Assistant Chief of Fiscal/Administrative Services

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• Meet Minimum Qualifications: Ensure you meet the Minimum Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements listed must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, 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 contact listed below.
• Resume Policy: Per Public Act 21-69, resumes are not accepted during the initial application process. As the recruitment process progresses, candidates may be required to submit additional documentation to support their qualification(s) for this position. This documentation may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the request and discretion of the hiring agency.
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• Salary Calculations: For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

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In a state agency this class is accountable for assisting in the administration of the administrative programs and operations of the agency.

• Assists in  directing staff and operations of fiscal management functions including budget preparation and management, accounting and financial reporting and analysis;
• Assists in coordinating, planning and managing activities;
• Formulates program goals and objectives;
• Develops or assists in development of related policy;
• Reviews fiscal and administrative operations for effectiveness and compliance with statutory requirements and agency policies and procedures;
• Evaluates staff;
• Directs or assists in the direction of budget management function;
• Maintains contacts with and acts as liaison to individuals  within and outside of state who might impact on program activities;
• Advises agency head regarding fiscal and administrative matters;
• Assists EDP experts in planning and implementation of financial aspects of EDP systems;
• Utilizes EDP systems for financial records, reports and 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 support services such as maintenance, duplicating services, switchboard, mailroom, food services, security and housekeeping;
• In a facility or institution may ensure conformance with related standards of JCAH, OSHA, Environmental Protection and other regulatory agencies;
• May direct a program of internal and/or external audit;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • and ability to apply management principles and practices;
  • and ability to understand and apply relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
  • principles and practices of public administration with special reference to governmental budget management and governmental accounting;
• Knowledge of principles and procedures of personnel, 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 administrative, personnel, payroll, purchasing) at least one (1) of which must be an accounting function. 

NOTE: See addendum for descriptions of these fiscal/administrative functions.

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been supervising professional level staff.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is at the level of a Budget Specialist or Fiscal/Administrative Supervisor.

1. 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 to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.

2. A Master's degree in public administration, business administration or accounting may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

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.