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State of Connecticut - Department of Public Health
Address , Hartford, 06106
Employment type FULL_TIME
Salary $88,106 - $113,313 a year
Expires 2023-09-16
Posted at 8 months ago
Job Description
THE POSITION
The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH), is currently seeking a qualified individual for the position of Associate Accountant to join their team. This position will be responsible for the oversight of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act-Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-Safe Drinking Water Funding thru, the Safe Drinking Water Act and will be responsible for all fiscal aspects and oversight of the budget development and compilation of budget proposals and budget revisions, as applicable for the assigned grants.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • SCHEDULE: Typically Monday - Friday
  • WORK HOURS: Full-time, first shift, 40 hours per week
  • LOCATION: Fiscal Services, Accounting and Budgeting Section
  • ADDRESS: 410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
  • Professional growth and development opportunities
  • NEW: A Platinum Healthcare Plan, the nation’s best for state employees and dependents, according to a report by Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reform and article by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D., along with comprehensive benefit offerings
  • A healthy work/life balance to all employees
  • Generous paid time off, including 13 paid holidays per calendar year
  • Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings
  • 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
DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO
  • Review audit reports and respond to findings and corrective actions where necessary;
  • Examine accounting methods and procedures to ensure compliance with accepted accounting principles, laws and regulations and state or federal requirements;
  • Provide technical assistance to program manager with financial status updates on the activities and progress of the assigned grants and maintaining accounting records;
  • Review, track, monitor, and prepare financial expenditure reports and statements for compliance with state and federal regulations;
  • Determine the necessity to draw federal funds by applying federal grant regulation and prepare all supporting documentation related to provider expenses to support federal draw down requests.
  • Verify accuracy of fund balances and related accounting entries as applicable;
  • Meet with program managers and other pertinent parties to ensure access to accurate information and discuss and address issues and concerns regarding grant activities including corrective actions;
  • Work with DPH sub-recipients (Providers) and Program to research and or resolve outstanding deficiencies and generate formal notification of financial review findings of deficiency;
  • Examine and reconcile federally required financial expenditure reports with federal budget, terms, conditions, and requirements and determines federal compliance;
ABOUT US
The Mission of the Department of Public Health (DPH) is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy, preventing disease, injury, and disability, and promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a priority of the state.

DPH accomplishes this through the implementation of its Strategic Plan which outlines the actions that DPH is taking to accomplish its Mission.

Selection Plan

FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:
Please visit our 'Applicant Tips on How to Apply' page.

Please Note: 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.


TO APPLY
  • 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 [email protected].
  • 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 must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.
  • This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
  • In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
AFTER YOU APPLY
  • 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 which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.
  • 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, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
  • The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
  • 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.
  • 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 question'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.
  • Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
CONNECT WITH US
  • Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Jensine Tran at [email protected].
  • Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process.

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

  • Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;
  • 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;
  • 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;
  • Provides staff training and assistance;
  • May coordinate unit workflow;
  • May assign and review work;
  • 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;
  • Conducts or assists in conducting performance evaluations;
  • Performs related duties as required.
  • 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;
  • May establish and maintain unit procedures;
  • Determines priorities;

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Supervisory ability.
  • Considerable ability to
  • Interpersonal skills;
  • Oral and written communication skills;
  • Considerable knowledge of
  • Devise and install accounting procedures and systems;
  • Analyze and evaluate financial records, methods and procedures;
  • Professional accounting principles and practices including governmental accounting and budgeting;
  • Skills

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

  • 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.
  • 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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience supervising professional and para-professional staff
  • Experience developing and implementing strategic plans and continuous improvements for fiscal operations
  • Experience utilizing PeopleSoft Core-CT or any other financial systems
  • Experience with accounts payables, receivables, purchasing, and cash management practice
  • Experience with budgeting, accounting, and auditing of state, federal, and or other grant programs