Accounting Technician 3 (PCN 064012)

Accounting Technician 3

This individual position is exempt from the hiring freeze. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Welcome to the Department of Health! We'd be delighted to have you join our team. If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today! This position is open to Alaskan residents only. Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify.

What you will be doing : As an Accounting Technician 3, you play a key role in supporting the Accountant 3 in managing the fiscal integrity of Alaska's Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), also known as Alaska Health Enterprise (AHE). You independently reconcile and verify complex financial transactions between AHE and the Integrated Resource Information System (IRIS), ensuring accuracy within a $2.2 billion Medical Assistance Program budget. Your responsibilities include weekly reconciliations, technical verification, and resolving discrepancies across various accounts and ledgers. You also conduct in-depth financial research and analysis to ensure proper posting and compliance. Your work is essential to maintaining accurate and efficient financial operations for the program.

Mission and values / culture : Our mission is to provide health coverage to Alaskans in need and maintain the operational aspects of health care programs for Alaskans in need. We provide a full range of health care services and support services while promoting management efficiencies and the capitalization of Medicaid financing to ensure that services are available to customers. We are charged to protect and reduce the risk to the health, safety, and exploitation of Alaska's most vulnerable citizens being served, and to ensure that there is public confidence in the health care and community service delivery systems through regulatory, enforcement, and educational activities.

Benefits of joining our team : The State of Alaska has a generous benefits package and retirement plan. You will play a vital role in influencing policy and policymakers and may participate in planning, directing, and monitoring the division's programs, including Medicaid operations, healthcare policy, and performance outcomes. This is an excellent opportunity to grow professionally and expand your knowledge and experience with the State of Alaska.

The working environment you can expect : This position offers the opportunity to work from home based on the business needs of the Division; telework is possible with this position after training and approval from the Division Director. On-site workdays are located at 4601 Business Park Blvd, Bldg. K in Anchorage, central for shopping, restaurants, and commuting. Free parking is also available.

Who we are looking for :

• Attention to detail : Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• 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
• 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.
• Adaptability : Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
• Computer skills : Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.

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

Minimum qualifications : Two years of technical level accounting or bookkeeping experience, of which at least one year was at the full-proficiency level. Substitutions : Certification as an Accounting Technician from an accredited college will substitute for one year of the required experience at the non-full-proficiency level. Post secondary education from an accredited college will substitute for up to one year of the required experience at the non-full-proficiency level (3 semester / 4 quarter hours equal one month) if it includes at least 6 semester / 8 quarter hours in Accounting. Post secondary education from an accredited college will substitute for the required two years of experience (3 semester / 4 quarter hours equal one month) if it includes at least 9 semester / 12 quarter hours at or above the 200 level in Accounting. An associate's degree in Accounting or Business Administration from an accredited college will substitute for the required two years of experience if it includes at least 6 semester / 8 quarter hours at or above the 200 level in Accounting.

Additional required information : At the time of the interview, please provide the following :

Contact information : For specific information in reference to the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at : Name / Title : Gloria Posenjak / Medicaid Program Specialist 4 Phone : 907-310-2756 Email : gloria.posenjak@alaska.gov