Associate Accountant

Associate Accountant Recruitment # 240419-0941AR-001 Location Hartford, CT Date Opened 8/15/2024 12:00:00 PM Salary $90,309.00 - $116,146.00/year (Individuals new to state service start at minimum of pay plan) Job Type Open to the Public Close Date 8/29/2024 11:59:00 PM Go Back Apply View Benefits (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/jobs/?b=Benefits)

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The Office of the State Treasurer (https://www.ott.ct.gov/index.html) exists to provide and ensure effective financial management of public resources, high standards of professionalism and integrity, and expanding opportunity for State of Connecticut (https://www.ott.ct.gov/index.html) residents and businesses.

We are recruiting for an Associate Accountant (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=0941AR&LinkSpec=RecruitNum2&R1=&R3=) to work at our location in Hartford, CT, to support the Cash Management Division.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

Full Time, 40 hours per week

1st Shift, Monday - Friday

Centrally located in downtown Hartford, Close to major highways

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

State of Connecticut (https://portal.ct.gov/) is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service. Click here (https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service) for more information.

The chance to work for a Forbes top company: State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule ;

Generous paid time off (vacation, sick and personal);

Excellent health, dental and supplemental benefits (https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/smART/General-Employee-Benefits) ;

A comprehensive pension plan (https://www.osc.ct.gov/rbsd/stateretire.htm) .

THE ROLE:

The individual in this position will be responsible for performing the following duties :

Preparing daily cash projections and preparing wire transfers for review/approval

Maintaining databases and backup for all daily cash moves

Updating files supporting daily cash activity

Partnering with various agencies assist with problem resolution and adjustments

Adhoc Project work as assigned

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Selection Plan

To Apply:

In order to be considered for this job opening you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.

The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.

In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the individual listed on this job posting.

Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69 (https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/act/pa/pdf/2021PA-00069-R00SB-00056-PA.pdf) , t he State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.

Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.

All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov .

For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other .

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Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.

Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.

The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class in the next twelve (12) months.

Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics. (https://portal.ct.gov/ethics)

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Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Johnette Tolliver, johnette.tolliver@ct.gov.

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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state agency this class is accountable for performing the most complex accounting tasks within a variety of accounting programs and systems. This class may also be accountable for lead or consultative responsibility.EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Establishes and implements accounting sub-systems such as procedures for paying and collecting activities, procedures for issuance of grants, loans or subsidies, establishment of rates or schedules of fees, establishment of account charts for classification of transactions;

Maintains fiscal controls by authorizing non-routine expenditures based on management priorities and policies, examining data and making recommendations regarding timing and amounts of expenditures;

Manages various phases of budget preparation and control such as preparing estimates of costs of existing or new programs, offices or divisions, preparing budget requests, appropriation schedules, monthly budget reports and year end budget reports;

Administers fiscal aspects of grant programs by reviewing funding applications for approval, researching and preparing estimates of costs of proposed grant programs, interpreting grant contracts for approval of grant expenditures, analyzing grantees financial records and reports for compliance with grant expenditure requirements;

Monitors fiscal aspects of contract administration by reviewing and interpreting contracts for approval on non-routine expenditures, preparing or approving schedules of fees in regard to specific contracts;

Determines priorities;

Provides staff training and assistance;

Conducts or assists in conducting performance evaluations;

Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;

May coordinate unit workflow;

May assign and review work;

May establish and maintain unit procedures;

Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

Considerable knowledge of

professional accounting principles and practices including governmental accounting and budgeting;

Skills

interpersonal skills;

oral and written communication skills;

Considerable ability to

analyze and evaluate financial records, methods and procedures;

devise and install accounting procedures and systems;

Supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Seven (7) years of experience in accounting or auditing.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE One (1) year of the General Experience must have been at the level of an Accountant, an Auditor or an Accounts Examiner with responsibility for the exercise of independent analysis and judgement in the application of professional accounting principles and practices.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

College training in accounting or a closely related field may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.

A Master's degree in accounting may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

Certification in any of the following may be substituted for one (1) year of the General and Special Experience: Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1) Bachelor's degree in Accounting. 2) Experience with PeopleSoft or CORE CT Financial systems for analyzing General Ledger transactions and account balances. 3) Experience with Microsoft EXCEL, including creating pivot tables, utilizing VLOOKUP functions, and familiarity with access databases. 4) Experience working with cash accounting and bank systems. 5) Experience with financial reporting, especially cash flow schedules. Conclusion AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility. Click on a link below to apply for this position:Fill out the Supplemental Questionnaire and Application NOW using the Internet. Apply Online