State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Special Funds Administrator (Unclassified) (0313VR)

$0.01-$478.93 Hourly / $0.00-$0.00 BiWeekly /
$1.00-$999,999.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

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.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

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

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Directs staff as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • 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 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.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • 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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

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

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • 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.

NOTE

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.

Compensation shall be based upon the duties and responsibilities assigned to each individual position. Accordingly, the appointment rate may be made within the salary range between the minimum of MP 55 and the maximum of MP 66.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Unclassified

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(04)-Business Management

BARGAINING UNIT

(02)-MANAGERIAL

EEO

(2)-Professional

SALARY INFORMATION

VR 99

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.

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

This replaces the existing specification for the class of Special Funds Administrator (Unclassified) in Salary Group VR 99 approved effective February 11, 2011. (Revised to add Acknowledgement section and modify content) Final 22-007

EFFECTIVE DATE

04/01/2022
CLASS: 0313VR; EST: 1/12/1996; REV: 12/29/2022;