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Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Accounting Technician
Opening Date: April 22, 2026
Closing Date: May 5, 2026
Job Class Code: 0328
Grade: 16 (Professional and Technical)
Salary: $18.04 - $24.76 per hour*
*This is inclusive of a 2.00% recruitment and retention stipend.
Position Number: 02032-1858
Location: Augusta
Currently, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or STEM OPT extensions.
Core Responsibilities:
The Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL) Finance Team is looking for an Accounts Receivable Clerk to provide accuracy, skill, and leadership to the HETL accounts receivable processes. In this position, you will work and collaborate with a team of financial personnel to ensure all HETL financial processes are properly performed and recorded. You will also work directly with Laboratorians to ensure HETL's financial and business operation needs are met.
As a key member of the HETL Finance team, your core responsibilities include:
- Supporting accounting tasks for the HETL to include all accounts receivable transactions.
- Daily processing and reconciling of accounts receivable transactions, including preparing invoices and processing payments.
- Collaborating with HETL finance team members to ensure best practices.
- Collating, verifying, and reconciliating accounts receivable.
- Creating spreadsheets to perform tracking and management of accounts receivable data and transactions.
- Providing feedback and suggestions to the HETL Business Manager and other team members for continued process improvements on accounts receivable processes.
Preferred candidates will also have: - Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to gather, synthesize, and summarize a variety of information and work in varied platforms and databases
- Demonstrated skill applying best practices and standards accounting practices
- The ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external partners
- Excellent attention to detail
- Expert computer and software skills, including knowledge of Excel and other accounting software (ex. Advantage, MainePays, PayMaine, DAFS Analytics)
- Knowledge of and experience with best practices for government accounting
- Self-motivated and a problem solver.
- Strong work ethic - reliable, dependable, adaptable, and a team player.
Minimum Qualifications:
Entry-level to intermediate education, training, and/or experience in accounting or another closely related field demonstrating competency applying accounting principles, reviewing and processing business transactions, and preparing reports.
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Agency information:
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health, safety, resilience, and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the State's population, including children, families, older Mainers, and individuals with disabilities, mental illness, and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health, operates two state psychiatric hospitals, and provides oversight to health care providers.
Application Information:
For questions about this position, please contact Nathan Martin at nathan.Martin@maine.gov
Please submit all documents or files in PDF or Word format.
To request a paper application, please contact Mandy.Hernandez@Maine.gov
Benefits of working for the State of Maine:
No matter where you work across Maine state government, you find employees who embody our state motto-"Dirigo" or "I lead"-as they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforce's health and wellbeing with a