCN 045013), This position administers the States credit card acceptance contract, including assisting departments with implementing new card-present, ecommerce, e-billing, and other card acceptance methods; coordinates statewide Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI) compliance by working with departments to ensure inventories of people and hardware involved in card processing are accurate; works with a Qualified Security Assessor and departments to complete an annual PCI assessment; coordinates completion of required annual PCI training; serves as the primary system administrator and backup operator for the States Treasury Management System; takes on various additional projects as needed; and, must be able to serve as backup for all positions within Cash Management. This position supervises an Acct II/Acct III flex position.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

The Treasury Division is the bank and trust department for the State of Alaska. It provides cash management, portfolio management, debt management and accounting services for the various retirement funds, the State's General Fund, the Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund and numerous other funds and trusts. This position is assigned to the division's Cash Management section.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

Working in the division provides promotional opportunities to learn in-depth knowledge of the division's programs and services to Alaskans. If you can see yourself in this role, we would love to hear from you!

For more information on the Treasury Division and our mission, please visit our website at .

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This position is located on the 11 th floor in the State office building in downtown Juneau, and employees have access to the covered parking garage. The work provides interaction with a small close-knit team of professionals and occasional public contact with taxpayers, financial institutions, property owners and claimants.

Who We Are Looking For:

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on ones 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; and
Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.

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.

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.

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.

Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.

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.

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 profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

Progressively responsible means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility. Additional Required Information

**NOTE: PLEASE

READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY**

If selected for an interview, the applicant must provide the following:

A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial are okay, please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) to verify education, if using to meet minimum qualification
List of three (3) professional references to include daytime telephone and email address. One must be a current or former supervisor.
Last two (2) performance evaluations. If unavailable, supervisory letters of recommendation can be substituted.

BACKGROUND

CHECK

Position requires access to the tax system and

the passing of a federal background investigation including

fingerprinting.

EDUCATION

verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum

qualifications/competencies, 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 used to meet or support the minimum

qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each

application (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name

is listed on the transcripts) Transcripts can be attached at the time of

application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be

required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR

FOREIGN EDUCATION

education is completed in a foreign college or university, it 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 the 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. The omission of the required documentation listed

will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further

consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE

When

using work experience not documented in your application, please provide the

employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether you worked full-time

or part-time Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are

supported and if minimum qualifications are met Work experience needed to meet

the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application If the

application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not

advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment A resume will not be

used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position

you are applying for.

you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position,

please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates

the actual dates employed at each level Ensure your time and any

subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position This

is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level

in which the lower level may not be considered If this information is not

accurately reflected in your application, this may cause the processing of your

application for consideration to be delayed.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an

alternative to filling out the application. Noting "see resume

or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead

to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from

consideration for this job posting.

The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

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.

APPLICATION NOTICE

You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via a hard copy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or another database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hard-copy application to apply successfully. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" webpage, found here:

NOTICE

Questions regarding the application process can be directed

to the Workplace Alaska hotline at ... (toll-free) or (907) 465-

4095. If you choose to

be contacted by email, please ensure that your email address is correct on

your application and that your spam filter will permit emails from the

'governmentjobs.com' domain. For information on allowing emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domains, visit the Lost Password Help page at .

EEO STATEMENT

The

State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act

(ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary

aids, or services, or alternative communication formats, please call