The first review of applications will be April 7, 2025. Please submit the following required documents on the State of Montana Careers website:
- Resume - Please include dates of employment and your supervisor’s name/phone number for each position.
- Cover Letter
- Three Professional References
Candidates that do not submit the required documents will not be considered in the hiring process.
When submitting the required documents, you must check the “relevant document” box to ensure your attachments are uploading correctly to the specific application for this position. The Judicial Branch is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
- Less than full time may be considered for the right candidate.
- An employee new to the Judicial Branch will serve a one-year probationary period.
- The successful candidate will be subject to a criminal background check.
For a complete job description, please email Katie.Erickson@mt.gov
The Montana Judicial Branch offers a variety of opportunities to help you make a difference in your community, and further your career. As a service-oriented employer, we seek employees with a passion for customer service to help us fulfill our mission to provide an independent, accessible, responsive, impartial, and timely forum to resolve disputes; to preserve the rule of law; and to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitutions of the United States and Montana.
Benefits of working for the Judicial Branch:
- Work/life balance
- Family friendly policies
- Dedicated and caring colleagues
- Health coverage
- Retirement plans
- Paid vacation, sick leave, and Holidays (combination of up to 38 per year)
- Opportunities and room for professional growth
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness - Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF
This position is in Helena, MT. Helena exists as a crossroads between past and present, tame and untamed, mountainous wilderness and hometown warmth. A place where you can hike for miles without seeing a soul, stroll through our charming downtown, and enjoy breweries with breathtaking views—all in the same day.
From the early roots of Blackfeet, Salish, Crow and Bannock tribes who found this land abundant with bison and natural resources - to the four lucky prospectors who, in their last efforts, struck gold in 1864 - Helena is a place rich with history, beauty, and life. Learn more by visiting https://www.visitmt.com/
Job Overview:
This position works in the Financial Services Division and performs clerical and accounting duties involving the preparation and maintenance of Judicial Branch accounting and financial transactions. The position also assists other program personnel.
This position performs the daily work of mail distribution within the finance office, preparing daily collection reports and processing court receipts and deposits, processing fund disbursements and other financial transactions, reconciling and balancing accounts, preparing reports of financial data, processing claims for payment, reimbursement claims, and document filing. This is an entry-level position designed to provide accounting/finance experience to employees new to state finance.
Working Conditions:
Work is performed primarily in an office setting.
Physical Demands:
Work is essentially sedentary with occasional walking, standing, bending, reaching, and lifting and carrying items under 25 pounds such as papers and files. Some positions may require periods of extended computer use.
