State of Connecticut Executive Branch

In the Office of the State Treasurer this class is accountable for the administration of the State's Second Injury Fund or other related special fund and/or program.

Receives administrative direction from an Assistant Treasurer or other administrative official of higher grade.

Directs staff as assigned.

• Directs staff and operations and/or fiscal activities in accordance with statutory mandate; 
• Coordinates, plans and manages program activities;
• Formulates goals and objectives; 
• Develops or assists in development of related policy; 
• Interprets and administers pertinent legislation;Evaluates and trains staff; 
• Prepares or assists in preparation of program budget; 
• Maintains contacts with individuals within and outside of program who might impact on program activities; 
• Directs or assists in directing financial matters related to management of Second Injury bonding program(s) including but not limited to monitoring cash and bond accounts and development of accounting and internal controls of bond and investment revenues; 
• Designs and implements internal control and financial reporting structures and systems for assigned funds and/or programs;
• Determines and analyzes trends; 
• Assists in management and administration of a variety of activities and functions including records retention, claims unit supervision, legal liaison function and/or fiscal and/or administrative duties;
• Reviews pending and proposed legislation and advises Assistant Treasurer accordingly; 
• Recommends and drafts proposed legislation;
• Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • and ability to apply management principles and practices;
  • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
  • relevant agency policies and procedures; 
  • professional accounting and auditing principles and practices;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills; 
  • oral and written communication skills; 
• Considerable ability to devise, implement, evaluate and analyze accounting and internal control systems, forms, methods and procedures.

Ten (10) years of professional experience in accounting or auditing.

Three (3) years of the General Experience must have been in a supervisory capacity over professional staff.

NOTE: For state employees supervisory capacity is interpreted at the level of a Supervising Accountant or Supervising Accounts Examiner.

• College training in accounting or a closely related field may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (l5) semester hours equalling one-half (l/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• A Master's degree in accounting or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

Appointment to the Unclassified Service will be made in accordance with Section 31-354(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes for use in the Second Injury Fund.

This replaces the existing specification for the class of Special Funds Administrator (Unclassified) in Salary Group MP 66 approved effective February 11, 2011. (Revised to add Acknowledgement section and modify content) Final 22-007