Accounting Technician 1 (ACPE)(PCN 05-0503)

About the Department

Do you enjoy preparing, entering, and reporting financial data?

Does the opportunity to work in a focused and busy work environment excite you?

If you answered yes to these questions, we welcome you to apply for our Accounting Technician 1 position!

The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (ACPE) is seeking a qualified individual to fill an Accounting Technician 1 position to process daily loan payments, reconcile payment receipts, import and prepare reports and statements, and ensure desk procedures are maintained.  The successful applicant will work within our Loan Payment team and directly with our Accounting Technician 3 to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and effectiveness of tasks and communications.

This position is in our Juneau office, which is conveniently located in the Vintage Business Park area of Mendenhall Valley, close to the bus line, with plenty of available parking. Positions with ACPE are exempt but eligible for all State of Alaska health care, leave and retirement benefits.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Monitor and track all loan payment activities that occur in multiple bank accounts.
• Scan checks, prepare payment transfer files, initiate ACHs, and ensure entries are made timely in the State of Alaska’s financial/procurement system (IRIS).
• Ensure monthly reports and statements are imported/downloaded timely and accurately.
• Perform payment activity and balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Maintain desk procedures.
• Support and communicate with Finance and agency staff.

The ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities: 
 Knowledge of:

• Bookkeeping practices and accounting procedures, methods, and terminology.
• Techniques and methods used in reconciliation of accounts.
• Automated accounting systems.

Skill in:

• Performing calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages structures.
• Organizing and evaluating data.
• Operating office machines, including 10-key adding machine and a computer.
• Using spreadsheets and accounting programs.

Ability to:

• Collect, assemble, organize and evaluate accounting data.
• Identify discrepancies or inaccuracies in data and determine how to make corrections.
• Interpret the significance of accounting data and prepare accurate reports.
• Operate standard office equipment such as personal computers, copy machines, and calculators.
• Demonstrate effective verbal communication with colleagues.

Position Duties

One year of clerical work experience maintaining records that included using computer systems and performing basic arithmetic calculations.

Substitutions:

Successful completion of a formal vocational education program in accounting or bookkeeping will substitute for the required experience.

Or

Post-secondary education from an accredited college will substitute for the required experience (3 semester/4 quarter hours equal one month). 

Minimum Qualifications

INTERVIEW
 Applicants invited for an interview will be required to provide the following at time of interview:

• List of three (3) professional references, including current daytime phone numbers. These should be from supervisors and/or individuals who have direct knowledge of your work performance.

• If required to meet minimum qualifications, a copy of academic transcripts (unofficial are acceptable, but must include the institution name/URL on documents provided).

THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY

This recruitment is open to Alaska Residents only. Applicants must meet Alaska Residency Requirements to be considered for employment at this time.

Special Notice: Please Read Carefully

An applicant’s response to the minimum qualification question must be supported by the job application.

This position is established as a range 12. 

This position is in the exempt service; therefore, it is not covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. As a result, ACPE may choose to fill this position as soon as a qualified applicant is identified. While ACPE is in the Department of Education and Early Development for administrative support services only, the Commission and its staff are not subject to the direction of the Commissioner of Education and Early Development nor the State Board of Education. Applicants who have any type of educational loan with the Commission must be current in payments to be considered for employment. A routine background check will be conducted on those applicants interviewed and under serious consideration for the position. 

EEO Statement

The State of Alaska complies with Title 1 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or 465-4095 in Juneau or 907-465-3412(TTY) 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:

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are located in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to [email protected].
 
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Other Qualifications

For specific information about this position, please contact the hiring manager at the following:

Melanie Stewart, Accountant 5

Melanie,[email protected]