Fiscal/Administrative Assistant (Hybrid) - #1335481

Are you looking for a new opportunity where you can truly make an impact? If so, we invite you to read more about this opportunity to become a full-time Fiscal/Administrative Assistant!
At the State of Connecticut, Department of Developmental Services (DDS) - Central Office we are currently recruiting for qualified applicants to join our team to fill multiple full-time 1st shift job opportunities as a Fiscal/Administrative Assistant, based in Hartford

What We Have To Offer!

• 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
• Industry leading health benefits, including medical and dental coverage
• Comprehensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings
• Retirement healthcare offerings
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• Outstanding work-life balance
• 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

Your Role as a Fiscal/Administrative Assistant In this role we will entrust you to handle key functional areas. The position is necessary to stay in compliance with state and federal regulations in several areas:

• Accounts Receivables/Daily Deposits for DDS statewide necessitates data entry in Excel and Quickbooks that are required under C.G.S. Section 4-32. Internal Control Guidelines
• require segregation of duties related to the handling of Fiduciary Funds — multiple staff must be involved with each deposit
• Responsibility for other duties as needed

Position Highlights

• Two (2) Full-time, first shift roles
• 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday
• However, must be flexible in order to meet the needs of the agency

We hope you take this chance to start your career with us and join our team!

Selection Plan

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Application Process:
This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules
In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process
In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the minimum qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date, unless otherwise specified
The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class
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]
Please ensure that your application is complete. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the state of Connecticut
Selection Process:
This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs) which will be sent to you via email after the closing date. The email notification will include an expiration date by which you must submit (Finish) your responses. Please regularly check your email for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders, as emails could end up there in error
During the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation supporting their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include performance reviews, supervisory references, college transcripts, licensure, etc. at the discretion of the agency
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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Contact Information:
If you require an accommodation to participate fully and fairly under the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact Tommy Wilson, DDS EEO 1 at (860) 418-6148 or [email protected]
Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process
Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Ethan Ives at [email protected]

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state agency, facility, or institution this class is accountable for performing a combination of basic paraprofessional work, and highly complex clerical work in fiscal and administrative functions.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Performs paraprofessional level work in fiscal and administrative activities; independently performs bookkeeping and basic accounting activities such as maintaining, balancing, and reconciling an interrelated group of accounts; independently accountable for an accounts receivable or accounts payable process including varied and complex procedures and activities; prepares simple financial statements and assists in preparation of complex financial statements; calculates rates involving complex arithmetical formulas; gathers and consolidates payroll and expenditure data for budget preparation; ensures that expenditures plus encumbrances are within appropriation limits; reviews routine expenditures for compliance with itemized budgets; utilizes EDP systems for financial records and reports; independently performs purchasing functions including preparing and processing purchase orders and requisitions, authorizing routine purchase orders, and preparing requests for proposals; independently prepares renewal or new contracts based on awards; ensures that routine payments are in compliance with contract provisions; performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

Knowledge of bookkeeping, financial record keeping and basic governmental accounting principles and practices; knowledge of basic procedures of budget preparation and control; some knowledge of payroll procedures, purchasing procedures and contract preparation; basic interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; considerable ability in arithmetic computations; ability to audit financial documents; ability to understand and apply statutes and regulations; ability to utilize EDP systems for financial management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Four (4) years of experience in complex clerical work in one or more fiscal/administrative functions such as accounting, accounts examining, budget management, grant administration, payroll, or purchasing.

Note: Complex clerical work is defined as generally routine fiscal/ administrative work, such as financial record keeping or examining, bookkeeping, requisitioning or payroll preparation at or above the level of Financial Clerk. Descriptions of these fiscal/administrative functions are attached

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

1. College training 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 two (2) years.

2. One (1) year as a Pre-Professional Trainee in fiscal/administrative work may be substituted for the General Experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with Financial Accounting Systems such as CORE-CT, QuickBooks, Electronic Data Processing
• Experience with Purchasing functions
• Experience with Accounts Payable procedures such as matching purchase orders to invoices, monitoring for discounts opportunities, and processing invoices for payment
• Experience maintaining, balancing, and reconciling an interrelated group of accounts
• Experience working with Microsoft Office, Excel, Word and Access Experience preparing simple financial statements
• Experience with Accounts Receivable functions
• Experience applying basic accounting and auditing principles and practices; attention to detail skills; time management skills
• Experience using interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively in work group; ability to work semi-independently on tasks; oral and written communication skills

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Persons having responsibility for supervising or observing the behavior of inmates or custodial individuals will be required to possess a high school diploma or General Educational Development (G.E.D.) certification by the time of permanent appointment