State of Connecticut Executive Branch

In a state agency this class is accountable for administering the fiscal and administrative programs and operations of the agency.

Incumbents in this class have accountability for a major portion of the agency including all of the agency's fiscal and administrative functions, programs and operations.

This class meets the following criteria: 

• Administers twelve or more fiscal/administrative functions for the entire agency (e.g. accounting, accounts examining, budget management, grant administration, purchasing) at least two of which must be an accounting and budgeting function;* 
• Fiscal responsibility of $250 million or more; 
• Directly manages professional full-time staff of twenty-five or more. 

In the Department of Transportation this class administers multiple operating functions for the entire department such as support services, purchasing and materials management, property and facilities services and building maintenance.

Receives executive direction from a Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, appointed executive or other administrative official of higher grade.

Administers programs and operations of a major fiscal or fiscal/administrative services division; directs all staff.

• Administers staff and operations of a major fiscal or fiscal/administrative services division including budget preparation and management, accounting and financial reporting and analysis;
• Develops, implements and evaluates division policies, goals and objectives;
• Designs and develops division programs and activities;
• Implements new procedures and procedural revisions;
• Determines appropriate staffing levels and directs management and coordination of staff;
• Designs and implements performance review standards for division staff;
• Maintains contacts with individuals within and outside of division who might impact on policy or program activities;
• Acts as liaison for department with internal and external state contacts;
• Directs financial planning activities including long and short-term forecasting;
• Assists EDP experts in planning and implementation of financial aspects of EDP systems;
• Utilizes EDP systems for financial analyses;
• Prepares programmatic fiscal/administrative analysis and impact statements on proposed regulations and legislation;
• Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
• May direct a program of internal and/or external audit;
• May direct support services such as maintenance, duplicating services, switchboard, mailroom, food services, security and housekeeping;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • and ability to apply management principles and practices;
  • and ability to apply relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
  • and ability to apply principles and practices of public administration with special references to governmental budget management and governmental accounting;
  • principles and procedures of payroll, purchasing, grant administration and contract administration;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Considerable ability in preparation and analysis of financial and statistical reports;
• Ability to utilize EDP systems for financial management.

Ten (10) years of experience in a combination of fiscal/administrative functions (e.g. accounting, accounts examining, budget management, grants administration, payroll, purchasing, or other administrative functions) at least one (1) of which must be an accounting or budgeting function.*

One (1) year of the General Experience must be at a managerial level.

NOTE: For state employees, this experience is interpreted at the level of an Assistant Chief of Fiscal/Administrative Services, a Principal Budget Specialist or Fiscal/Administrative Manager.

• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (l5) 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 public administration, business administration or accounting may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

This replaces the existing specification for the class of Chief of Fiscal/Administrative Services 2 in Salary Group MP 72 approved effective April 01, 2022. (Reviewed in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes. Revised to modify Guidelines for Job Class Use, Knowledge, Skill and Ability, Minimum Qualifications – General Experience and Addendum) Item No. 26-002 

FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS

Distinction will be made between accountability for and participation in these functions. Fiscal/administrative supervisors, managers and chiefs must be accountable for (or supervise) the function if it is to be considered under the Guidelines for Class Use. The descriptions of each functional heading are not meant to be all inclusive. Their purpose is to provide a sampling of tasks in each functional area.

Those areas with an asterisk [*] must consume a significant amount of professional staff hours to be considered additional functions under the Guidelines. As a rule of thumb a significant amount of time will be considered a minimum of ten percent of total professional staff time or supervision of one full time professional position, whichever is smaller.

1. BUDGETING

Accountability or budget preparation and management for agency or facility; at higher levels includes participation in planning and policy decisions.

2. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTING

Supervision of the agency's or facility's general fund accounting. Includes: maintenance of accounts (EDP or manual); Comptroller reconciliations; internal reconciliations; subsidiary accounts; payment lists; financial statements and reports; petty cash.

3. GRANT ADMINISTRATION (a & b are separate functions)

a. GRANT ACCOUNTING*

Supervision of the maintenance of accounting records, reconciliations, financial statements for grant funds, etc.

b. GRANT MONITORING* (non-programmatic)

Accountable for monitoring (or supervising monitoring) of grantees to ensure that funds are accounted for and expended properly. This can include pre- or post-audit of payments, review and analysis of budgets and financial statements, review of accounting procedures. It may include field work such as assistance with setting up financial records and may include (or consist mainly of) auditing grantees.

4. OTHER ACCOUNTING FUNCTIONS*

Accountability for or supervision of any additional professional accounting or accounts examining work which may be unique to an agency.

5. PURCHASING/STORES/INVENTORY

Accountability for and/or supervision of these areas combined will generally be considered one (1) function. The exception is a warehouse operation employing at least three (3) full-time (or part-time equivalent) positions, which may be considered one (1) additional function.

6. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

Accountability for and /or supervision of contract preparation and monitoring.

7. PAYROLL

Supervision of the payroll function.

8. SUPPORT SERVICES

Each additional support service supervised (e.g., laundry, security, maintenance, switchboard, food service) having a minimum of three (3) full-time positions or part-time equivalent) or taking a minimum of 10% of total fiscal/administrative staff time can be considered one (1) additional function.

9. DATA PROCESSING*

Supervision of a data processing operation including professional data processing staff (i.e., Computer Programmer 1 or above).

10. OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS

Accountability for and/or supervision of other administrative functions within the agency’s fiscal/administrative division.