Accountant (Hybrid)

Introduction
The State of Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS) is now accepting applications for an Accountant within the Business Office Budget Unit.

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POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

Hybrid telework options availableFull Time, 40 hours per weekMonday - FridayFirst ShiftLocation: Hartford

THE ROLE

The Business Office Budget Unit supports multiple agencies in a range of financial and fiscal services. The Accountant will be part of a team within this unit that works closely with various departments with effective collaboration skills. The successful candidate's strong work ethic and attention to detail will be essential in making strategic decisions and enhancing financial management, operations, and reporting.

The Accountant will be responsible for:

Ensuring that financial transactions are correctly recorded and classified in the CORE-CT system, providing a clear financial picture and projections for a manager, CFO, OFA, OPM analyst.Examining agency(s) financial records to ascertain their accuracy and compliance with regulations and statutes.Reviewing and approving purchase orders, change orders, and provide coding.Processing various transactions, including approving requisitions, change orders, and entering journal and budget entries.Answering queries from customer agencies regarding their finances and provide timely and accurate information.Setting up new grant awards and prepare grant expenditures for reporting purposes. Our ideal candidate will have:
Attention to detail: Accurate and reliable, ensuring every detail is precise and up-to-date.Analytical skills: The ability to analyze financial data, identify trends, and make future projections.Data management expertise: Be experienced in handling substantial amounts of financial data and adept at organizing and analyzing information effectively.Expert knowledge of accounting principles and GAAP to ensure accurate yearly GAAP reporting.

ABOUT US

The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) has wide-ranging administrative responsibilities in state government, including the function of the state's information technology infrastructure, design and construction of state facilities, provision of statewide human resources, procurement of goods and services for public purposes, collection of debt owed to the state, enforcement of building and fire codes, oversight of school construction grants to municipalities, among many other functions.
Selection Plan
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.The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.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. 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.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.Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.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

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION AFTER YOU APPLY

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 questionnaire'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.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.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.Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

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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. Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Brittney Woodley at
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; Skillsinterpersonal skills; oral communication and written skills; Ability toprepare, 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 governmental accounting and budgeting.Experience preparing, analyzing and reconciling accounting and budget records and reports.Experience prioritizing work assignments.Experience using Microsoft Excel creating Pivot tables using functions, VLOOKUP, and assembling two or more formulas into one.Experience in creating PowerPoint presentations.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 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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