Financial Clerk

Are you a motivated finance and accounting professional looking for a fast-paced role where you can put your organizational and detailing skills to the test?

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction (DOC) is seeking to hire a Financial Clerk for our Fiscal Services Unit - we encourage you to explore this opportunity!

This is a full-time, entry-level position offered on a first shift schedule, Monday through Friday. This position will be located at 24 Wolcott Hill Road in Wethersfield, CT and may require travel throughout the State. 

Agency Mission

The Department of Correction shall strive to be a global leader in progressive correctional practices and partnered re-entry initiatives to support responsive evidence-based practices aligned to law-abiding and accountable behaviors. Safety and security shall be a priority component of this responsibility as it pertains to staff, victims, citizens and offenders.

About Your Role

As a Financial Clerk with the DOC, you will have the opportunity to:

• Assist in maintaining agency bookkeeping and other financial records;
• Maintain cash journals and ledgers;
• Process payments. potentially with the handle of money or checks;
• Assist in preparing financial statements and budgets;
• Balance and reconcile accounts;
• Review incoming bids for compliance with purchase orders;
• Assist with preparing reports;
• Perform related duties as required;
• More information can be found in the class specification.

What We Can Offer You:

We believe there are many benefits to working for the State including:

• Personal and career growth opportunities;
• Work/life balance including flexible scheduling and paid time off;
• Health coverage and wellness program incentives;
• Retirement savings plans.

Learn more about how you can make an impact:

This is a competitive recruitment, open to the public.

The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

All State employees shall follow the guidelines as listed in Executive Orders 13F (3a) and 13G (3a).

To Apply:

• Complete a Master Application and directly apply to this recruitment.
• Please ensure that your application is complete. You will be unable to make revisions once it is submitted.

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 on a daily basis 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 on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.

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.

Should you have any questions about this recruitment, please contact Samantha Wasef, Leadership Associate – Talent Solutions at Samantha.Wasef@CT.Gov, (860) 937-6357

In a state agency this class is accountable for the preparation and/or maintenance of payroll, agency accounts, financial statements, cash accounting or other bookkeeping and record keeping functions in an agency.

Assists in preparation of payroll or independently prepares components of a payroll such as shift differential, holidays and overtime; maintains agency bookkeeping and other financial records; maintains cash journals and ledgers; process payments; assists in preparing financial statements and budgets; balances and reconciles accounts; reviews incoming bids for compliance with purchase orders; may prepare reports; may handle money or checks; performs related duties as required.

Knowledge of basic bookkeeping, accounting, and financial record keeping procedures; some knowledge of payroll procedures, financial terminology and coding, statements and budget preparations; skill in performing arithmetical computations; interpersonal skills; ability to perform general clerical tasks; ability to handle large amounts of money; ability to operate a variety of office equipment which includes personal computers, computer terminals, typewriters, calculating machines, cash registers, check writing machines and other electronic equipment.

Two (2) years' clerical experience in accounting, financial record keeping or bookkeeping.

College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience.

Preference will be given to candidates who have the following experience:

• Experience with financial software, such as QuickBooks, performing financial functions with regard basic office skills;
• Experience working in Purchasing;
• Experience working in Accounts Payable;
• Experience working in Accounting;
• Experience assisting in budget preparation and analysis;
• Experience using Microsoft office software, including Excel, Word and Teams. 

Persons having responsibility for supervising or observing the behavior of inmates or custodial clients will be required to possess a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certification by the time of permanent appointment.

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.