Accountant 3 (PCN 062271)

Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify.

Join our team and play a key role in managing the fiduciary duties of the Division of Behavioral Health.

What You Will Be Doing:

In this position, you will work with a team of accounting professionals to provide support and technical assistance for the Divisions budget, coordinate the Department of Healths financial requirements with the Divisions multiple federal programs, and ensure alignment with relevant regulatory policies. You will assist with financial reviews, the reconciliation of expenditures and revenues, and the preparation and implementation of corrective action plans in response to audit findings., 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 ones job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

Accounting, Accounting, Fiduciary, Behavioral Health, Budgeting, Corrective Action, Technical Support, Regulations, Team Player, Reconciliation, 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., If 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 employers 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.

If 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.

This is an opportunity to directly influence the alignment of behavioral health services with state and federal regulations, while driving continuous improvement in fiduciary responsibility. If youre passionate about making a meaningful impact on Alaskas healthcare future, we would like to hear from you.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

The mission of the Division of Behavioral Health is to promote an integrated and comprehensive behavioral health system based on sound policy, effective practices, and partnerships.

Our Division Values: Connection, Collaboration, and Community.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

We are a small, dynamic team with opportunities to pursue your areas of interest and training to grow your skill set. We value employees with compassion, diversity, and integrity.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Juneau Central Office: Centered in the vibrant downtown near the Alaska State Capitol Building, courthouse, Governors mansion, and state and city museums. We are within walking distance of various restaurants, coffee shops, and gift stores (350 Main Street, Suite 214, Juneau, AK 99811).

A hybrid work environment offers designated telework and in-office days.

Who We Are Looking For:

The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:

• Strategic Thinking: Formulates objectives and priorities and implements plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization in a global environment. Capitalizes on opportunities and manages risks.
• Adaptability: Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Accountant 3: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs, Insurance Benefits

• Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
• The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State: See https://drb.alaska.gov/help/plans.html for additional information.
• AVTEC
• Confidential
• Correctional Officers
• Marine Engineers
• Mt. Edgecumbe Teachers
• Supervisory
• Unlicensed Vessel Personnel/Inland Boatmans Union
• Exempt employees (not covered by collective bargaining)

The following employee groups are covered by Union health trusts. Contact the appropriate Union for additional information.

• General Government
• Labor, Trades and Crafts
• Public Safety Employees Association
• Masters, Mates & Pilots

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