Accounting Clerk

Fairweather's finance team is recruiting for Accounting Clerks to join our team. This position assists with correctly billing clients for time and materials, verifying and recording revenue transactions, and resolving account discrepancies.

Established in 1976, Fairweather LLC is an Alaska-based service support company. That approach is directly responsible for Fairweather’s growth over the past four decades. Responding to the growth of the emerging oil and gas industry, Fairweather expanded its operations to include several highly sought-after support services designed to support exploration and production activities. These services include advanced logistics and drilling support, remote medical support, meteorological and oceanographic forecasting, aviation and airstrip support, and workforce staffing. 

Fairweather is owned by Doyon, Limited, an Alaska Native regional corporation and continues to be committed to meeting the industry's highest standards, ensuring the needs of every project are met safely and efficiently.

This is a full-time position. Days and hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 5:00PM. Extended hours of work may be required as job duties demand.

LOCATION: Anchorage, AK

SCHEDULE: M-F, 8am-5pm

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• Prepare general ledger accounts and bank account reconciliations.
• Maintain, organize, and update accounting records.
• Develop a working knowledge of agreements and contracts and provide rate validation for billing purposes.
• Use data and facts to make day-to-day decisions, involving others when necessary. Recognize potential problems and inform those who can address them.
• Identify the steps needed to carry out work requirements.
• Meet deadlines, organize work materials, and manage time effectively.
• Develop and manipulate complex Excel spreadsheets.
• Ensure that work is completed accurately and in a timely manner. Make continuous efforts to achieve results.
• Listen to others and ask questions to understand what is needed.
• Communicate the right information to coworkers respectfully and professionally.
• Maintain integrity and ethical behavior in all work situations. Report any ethical or compliance issues promptly and use discretion with private employee information.
• Prioritize tasks effectively to ensure important work is completed first. Meet deadlines consistently and take action to resolve problems as they arise.
• Accept responsibility and strive to meet expectations in all tasks.

Competencies:

Adaptability- Adapts to changing conditions and work assignments, sets priorities, and manages multiple assignments and tasks.

Administrative Skills- Performs a variety of responsible and confidential office, clerical, and professional administrative duties.

Attention to Detail- Ensures one's own and others' work and information are complete and accurate.

Communication Skills- Listens, writes, and speaks effectively, and positively relates and interacts with co-workers and others.

Dependability- Consistently adheres to operational standards, ensures smooth operations and positive customer experiences, builds a productive workplace, is reliable, and improves team morale.

Independence- Works with minimal supervision.

Time Management- Manages time effectively when accomplishing tasks, projects, and goals.

Willingness to Learn- Willing to learn new skills or techniques to meet the demanding changes of job duties and responsibilities.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a clerical office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, copy machine and scanners

Physical Demands:

This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Proficient in Outlook, Word, Adobe, and advanced Excel experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledgeable of computerized and/or manual accounting systems

Preferred: 

• Bookkeeping Experience
• Two Years Accounting Experience

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: It is Fairweather's business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

PREFERENCE STATEMENT: Fairweather grants preference to qualified Doyon Shareholders first, and second to qualified shareholders of other Alaska Native corporations that grant a similar preference in all phases of employment and training, which include, but are not limited to hiring, promotion, layoff, transfer, and training.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

A review of this position has excluded marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.