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Accounting Specialist

Recruitment # 250513-0009AR-001

Location Hartford, CT

Date Opened 5/21/2025 3:00:00 PM

Salary $100,522.00 - $130,661.00/year

Job Type Open to Statewide Employees

Close Date 6/6/2025 11:59:00 PM

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The State of Connecticut (https://portal.ct.gov/) , Office of the State Treasurer (OTT) (https://portal.ct.gov/ott) is recruiting for a full-time Accounting Specialist (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=6168MP&LinkSpec=RecruitNum2&R1=&R3=) to support the Cash Management Division.

This Job is For You If:

+ You excel at managing various programs in accordance with Statutes, Laws and Regulations.

+ You thrive in work that requires the use of reporting tools for data collection, analysis and reporting.

+ You are a collaborative worker that can support and review the work of other team members.

What we can offer you:

+ View our new State Employee Benefits Overview (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/jobs/?b=Benefits) page!

+ Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.

+ A healthy work-life balance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6n9M1Qd5fo) to all employees!

+ Work at a Forbes-recognized company! Connecticut is proud to be featured on both America's Best Employers by State and Best Employers for New Grads in 2024. With our dynamic job market and commitment to fostering a thriving workforce, Connecticut stands out as a top destination for both seasoned professionals and fresh graduates seeking to launch their careers.

+ 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 (https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service) for more information.

About Us:

The Office of the 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.

Selection Plan

FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:

Check out our Applicant Tips on How to Apply! Need more resources? Visit our Applicant Reference Library (https://portal.ct.gov/das/home/services-for-state-employees/statewide-human-resources/applicant-reference-library?language=en\_US) for additional support throughout the recruitment process.

In order to be considered for this job opening, you must be a current State of CT employee, who has worked for the state 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.

BEFORE YOU APPLY:

+ 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 (https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/act/pa/pdf/2021PA-00069-R00SB-00056-PA.pdf) , 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.

+ Preferred Shift/Location: 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.

+ Timely Submission: All application materials must be received by the job posting deadline. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the State. Late submissions are rarely accepted, with exceptions only for documented events that incapacitate individuals during the entire duration of the job posting. Request exceptions by emailing [email protected].

+ 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.

+ Note: The only way to apply to this posting is via the ‘Apply’ or ‘Apply Online’ buttons on the official State of Connecticut Online Employment Center job posting.

AFTER YOU APPLY:

+ Referral Questions: This posting may require completion of additional Referral Questions (RQs), which must be completed by the questionnaire’s expiration date. If requested, RQs can be accessed via an email sent to you after the job close date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section).

+ Prepare For An Interview: Interviews are limited to those whose experience and training are most aligned with the role. To prepare, review this helpful Interview Preparation Guide to make the best impression! Note: If scheduled to interview, current state employees will be required to bring a copy of their last two annual performance evaluations.

+ Stay connected! Log in daily to your JobAps Personal Status Board to track your status and check email (including spam/junk folders) for updates and tasks.

+ The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

+ Note: This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State employees, available at www.ct.gov/ethics.

QUESTIONS? WE’RE HERE TO HELP:

Due to high volume, we are unable to confirm receipt or provide status updates directly. For recruitment updates, please check your Personal Status Board and review our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions about the recruitment process, reach out to Josh Lelyveld at [email protected].

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:

+ Manages various programs in accordance with Statutes, Laws and Regulations;

+ Performs reconciliation on complex bank and state accounts;

+ Communicates and coordinates adjustments and corrections;

+ Use reporting tools for data collection, analysis and reporting;

+ Prepares special reports for management;

+ Performs analytical work for controls and processes;

+ Assists in preparing Annual Treasury Reports for Cash Management Division;

+ Assists in Annual Audit;

+ Provides support and reviews other team members' wprk

+ 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; ability to evaluate and analyze accounting forms, methods and procedures and cost data; devise and install accounting procedures and systems including cost systems.

+ Experience managing ongoing programs, projects internally and externally (i.e. other agencies, vendors, stakeholders)

+ Considerable experience in professional accounting and auditing principles; and practices governmental accounting and budgeting.

+ Oral and written communication, interpersonal, and supervisory experience.

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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