Associate Accountant
Newington, CT - USA
Job Summary
- Our State Employee Benefits Overview page!
- Professional growth and development opportunities.
- A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
- Working for an award winning agency! CTDOT was recently awarded the Employer of the Year award by the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) and named the Womens Transportation Seminar (WTS) CT Employer of the Year for 2024!
- Monday - Friday
- Full Time 40 hours per week
- First Shift
- Location: Headquarters in Newington CT
- This position is eligible to apply for telework after successful completion of the working test period and thereafter in accordance with the Telework Policy. Learn more about the Telework Policy.
- Performs grant-related financial reviews and reconciliations to ensure accuracy and support grant closeout activities.
- Prepares federal billings reimbursement requests and related financial documentation.
- Monitors grant activity and prepares summaries reports and supporting materials for internal and external stakeholders.
- Supports compliance with state accounting standards federal requirements and internal procedures including responding to audits and identifying issues.
- Provides training and assistance to staff on financial systems reporting tools and billing processes.
- Develops and updates unit procedures.
- Communicates with internal units and external partners to resolve routine financial inquiries.
- Other job duties as assigned.
In order to be considered for this job opening you must be a current State of CT employee 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.
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- 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 by the closing date on the job posting.
- Resume Policy: Per Public Act 21-69 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 .
- 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.
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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.
- Performs a variety of professional accounting duties involving the review preparation and processing of financial transactions and documentation related to federal grant programs;
- Prepares federal billings reimbursement requests and related fiscal reports in accordance with applicable policies and requirements;
- Monitors grant activity and prepares financial summaries analyses and supporting documentation for internal and external stakeholders;
- Assists in ensuring compliance with state accounting standards federal regulations and agency procedures; participates in audit reviews and provides information as needed;
- Conducts grant related financial reviews and reconciliations; assists in resolving discrepancies and supports grant closeout activities;
- Provides training and assistance to staff in the use of financial systems reporting tools and related accounting processes;
- Assists in developing updating and maintaining unit procedures and workflow documentation;
- Communicates with internal units external partners and other stakeholders to resolve routine fiscal inquiries;
- May coordinate or assist in coordinating workflow within the unit;
- Performs related duties as required;
- Learn more information from the job specification.
- 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.
Seven (7) years of experience in accounting or auditing.
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.
- 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 Bachelors degree.
- A Masters 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.
- Experience using CORE-CT financial modules to manage billings review expenditures and budgets modify and run complex queries and analyze EPM reports and data.
- Experience performing accounting functions related to federal grant reimbursements including preparing billings managing billing rates and reconciling grants in compliance with federal regulations state accounting standards and agency fiscal policies and procedures.
- Experience developing and maintaining written procedures workflows and related documentation.
- Experience communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders both verbally and in writing.
- A Bachelors degree in Accounting Business Economics Finance or an analytical or quantitative field.
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.
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