Accountant 3 / 4 Flex

Salary : $2,778.00 - $3,180.00 Biweekly

Location : Juneau, AK

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 51810

Department : Corrections

Division : Administration & Support

Opening Date : 10 / 24 / 2025

Closing Date : 11 / 12 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Alaska

Division : Administration and Support

Position Open To : Alaska Residents Only

Bargaining Unit : General Government

Range : 18 / 20

Job Description

The Department of Corrections, Division of Administration & Support, is recruiting for an Accountant 3 / 4 position, located in Juneau, Alaska.

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What You Will Be Doing :

Accountant 3 / Accountant 4 Flex

• As an Accountant 3, you will receive training to perform the full range of duties and as an Accountant 4 you will be fully proficient in all duties;
• Internal audit functions
• Provide analysis and recommendations of agency operations and internal, management, fiscal and accounting controls.
• Prepare departmental financial reports for inclusion in the Annual Financial Comprehensive Report.
• Write policies, procedures, and training for IRIS.
• Ensure accurate production and reporting of financial data, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and precedents.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture :

Administrative Services provides essential centralized oversight to the operations of the Department in support of its mission to provide secure confinement, reformative programs, and a process of supervised community integration of releasing offenders to enhance the safety of our communities.

Benefits of Joining Our Team :

By joining Administrative Services, you will be an integral member of a team of professionals committed to the safety of All Alaskans. We embrace the values of integrity, accountability, and continuous improvement and take pride in doing our part for the Department.

The Working Environment You Can Expect :

Our central offices are in beautiful Juneau-Douglas with ample parking and a short walk to Sandy Beach. The work environment is collaborative and customer service oriented our Team works as a tight knit group that values each other's contributions and will interface daily with a variety of people including members of the public, field offices, other manager, directors, and the Commissioner's Office.

Who We Are Looking For :

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies :

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.

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency's description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager / agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Accountant 3

Any combination of education and / or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

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.

Accountant 4

Any combination of education and / or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

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

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

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

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 provided at the time of interview, at the discretion of the hiring manager.

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT

The State's online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. 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. post-secondary institution 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 post-secondary institution. 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, job title, employment dates, and whether full or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.

Note : Attaching a resume is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting, "see resume" 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.

FINGERPRINT NOTICE

All Department of Corrections employees are required to be fingerprinted. The successful candidate must pass a criminal history check.

FLEXIBLY STAFFED

This position is flexibly staffed. The level of the job offer will be based on the selected candidate's credibly possessed and proven competencies. If hired at the lower level, you will be promoted to the higher level after completing the training plan and demonstrating competency in the work.

CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS / APSIN / ACOMS

Please be aware - this position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN) / Alaska Corrections Offender Management System (ACOMS). A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN / ACOMS. DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has beenconvicted of a felony or misdemeanor in this state or another jurisdiction, or who may be a fugitive from justice. Additionally, security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial application for security clearance.

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I 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.

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 in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to

For applicant password assistance, please visit :

Contact Information

Dayna Mackey

Administrative Operations Manager 2

907-465-3311

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 (Please note this video is specifically designed for new State Employees.)

Insurance Benefits

The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State : See for additional information.

AVTEC

General Government

Optional Insurance Benefits

Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)

Retirement Benefits

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Paid Leave & Other Benefits

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I understand that to be considered for this position, my knowledge, skills, experience, and ability to perform the required tasks - as outlined by the minimum qualifications and position-specific competencies-must be clearly documented in this application. Submitting a resume is not a substitute for completing the application in its entirety. Failure to provide a complete application may result in disqualifications from consideration for this job opening.

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Please rate your proficiency with Principles of Accounting : Your knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, standards, and practice, including the full accounting cycle and preparation of work sheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals.

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This is a flexibly staffed position; please indicate below which level(s) you are applying for :

Required Question