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Fairbanks Native Association is a voice for the ����ӰƬ Native/American Indian people of Fairbanks. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals and families by promoting justice, healing, and wellness in our community. We envision a unified, healthy, and empowered Native community that embraces all cultures. 

Because employees are our number one asset, Fairbanks Native Association is pleased to offer a great working environment, competitive wages, a healthy work-life balance, and the following benefits: affordable medical insurance, vision, and dental coverage; employer-paid life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability insurance; 401(k) investment program with a generous match (after applicable waiting period); Employee Assistance Programs First Choice and LifeCare (ADP), paid holidays, generous Paid Time Off, education assistance; and LifeMart Employee Discount Program (ADP). Join our progressive team at Fairbanks Native Association where your effort results in positive change in individual lives and the health of our community!

As the Director of Finance, you will provide oversight to the day-to-day operations of the Finance Department and exercise managerial and supervisory functions. This is a senior management position, responsible for maintaining the integrity of the FNA accounting system, financial compliance with terms and conditions of all grants and contracts, compliance with the requirements for single audit, and for general financial information support to all FNA programs. This position monitors all funding streams, including Medicaid. 

JOB DUTIES:

• Monitor budgets and identifies modification needs. Coordinates budget modifications with program directors and ensures submittal to funding agencies per grant/contract requirements.
• Manages and coordinates the work of staff who perform the full range of accounting and financial management functions of the company (ex: bank account reconciliations, cash deposits and receipts, contract management, payroll verification, procurement/purchasing, travel arrangements, loans, advances, reimbursements, property insurance claims processing, and worker’s compensation), to ensure functions are properly performed and in order, in an accurate and timely manner.
• Provides adequate fiscal review and approval for all FNA expenditures to ensure grant and contract procurement requirements are met.
• Makes fiscal policy and procedure recommendations to the Executive Director. Coordinates implementation of approved policies and procedures.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (Education & Experience)

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field, and 
• Three (3) years of experience in accounting and financial management, including fund accounting, grant regulations, and contract administration, financial reporting, and personnel management. MBA, CPA preferred.

Posted 3/5

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At ����ӰƬ Wealth Advisors we are a team of smart, driven, and capable professionals who enjoy
autonomy and flexibility due to the respect we have for each other. Together we approach our work of defining team goals, and the tasks to achieve them, with energy and passion. Individuals’ strengths and interests are fostered through continual professional development and mentoring. We are looking for a dedicated professional who values the trust instilled in us by our clients and thrives in a team environment.

• Client Responsibilities: 
• Interact with clients with supervision and through assignment of tasks  from Lead advisor 
• Team Responsibilities:
•  Willing to work in a team environment and be a great teammate 
• Learn and embrace the firm’s vision, mission, and values
  

• Firm Responsibilities 

• Engage in teamwork and team building and integrate into the culture of  the firm  
  
• Growth Responsibilities 
• Support Advisors by participating in research and projects for the current  management and future growth of the firm  

Required Education: Minimum Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college 

Experience: Zero to three years 

Required Skills

• Strong written and oral communication skills 
• Understanding of basic financial concepts 
  

Skills to Develop 

• Core knowledge of the financial industry, investments, and financial
• planning concepts
• Knowledge of the firm’s core systems; Microsoft 365 and Office platform
• Learn and follow firm’s procedures, protocols, workflows
• Ability to perform basic financial analysis Knowledge of planning areas
• including financial planning, investments, budgeting, taxes, risk
• management and estate planning
• Professional networking and community involvement encouraged

Performance Measures 

• Advancement of technical skills
• Proficiency in firm software, technology, workflows
• Development of oral and written client communications
• Initiate plan for Series 65 licensing
• Enroll in CFP® Designation program
• Participation in team dynamics
  

Compensation 

Full-time salaried position with standard benefits package; 401(k) and Cash Balance Pension plans; incentive and discretionary bonus plan

Additional Details on Anticipated Responsibilities and Duties: 

• Gather, organize, and synthesize client information for preparation of financial plans and  strategies 
• Learn firm specific software, including MoneyGuide ProFP, Orion, and Salesforce • Input data into financial planning software, draft basic illustrations 
• Organize client financial information and electronic case files, preparing reports, letters,  and other correspondence, and completing special projects as appropriate 
• Prepare for client review meetings, financial plan updates, portfolio reviews, gather client  data/information, and implement recommendations 
• Work with the Client Service team to learn and follow procedures and protocols concerning all workflows and corresponding tasks 
• Initially attend client meetings in a technical, supporting and learning role 
• Progress to participate in client meetings, assist in presenting financial plans and  recommendations 
• Assist with client asset management, including coordination of complete financial  planning and wealth management integration (analysis, estate planning, tax strategies for  assets under management, and portfolio rebalancing) 
• Participate in comprehensive financial planning for clients, including coordination of asset  management, estate planning and risk management 
• Attend team meetings, volunteering for research, new initiatives, and management  projects for the internal operation of the team 

Career Path:  

This position is expected to progress to Associate Financial Advisor Level 2 (AFA2) within 12 to 24  months. Mentoring will be provided to promote skills for excelling at your position, contributing to  the business beyond standard job functions, and promoting your development. 

Firm Values: 

• Teach to learn and grow as industry experts 
• Ensure a successful business for decades to come 
• We put the “A” in A-team, an engaged team contributes maximum energy for a great work  environment 
• Clients will always be top priority 
• Harmony - life balance is part of our culture 

To apply: 

Submit cover letters, resume, and college transcripts to Amber Frizzell, amber@apcm.net.

is seeking an experienced to join our finance team and support our growing company. This position will collaborate with senior leaders to shape the organization’s financial direction and oversee the professional development of the finance team.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial management, strategic planning, and team leadership. The Controller will be responsible for the company’s accounting practices, preparing consolidated monthly financial statements, and maintaining internal control systems. They will analyze financial data to evaluate profitability, ensure budget adherence, and monitor other key indicators, serving as the primary contact for the parent company and auditors to facilitate timely audits.

Additionally, the Controller will manage staff development, adjust financial controls, and create financial policies that align with Fairweather's goals. They will support department leaders with developing budgets and forecasting, update financial systems, and support the team in implementing new software to improve reporting accuracy and operational efficiency. Ultimately, they will monitor financial performance, align metrics with operational goals, provide insights to Fairweather's senior management, and work closely with the parent company's finance leadership team.

Established in 1976, Fairweather LLC is an ����ӰƬ-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, regulatory and permitting management, remote medical support, meteorological and oceanographic forecasting, aviation and airstrip support, and workforce staffing. 

Fairweather is owned by , an ����ӰƬ Native regional corporation. We continue to be committed to meeting the industry's highest standards and ensuring the needs of every project are met safely and efficiently while being The Most Trusted Company in ����ӰƬ.

Benefits 

You will enjoy the advantages of a small company atmosphere while benefiting from the resources of a large corporation. Our culture is built on trust, collaboration, and a supportive, friendly work environment. We offer competitive pay and benefits, including paid time off, federal health benefits, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan.

Voluntary benefits include accidental insurance, hospital insurance, critical illness coverage, and short/long-term disability insurance.

Responsibilities

Responsible for preparation and publication of consolidated financial statements

• Oversee, review and publish monthly consolidated and consolidating financials consistent with GAAP
• Work with external auditors and Corporate Accounting to plan and oversee the annual component audit
• Work with Corporate Tax Department to assure financial information is available for optimal federal and state income tax law compliance
• Prepare financial reports for Board meetings

   Responsible for preparation and publication of consolidated financial budget

• Oversee, review and publish annual consolidated and consolidating budgets
• Review subsidiary budgets

Assure protection of company assets

• Assist President and General Manager in all aspects of risk management
• Oversee maintenance of fixed asset records
• Monitor internal controls and compliance with company and corporate policies

Supervise accounting staff

• Establish policies and procedures to assure efficient processing of accounting data, information flow, and appropriate level of internal controls
• Responsible for the training and development of staff
• Work closely with the corporate accounting team

Project and monitor cash flow

• Work with company management and other staff to project and manage cash flow
• Supervise the process of cash collection and disbursement and assure proper accounting of all transactions

Additional Responsibilities

• Oversee management of accounting consolidating software
• Other duties

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Commitment to Excellence – Identifies what needs to be done and takes action to achieve a standard of excellence beyond job expectations.

Corporate Values- Understand, embraces, and integrates Doyon corporate values into everyday duties and responsibilities.

Customer Service – Identifies and responds to current and future client needs by providing excellent service to internal and external clients.

Safety and Security – Promotes a safe work environment for co-workers and customers.

Teamwork – Resourceful team player that builds, strengthens, and maintains collaborative relationships with others inside or outside the organization.

 

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:

Analytical Skills- Visualizes, articulates and solves a variety of problems and concepts and makes appropriate decisions based on available information

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

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

Decision Making- Makes choices or reaches conclusions by establishing objectives, gathering relevant information, identifying alternatives, setting criteria for the decision, and selecting the best option

Employee Development - Effective in the recruitment, selection, development, and retention of competent staff members

Financial Management- Applies critical financial concepts and practices to establish and maintain realistic budgets

Leadership- Maintains a productive climate and confidently motivates, mobilizes, and coaches employees to meet high performance standards and goals

Management- Plans, organizes, directs, monitors, and controls a group of one or more employees or one or more entities to accomplish organizational goals and objectives

Problem Solving- Anticipates and identifies problems, distinguishes between symptoms and causes, and determines alternative solutions involving varied levels of complexity, ambiguity and risk.

Process Improvement – Manages, leads and enables the process of change and transition while helping others to deal with the process.

Reporting- Generates reports that are accurate, objective and complete in a timely manner

Strategic Implementation/Thinking- Formulates effective strategies consistent with the business and competitive strategies, examines policy issues and strategic planning with a long term perspective, determines objectives, sets priorities, and anticipates potential threats or opportunities

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, required
• Ten years of progressively responsible accounting experience
• Five years leading and managing others
• Certified Public Accountant, preferred 

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:  The majority of work is performed in a professional office setting with a wide variety of people with differing functions, personalities and abilities

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  The work is generally sedentary, requiring routine walking, standing, bending and carrying items weighing less than forty pounds. [Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions]. 

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION:  It is Doyon’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:  Doyon grants preference to qualified Doyon Shareholders first, and second to qualified shareholders of other ����ӰƬ 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.


Posted 2/12

Job Summary:

BDO is a place for energetic self-starters who can think and act like entrepreneurs.  As an Intern in our Assurance practice, you will begin to utilize your educational background as well as your organizational skills as you serve the firm's dynamic client base. You will assist in problem solving and fact-finding, working side-by-side with more experienced team members who can provide you with direction, coaching and learning opportunities. This opportunity will allow you to gain a unique hands-on perspective on our firm’s practices and people, as well as beginning to forge the critical relationships that will help maximize your chance for success in your career.

Job Duties:

Typical responsibilities will include:

• Participates in a structured on-the-job training program and become familiar with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
• Becomes familiar with BDO specific audit methodology to assist with various stages of the audit process
• Provides various support functions to the audit staff during engagement
• Communicates with the clients' customers, creditors, banks and related parties concerning audit issues 
• Prepares and documents work in working papers utilizing BDO specific tools and templates
• Contributes ideas/opinions to the audit teams and listen/respond to other team members’ views
• Completes one assigned accounting or audit related research project and able to present findings to a panel of Assurance professionals
• Other duties as required

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education:

• Enrolled in a Bachelors or Masters program in Accounting, required 
• Pursuing a masters degree in Accounting, preferred

Experience:

• Leadership experience, preferred 

License/Certifications:

• Actively pursuing school credits to become a CPA 

Software:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint, required

Other Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to follow instructions as directed
• Ability to work effectively in a team setting 
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.



Posted 3/6

Job Summary:

The Tax Associate, Core Tax Services is responsible for utilizing their educational background as well as communication and organizational skills by assisting with the preparation of tax returns and research. In this role, the Tax Associate, Core Tax Services will be charged with utilizing basic research skills and working with tax software applications to complete simple tax returns for review.

Job Duties:

• Tax Compliance
  • Ensures both that (a) clients comply with all applicable authorities, while at the same time minimizing their tax and reporting burdens, and (b) self and client service teams comply with all Firm policies, standards, and the BDO Tax Quality Manual (“TQM”).
    • Applies understanding of client’s unique set of circumstances, documentation, and/or other requirements mandated by law and prepares required filings (tax returns) using a system of review and documentation to ensure that the client is in full compliance, while keeping the client’s tax and reporting burden’s as low as possible;
    • Ensures all data needed to comply with filing requirements are collected; identifies and properly communicates missing items to prepare return;
    • Utilizes Firm compliance software to maximize efficiency in tax prep process
    • Effectively teams with Senior on completion of project (follow-up with Open items list;
    • Documents all significant tax positions
• ASC 740-10 (FAS 109 and FIN 48) Tax Accruals
  • Correctly and proactively applies Firm policies, standards, and the BDO Tax Quality Manual (TQM) regarding FAS 109 and FIN 48.
    • Assists with prep and/or review of income tax provisions
• Tax Consulting
  • Assists with developing, recommending, and implementing efficient and effective methods to maximize client benefits, especially by decreasing clients’ current and future taxes.
    • Applies knowledge of home state corporate, partnership and individual tax structure and filing requirements in completing assigned work;
    • Effectively drafts clear and concise general memorandums and correspondence; 
    • Identifies potential relevant tax issues or opportunities as part of the tax compliance process.
• Other duties as required

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics required OR Bachelor's degree in other focus area and CPA certification required
• Masters in Accountancy or Taxation preferred

Experience:

• Leadership experience preferred 
• Accounting based internship preferred

License/Certifications:

• Eligible to sit for the CPA exams; progress towards admission to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction; progress towards Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent (“EA”) (or progress towards the equivalent of one of these designations) upon starting employment preferred

Software:

• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite preferred

Other Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to follow instructions as directed
• Ability to work effectively in a team setting 
• Takes appropriate actions without being asked
• Seeks advice of appropriate superiors regarding issues related to compliance
• Ability to prepare simple tax returns

 

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

California Range:  $75,000 - $82,000
Colorado Range:  $56,000 - $68,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range:  $72,000 - $78,000
Washington Range:  $65,500 - $75,000



Posted 3/5

Job Summary
Join our team at ����ӰƬ Wealth Advisors, where we strive to empower individuals to achieve their financial dreams. As a leading wealth management company, we offer a dynamic and collaborative work environment that fosters growth and learning. Take the next step in your career and unlock your full potential with a career in wealth management. 

Our internship provides exposure to the overall operations of ����ӰƬ Wealth Advisors. The successful candidate will work with the firm’s staff on financial planning, investment management, client deliverables, and marketing projects. Depending on the firm’s needs at the time of the internship and based on the intern's skills, they will be exposed to and have responsibilities for multifaceted duties and activities supporting the organization and its clients. 

This individual must be detail-oriented and possess excellent social, organizational, oral, and written communication skills. 

Responsibilities may include: 

• Reception: as the first point of contact for calls, and in-person visitors, this role is the cornerstone  of the firm’s professional image 
• Learn and apply technical skills and research to contribute to client plans and deliverables Use modeling spreadsheets, databases, and qualitative data related to portfolios 
• Learn and work in financial strategy programs, such as MoneyGuide Pro 
• Learn and build skills in firm software, Orion, Salesforce, Microsoft Suite, and Adobe
• Learn and work in WordPress, website updates, edit and post company blogs

Qualifications
The prospective intern must be a resident of ����ӰƬ or an ����ӰƬn attending school inside or outside of  ����ӰƬ. A Graduate student or ����ӰƬ in their junior or senior year working towards their bachelor’s degree will be considered. Prospective interns must have a strong interest in private wealth management or marketing. Recent undergraduate coursework should emphasize a money management-related field, such as finance, economics, business administration, accounting, or marketing, with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 in their major. The prospective intern must have excellent customer service skills, a high degree of motivation and initiative, a good working knowledge of Windows operating systems, and be proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint programs. 

Location: ����ӰƬ Wealth Advisors office at 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 910, Anchorage, AK 99503. 

Duration: Spring, Summer, or Fall Semester 

Wage: $18/hour- 29-hour work week 

Apply: Send a cover letter, resume, and unofficial transcript to Amber Frizzell, AIF® , Director of Operations  and Marketing amber@apcm.net.