Accounts Examiner

This is a competitive recruitment, open to the public.

TO APPLY

• Complete a Master Application and directly apply to this recruitment.
• Please ensure that your application and professional experience is thorough and complete. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the State of Connecticut.

WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER YOU APPLY

Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board daily to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.

This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders daily in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.

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, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc, at the discretion of the hiring agency.

Other Notes:

• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
• 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.

CONTACT INFORMATION

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 about the position, please contact Samantha Rivera, Human Resources Specialist – Talent Solutions at Samantha.Rivera@CT.Gov

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In a state agency this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in the examination of financial records of state agencies, businesses, municipalities or other entities.

• Conducts or participates in examinations of financial records and documents of public utility companies, telecommunications companies, and other businesses monitored or regulated by the Public Utilities regulatory Authority;
• Prepares for examinations of public utility companies and other regulated entities by reviewing prior audit reports, financial statements, budgets or other available data;
• Participates in on-site audits, meeting with officials of organizations being examined to discuss audit procedures, and obtains necessary information and records;
• Utilizes electronic data processing (EDP) systems for financial records, reports and analysis;
• Examines various financial records including revenue, expenditure, payroll and grant accounting;
• Examines and reconciles accounting records with supporting data, such as vouchers, invoices and cash receipts;
• Determines compliance of various complex financial documents with applicable legal standards;
• Examines accounting methods and procedures to ensure compliance with accepted accounting principles, laws and regulations and state or federal requirements;
• Prepares unit reports explaining results and making recommendations;
• May participate in hearings or conferences;
• May prepare remittance schedules for collection or delinquent accounts and arrange for attachments as required; And,
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of 
• and ability to apply professional accounting and auditing principles and practices; 
• and ability to apply relevant statutes and regulations;
• Skills
• interpersonal skills; 
• oral and written communication skills; 
• Ability to 
• analyze financial records, documents and reports; 
• prepare comprehensive reports including narrative and statistical sections; 
• utilize EDP systems for financial management.

Six (6) years of experience in accounting or auditing.

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been at the paraprofessional level. Work at the paraprofessional level requires the exercise of some independent judgment in applying basic accounting principles and may be compared to the level of a full charge bookkeeper. 

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of an Assistant Accountant.

• Successful completion of an Accounting Careers Trainee program approved by the Department of Administrative Services may be substituted for the General Experience and Special Experience.
• 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.
  
• Two (2) years of experience as an Assistant Accountant may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.

Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

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.

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.