STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH JOBS

Accountant

Hybrid

Recruitment #230825-0026AR-001

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Introduction


THE POSITION
The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH), is currently seeking a qualified individual for the position of Accountant to join the Fiscal Services Section. This position will be responsible for oversight of the budget development and compilation of budget proposal for the grants, review, track and monitor financial expenditures for compliance with State and Federal regulation, preparation of financial reports and statements consistent with both state and federal requirements and providing technical assistance to program manager in maintaining accounting records.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • LOCATION: Fiscal Services 
  • ADDRESS: 410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT
  • WORK HOURS: Full-time, first shift, 40 hours per week
  • SCHEDULE: Typically Monday - Friday (*There may be opportunities for an alternate work schedule and working remotely in accordance with State policies.) 
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU 
  • The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' 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
  • NEW: A Platinum Healthcare Plan, the nation’s best for state employees and dependents, according to a report by Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reform and article by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D., along with comprehensive benefit offerings
  • Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings
  • Generous paid time off, including 13 paid holidays per calendar year
  • Professional growth and development opportunities
  • A healthy work/life balance to all employees
DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO
  • Oversee all fiscal aspects of budget development and compilation of budget proposals for the Immunization, Prevention of Diabetes and Heart Disease, CT State Physical Activity and Nutrition Program, and other assigned Grants; 
  • Review, track, monitor, and prepare financial expenditures and statements for compliance with state and federal regulations; 
  • Determine compliance of various complex financial documents with applicable CDC regulations; 
  • Examine accounting methods and procedures to ensure compliance with accepted accounting principles, laws and regulations and state or federal requirements;
  • Work with DPH Providers and Program staff to research and/or resolve outstanding deficiencies and generate formal notification of financial review findings of deficiency;
  • Examine and reconcile federally required financial expenditure reports with federal budget, terms, conditions, and financial reporting requirements and determines federal compliance with financial expenditures;
  • Determine the necessity to draw federal funds by applying federal grant regulation;
  • Prepare all supporting documentation related to provider expenses to support federal drawdown requests.
ABOUT US 
The Mission of the Department of Public Health (DPH) is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy, preventing disease, injury, and disability, and promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a priority of the state. 

DPH accomplishes this through the implementation of its Strategic Plan which outlines the actions that DPH is taking to accomplish its Mission.

Selection Plan

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Please Note: 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 recruiter listed on this job posting.

TO APPLY
  • In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified. 
  • You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.
  • In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
  • 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.
  • This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
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, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
  • 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.
CONNECT WITH US 
  • 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. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Pamela Rochette at Pamela.Rochette@ct.gov. 

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state agency this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in professional accounting.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Records complex and compound journal entries; 
  • Prepares balance sheets and financial statements involving multiple accounts; 
  • Analyzes and interprets accounting records and reports; 
  • Assists higher level staff in planning, design and implementation of accounting procedures or systems; 
  • Reviews expenditures and prepares or reviews financial statements; 
  • Assists in budget management by compiling and reviewing agency manager program budget proposals, preparing estimates and calculations of projected expenditures and quarterly allotments, and preparing monthly reports; 
  • Monitors fiscal aspects of grant programs by preparing or reviewing financial reports, reviewing expenditures for compliance with grant contracts, providing technical assistance to grantees in maintaining accounting records; 
  • Recommends accounting related improvements to business practices such as accounting controls and financial reviews; 
  • Utilizes electronic data processing (EDP) systems for financial records, reports and analysis; 
  • Assists in EDP experts in planning and implementation of financial aspects of EDP systems;
  • May supervise bookkeeping (e.g., maintenance, balancing and reconciling of accounts), accounts payable and/or receivable functions or other accounting related paraprofessional or clerical functions; 
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Knowledge of 
    • professional accounting principles and practices; 
    • governmental accounting and budgeting; 
    • basic auditing principles and practices; 
  • Skills
    • interpersonal skills; 
    • oral communication and written skills; 
  • Ability to
    • prepare, analyze and evaluate financial statements and other accounting records and reports; 
    • analyze and evaluate accounting methods and procedures; 
    • utilize EDP systems for financial management; 
    • read and interpret written materials.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

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

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been at the paraprofessional level. Work at the paraprofessional level requires 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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • 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 as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor may be substituted for one (1) year of the General and Special Experience.
  • Two (2) years of experience as an Assistant Accountant may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience with developing and executing budget plans for state, federal and or other grant programs/projects
  • Experience with business office functions such as accounts payables, receivables, purchasing, cash management practices
  • Experience analyzing and evaluating accounting methods and procedures, reconciling funds, and preparing complex journal entries
  • Experience with developing and implementing policies and procedures for fiscal operations
  • Experience with Microsoft applications such as Advanced MS Excel and other spreadsheet applications
  • Experience with applying federal and state statute and regulations in grants management

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.




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