Associate Accounts Examiner

The Office of the State Treasurer exists to provide and ensure effective financial management of public resources, high standards of professionalism and integrity, and expanding opportunity for State of Connecticut residents and businesses.  

We are recruiting for an Associate Accounts Examiner to support the Cash Management Division.  

In order to be considered for this job opening you must be a current State of CT employee of the agency listed above for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening.  You must specify your qualifications on your application. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.  Please ensure that your application is complete prior to submitting. 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, supervisory references, attendance records, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency. Should you have questions pertaining to any phase of this recruitment, please contact Johnette Tolliver, johnette.tolliver@ct.gov. This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQ’s) which will be sent to you via email after the closing date. Please regularly check your email for notifications, including your SPAM/JUNK folders. You must reply by the deadline indicated on the notification or you will be automatically disqualified from consideration. Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements and preferred qualifications of the position. 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.

In a state agency this class is accountable for performing highly complex and difficult examination work involving the financial records of state agencies, businesses, municipalities, or other entities. This class may also be accountable for working lead or consultative responsibility.

• Performs highly complex and difficult examination work involving the financial records of State agencies, businesses, municipalities, or other entities receiving money distributed and monitored by the State; 
• Determines priorities; 
• Assigns and reviews work; 
• Establishes and maintains unit procedures; 
• 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; 
• Examines complex and varied financial documents and data submitted; 
• Researches historical and/or other related data as needed; 
• Analyzes and compares data to determine appropriate status or action; 
• Determines compliance of documents or procedures with laws, regulations and any state or federal requirements; 
• Holds meetings with audit subjects; 
• May participate in conferences and hearings; 
• May coordinate unit workflow; 
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of 
• professional accounting and auditing principles and practices; 
• governmental and commercial accounting; 
• Skills 
• interpersonal skills; 
• oral and written communication skills; 
• Considerable ability to 
• analyze financial records, documents, and reports; 
• prepare reports including narrative and statistical sections; 
• Supervisory ability.

Seven (7) years of experience in accounting or auditing.

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been at the professional level.

NOTE: Professional level accounting or auditing is interpreted as work performed as a professional Accountant, Auditor, or Accounts Examiner with responsibility for the exercise of independent analysis and judgement in the application of professional accounting principles and practices.

• Demonstrable expertise with KAPS Holder module; 
• Demonstrable experience with Escheatment and Holder statutes and regulations and ability to respond and successfully guide Holders in the technical process of escheatment; 
• A minimum of three years of experience and considerable experience with reconciling Holder reports and developing resolutions; 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience with creating and providing training and informational presentations and webinars to employees, constituents and other stakeholders; 
• Experience with calculating and issuing reimbursements; 
• Experience drafting KAPS tickets and devising solutions to complex technical solutions; 
• Experience supervising others; 
• Demonstrable experience providing customer service; 
• Demonstrable experience using and also developing ad hoc reports in KAPS and/or CORE;
• Experience providing accounts review and analysis; 
• Experience performing desk audits of related processes and make recommendations for improvements; 
• Experience participating with other jurisdictions' holder experts on committees; 
• Demonstrable experience meeting deadlines and working independently with growing responsibilities; and 
• Demonstrable experience drafting procedures and policies.

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.