Associate Accountant

Associate Accountant Office/On-site Recruitment # AR-001 Location Hartford, CT Date Opened 10/23/2024 12:00:00 AM Salary $90,309 - $116,146/year Job Type Open to Agency Employees Close Date 10/30/2024 11:59:00 PM Go Back Apply View Benefits ( Introduction Are you a current Connecticut Technical Education and Career System employee with seven (7) years of experience in accounting or auditing? If so, we encourage you to apply for the Associate Accountant position today! The State of Connecticut ( , Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS ( ) - Fiscal Department - is currently accepting applications for an Associate Accountant ( position in Hartford, CT. Position Highlights: Location: Central Office 39 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT Full-time | Year-round position Monday - Friday | 7:30 am - 4:00 pm What we can offer you: View our new State Employee Benefits Overview ( page! Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities. A healthy work-life balance ( to all employees! 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. The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service. Click here ( for more information. Supervise the cleaning of kitchen and other food service areas and of equipment; In your role as a Associate Accountant, you will have the opportunity to: Establish and implement accounting sub-systems such as procedures for paying and collecting activities, procedures for issuance of grants, loans or subsidies, establishment of rates or schedules of fees, establishment of account charts for classification of transactions; Maintain fiscal controls by authorizing non-routine expenditures based on management priorities and policies, examining data and making recommendations regarding timing and amounts of expenditures; Manage various phases of budget preparation and control such as preparing estimates of costs of existing or new programs, offices or divisions, preparing budget requests, appropriation schedules, monthly budget reports and year end budget reports; Administer fiscal aspects of grant programs by reviewing funding applications for approval, researching and preparing estimates of costs of proposed grant programs, interpreting grant contracts for approval of grant expenditures, analyzing grantees financial records and reports for compliance with grant expenditure requirements; Monitor fiscal aspects of contract administration by reviewing and interpreting contracts for approval on non-routine expenditures, preparing or approving schedules of fees in regard to specific contracts; Determine priorities; Provide staff training and assistance; Perform related duties as required. For a more comprehensive list of duties, click here ( . It is the mission of CTECS to provide a world-class, unique and rigorous learning environment for high school students and adult learns that: Ensures both student academic success and career technical education master, as well as promotes enthusiasm for lifelong learning. Prepares students for post-secondary education, including apprenticeships and immediate productive employment. Engages employers and industries in a vibrant collaboration to respond to current, emerging and changing global workforce needs and expectations. Selection Plan 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. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH APPLYING: Please read ( or watch ( our Applicant Tips on How to Apply! To Apply: In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application. For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified. These positions will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion, and merit employment rules. Applications to this recruitment will be used to meet collective bargaining requirements. Once any collective bargaining requirements have been met, all other applications may be considered. Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience most closely meets the preferred qualifications, so please ensure that your application is complete and details your experience as outlined in this job posting. Please note: You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application into the JobAps system. The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class. Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. 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 not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system. 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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. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated to apply for this 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 . Due to the large volume of applications received, the Department of Administrative Services is unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. Revised Master Application Tutorial: Click Here ( Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview ( . Connect With Us: If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Rocky Young at and reference the recruitment number. Follow the State of Connecticut on LinkedIn ( . PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK) In a state agency this class is accountable for performing the most complex accounting tasks within a variety of accounting programs and systems. This class may also be accountable for lead or consultative responsibility. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES Establishes and implements accounting sub-systems such as procedures for paying and collecting activities, procedures for issuance of grants, loans or subsidies, establishment of rates or schedules of fees, establishment of account charts for classification of transactions; Maintains fiscal controls by authorizing non-routine expenditures based on management priorities and policies, examining data and making recommendations regarding timing and amounts of expenditures; Manages various phases of budget preparation and control such as preparing estimates of costs of existing or new programs, offices or divisions, preparing budget requests, appropriation schedules, monthly budget reports and year end budget reports; Administers fiscal aspects of grant programs by reviewing funding applications for approval, researching and preparing estimates of costs of proposed grant programs, interpreting grant contracts for approval of grant expenditures, analyzing grantees financial records and reports for compliance with grant expenditure requirements; Monitors fiscal aspects of contract administration by reviewing and interpreting contracts for approval on non-routine expenditures, preparing or approving schedules of fees in regard to specific contracts; Determines priorities; 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; May coordinate unit workflow; May assign and review work; May establish and maintain unit procedures; Performs related duties as required. KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY Considerable knowledge of professional accounting principles and practices including governmental accounting and budgeting; Skills interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; Considerable ability to analyze and evaluate financial records, methods and procedures; devise and install accounting procedures and systems; Supervisory ability. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE Seven (7) years of experience in accounting or auditing. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE One (1) year of the General Experience must have been at the level of an Accountant, an Auditor or an Accounts Examiner with responsibility for the exercise of independent analysis and judgement in the application of professional accounting principles and practices. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED 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. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting Experience working in an educational setting Experience with governmental accounting, budgeting and General Accounting Procedures Experience working independently and in a team environment Experience with the fiscal administration of Federal grants and Restricted Funds Experience preparing, analyzing, reconciling financial information, budget records, reviewing and preparing financial reports Experience analyzing and evaluating accounting methods and procedures, reconciling funds and preparing complex journal entries Experience reading and interpreting written materials including Federal and State regulations, statutes and guidelines Experience prioritizing work assignments Experience gathering information from three or more sources, and summarizing through written documentation Experience communicating effectively with various Agency, State and Federal personnel, verbally and in writing Experience with complex accounting and financial work experience related to PeopleSoft CORE-CT Financials and EPM, STARS reporting Experience using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets including analyzing and managing data, formatting and using formulas, creating Pivot tables, using functions, VLOOKUP, etc. Experience with other Microsoft programs i.e. Outlook, Word, Teams and Power Point. Experience with PeopleSoft Financial systems 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. Click on a link below to apply for this position: Fill out the Supplemental Questionnaire and Application NOW using the Internet. Apply Online

Created: 2024-11-05