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State of Alaska

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This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify. https://doa.alaska.gov/dop/recruitment/alaskaRes

This position is based on-site at our Juneau Headquarters, located in the State Office Building in the heart of beautiful downtown Juneau, Alaska. Hybrid telework may be considered following the successful completion of training and the probationary period.

Not sure who we are or what we do?

Please visit our website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/inv

Could This Be You?

Do you want to use your financial expertise to make a real difference in the lives of Alaskans?
Are you a strategic leader who thrives on managing complex systems and mentoring high-performing teams?
Do you believe in the power of public service to create lasting, positive change?

If so, we invite you to apply for this exciting leadership opportunity!

We’re looking for a seasoned financial professional to join our senior management team and help guide the Division’s mission to support Alaskan borrowers through responsible, transparent, and effective loan fund management. This position directly oversees three sections and a team of eleven, including six direct reports, and plays a vital role in ensuring the financial health and integrity of loan programs that impact individuals and communities across the state.

In this role, you will:

Oversee and certify financial transactions related to assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenditures.
Support the management of over $200 million in loan fund assets that help Alaskans.
Ensure compliance with GAAP, GASB, and all relevant state and federal regulations.
Prepare and present financial statements and reports for internal leadership, state agencies, and federal partners.
Lead internal control monitoring and manage all loan audit activities.
Conduct ongoing cash flow analysis and reconcile data between the State’s IRIS system and LOANS!, the Division’s loan servicing platform.

Why You’ll Love This Role:

You’ll Make a Real Difference for Alaskans
- This is more than just a financial management role, it’s a chance to help ensure that Individuals and business access to the funding they need to grow, build and thrive. Your work will directly support programs that strengthen communities and improve lives across the state.
You’ll Lead with Purpose
- As part of the Division’s senior management team, you’ll guide strategy, mentor a talented team, and shape the future of financial operations. If you enjoy leadership and want your work to matter, this is your opportunity.
You’ll Be the Bridge Between Policy and Practice
- From GAAP and GASB compliance to state and federal regulations, you’ll ensure that financial operations are not only accurate but also aligned with the bigger picture. You’ll be the go-to expert for turning policy into action.
You’ll Help Build a Culture of Accountability and Excellence
- Your leadership will influence not just numbers, but people. You’ll help foster a culture of transparency, trust, and continuous improvement, leaving a lasting legacy within the Division.

If you're ready to lead with purpose and make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply.

The mission of the Division of Investments team is to administer and service loan programs under the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. These programs were primarily designed to promote economic development through direct state lending in industries and areas of the state that are not adequately serviced by the private sector.

The Investments team values a work-life balance, providing excellent customer service, learning from experience, technical competency and working together toward a shared set of goals. The team is a small, welcoming community of loan officers, collection officers, loan closers, accountants and technicians. We conduct the State's direct lending business with professionalism, integrity, accountability, and a spirit of continuous improvement.

A Workplace That Invests in You!

At the Division of Investments, we don’t just support Alaska’s economy, we support each other. Our team thrives in a culture built on collaboration, trust, and growth. Here, you’re not just filling a role, you’re stepping into a space where your ideas are welcomed, your development is prioritized, and your success is celebrated.

From day one, you’ll be surrounded by motivated professionals who are passionate about their work and even more passionate about helping you thrive. Whether you're refining your technical skills, exploring new areas of interest, or preparing for your next career milestone, you’ll have the tools, mentorship, and flexibility to make it happen.

We offer flexible work schedules, ongoing training opportunities, and a team-oriented environment where your contributions matter. In our office, growth isn’t just encouraged—it’s expected. Because when you succeed, we all do.

The working conditions you can expect:
As this is an on-site position and not eligible for telework, you will be working in our headquarters office located on the 9th floor of the State Office Building in beautiful downtown Juneau, Alaska. You will enjoy a collaborative atmosphere in a fully resourced and modern office space, with splendid views of Mount Juneau and the Gastineau Channel.

The 9th floor has a fully equipped and spacious break room, that you will have full access to, as well as easy access to various restaurants and coffee shops downtown.

Our Investments team fosters a cooperative environment through staff empowerment, accountability, and professionalism.

To be successful in this position a candidate will need the following core competencies:

Supervising Personnel - takes responsibility for employees' performance by setting and communicating expectations and goals that are specific and measurable, tracking progress against the goals, supporting employees' efforts to achieve job goals (by providing resources, removing obstacles, acting as a buffer, etc.) ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.
Advanced skills in the use of a computerized accounting system, preference would be specific experience with the state accounting system, Integrated Resource Information System (IRIS) and the Alaska Data Enterprise Reporting system (ALDER). These database systems are used for financial transactions, project tracking, budget analysis, and report development.
Ability to identify discrepancies or inaccuracies in data and make corrections.
Ability to analyze and reconcile complex accounts.
Excellent communication and customer service skills.

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

At time of application applicants are requested to submit:

Post-secondary transcripts, if using education to meet minimum qualifications; and
Two (2) originally authored writing samples.

At time of interview applicant(s) are requested to submit::

Three (3) most recent performance evaluations; and
Three (3) current professional references that have had supervisory responsibility over you along with their daytime contact information.

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 must be attached at the time the application is submitted.

Work Experience:
If using work experience in order to meet the minimum qualifications of the position and it is not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

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.

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 (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 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
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Contact Information

For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager:

Hiring Manager: Andy Macaulay

Title: Acting Division Director

Phone Number: (907) 465-2510

Fax Number: (907) 465-2103

Email: andy.macaulay@alaska.gov

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 orientation video from Division of Retirement and Benefits. (Please note this video is specifically designed for new State Employees.)

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 Boatman's 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

See https://drb.alaska.gov/retiree/ for additional information

Paid Leave & Other Benefits