Accounting Technician - Corrections Service Center, Augusta.

If you are a current State of Maine employee, please submit your application through the internal application process using the Find Jobs report in PRISM. Seasonal employees who do not have PRISM access should apply through the State’s career page and indicate on the application that they have previously worked for the State. . Accounting Technician - Corrections Service Center. Pay Grade 16: $39,208.00 - $53,788.80 Annually (This rate includes a 2.00% recruitment stipend) Job Class Code: 0328 041001656 Open: October 08, 2026 Close: October 23, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are you an experienced accounting professional who is detail oriented and enjoys independent work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment? Do you possess a high degree of initiative? Do you enjoy working collaboratively utilizing the latest technology? Then we are looking for you!   BRIEF AGENCY DESCRIPTION The Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS) Corrections Service Center is responsible for program accounting, cash management, resident accounts, and revenue/expenditure control for the Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) that support six adult facilities and one youth facility. These facilities keep our communities safer by reducing harm through supportive intervention, empowering change, and restoring lives. BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION: As an Accounting Technician at the DAFS Corrections Service Center (CSC), you will be completing tasks for Mountain View Correctional Facility (MVCF). You will be expected to collaborate with agency personnel and the CSC Accounting Analyst for MVCF. This is paraprofessional support work involving the application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) guidelines in independently maintaining non-complex accounts within an established accounting system or assisting senior accounting personnel responsible for maintaining complex accounts. Non-complex accounts are characterized by a relatively small number of fund types, revenue sources, cost centers, and cost allocations. Employees in this classification examine, account for, reconcile, analyze, and interpret basic accounting data and records in accordance with GAAP/GASB standards, state/agency accounting procedures, and appropriate internal controls. Employees use and apply basic accounting theory to analyze and resolve standard accounting transaction problems.  Employees interact with programmatic staff to exchange factual information, explain accounting processes, and resolve accounting discrepancies and disputes. This classification is distinguished from Account Clerks by the fact that Accounting Technician work requires knowledge of accounting principles and includes preparing financial and statistical reports and summaries. Work is performed under general supervision. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND…