Location: Hartford,CT, USA
Accounting Specialist
Recruitment # 241###-####AR-001
Location Hartford, CT
Date Opened 11/1/2024 4:00:00 PM
Salary $100,522.00 - $130,661.00/year (Employees new to state service start at minimum of pay plan)
Job Type Open to the Public
Close Date 11/15/2024 11:59:00 PM
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ABOUT US:
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 Accounting Specialist ( to support the Cash Management Division.
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:
Full Time, 40 hours per week
1st Shift, Monday - Friday
Centrally located in downtown Hartford, close to major highways
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
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.
The chance to work for a Forbes top company: 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 ;
Generous paid time off (vacation, sick and personal);
Excellent health, dental and supplemental benefits ( ;
A comprehensive pension plan ( .
The individual in this role will;
Manage various programs in accordance with statutes, laws and regulations
Perform reconciliation on complex bank and state accounts
Communicate and coordinate adjustments and corrections
Use reporting tools for data collection, analysis and reporting
Prepare special reports for management
Perform analytical work for controls and processes
Assist in preparing annual Treasury Reports for Cash Management Division
Assist in Annual Audit
Provide support and review other team members' work
Perform related duties as required
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Selection Plan
To Apply:
The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
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The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class in the next twelve (12) months.
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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In the Offices of State Comptroller, State Treasurer and Policy and Management this class is accountable for highly complex accounting functions impacting a variety of state agencies.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
OFFICE OF THE STATE TREASURER
Ensures compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements and implements changes and enhancements to accounts and records;
Performs arbitrage rebate accounting for all state bond issues by monitoring and accounting for expenditures of bond proceeds by state agencies;
Performs calculations of imputed earnings, payments due and adjustments that are complex due to statutory or funding changes;
Oversees transfers to and reconciliation of state accounts and a variety of investments;
Manages investment of bond proceeds;
Prepares debt service budget;
Develops, designs and reviews procedures for collection and deposit of state revenues, disbursement of state expenditures, review of banking service invoices and effective use of banking services;
Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
Considerable knowledge of
professional accounting and auditing principles and practices;
governmental accounting and budgeting;
Considerable
interpersonal skills
oral and written communication skills;
Considerable ability to
evaluate and analyze accounting forms, methods and procedures and cost data;
devise and install accounting procedures and systems including cost systems;
Supervisory ability.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Eight (8) years of experience in accounting or auditing.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
One (1) year of the General Experience must have been performing the most complex accounting functions or acting in a consultative capacity at the level of an Associate Accountant.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
College training in accounting 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
Possession of a bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or Master of Business Administration.
Experience with Microsoft Excel/Access, to include creating and maintaining complex spreadsheets and Analytical Report System for data collection and analysis.
Experience analyzing financial statements, reconciliations, and preparing financial reports and journal entries.
Experience with general ledger, complex reconciliations, and related reporting; experience evaluating and analyzing accounting forms, methods and procedures and cost data; experience devising and installing accounting procedures and systems including cost systems.
Experience managing ongoing programs, projects internally and externally (i.e. other agencies, vendors, stakeholders).
Considerable knowledge of professional accounting and auditing principles and practices governmental accounting and budgeting.
Oral and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, supervisory ability.
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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