Accounts Payable & Travel Auditor Lead

Do you enjoy working with various stakeholders ensuring vendors are paid timely and providing travel program support and training?  Join our dynamic Business Office team as the UAS Accounts Payable and Travel Auditor Lead.

The position trains UAS employees on travel regulations and updates, conducts travel audits on completed expense reports, fulfills all aspects of accounts payable, and is a lead for their colleagues at the Sitka and Ketchikan campuses.

The University of Alaska Southeast resides in Lingít Aaní (Tlingit land), adjacent to the ancestral home of the X̱aadas (Haida) and Ts’msy-en (Tsimshian) peoples.  The Juneau area is also home to the largest Federally Recognized Tribe in Alaska and several Native Corporations and smaller tribes. Juneau is the state capital and the largest city in Southeast Alaska. The city offers a flourishing business and arts scene, an extensive library system, and public transportation. As Alaska’s capital, Juneau sits at the epicenter of Alaska’s governmental and economic affairs.  And Juneau is unrivalled for outdoor activity, completely surrounded by Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, home to some of the most beautiful wild lands and waterways in the world including Alaska’s Coast Range, the Juneau Icefield and famed Inside Passage. 

The University of Alaska Southeast actively promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and access as vitally important to its present and future success. These principles are essential to the educational experiences of our students, staff, and faculty. 

Minimum Qualifications:

One year of college coursework in Accounting or related field and two years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Position Details:

This position is located on the Southeast campus in Juneau, and flexible on-site/hybrid work arrangements may be considered in accordance with UA regulations. This is a full-time, non-exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA staff salary schedule, Grade 77, based on education and experience.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is identified. 

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Jon Lasinksi, UAS Vice Chancellor of Administration, at jlasinski@alaska.edu.