State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Unemployment Compensation Assistant Director Of Accounts (8494MP)

$55.30-$75.41 Hourly / $4,423.99-$6,032.50 BiWeekly /
$115,466.00-$157,448.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Labor, Unemployment Compensation Division, this class is accountable for assisting in directing unemployment compensation accounting and auditing programs.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Receives administrative direction from the Unemployment Compensation Director of Accounts or other administrative official of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Directs staff of programs.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Directs staff and operations of unemployment compensation programs;
  • Coordinates, plans and manages division activities;
  • Formulates program goals and objectives; 
  • Develops or assists in development of related policy;
  • Interprets and administers pertinent laws; 
  • Evaluates staff;
  • Prepares or assists in preparation of program budget;
  • Maintains contacts with individuals both within and outside of program who might impact program activities;
  • Directs central office and field procedures for determining taxable status of employers, registering employers, collecting employer tax contributions and overdue accounts, auditing employers' accounts, preventing and detecting overpayments, receiving and recording deposits of employer taxes, payment of special federal unemployment benefits, establishing employer benefit ratios and adjusting contribution rates;
  • Prepares reports and correspondence;
  • Supervises cross-matching and auditing of potential fraudulent claims;
  • Analyzes financial statements, audit, and statistical reports;
  • Meets with employers and their representatives and makes determinations about tax matters;
  • Works with the Office of the Attorney General on collection of delinquent taxes and related matters;
  • Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
  • May install or modify systems in cooperation with data processing experts;
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of
    • and ability to apply management principles and practices;
    • relevant state and federal Unemployment Compensation laws, statutes and regulations;
    • accounting and auditing principles and practices;
  • Knowledge of the application of electronic data processing to accounting operations;
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills;
  • Considerable ability to devise and install accounting procedures and systems.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

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

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been in a supervisory capacity in accounting or auditing involving the interpretation and application of tax laws and fiscal principles.

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

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • 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 four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
  • A Master's degree in accounting or other closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Classified/Competitive

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(01)-Accounting/Auditing

BARGAINING UNIT

(02)-MANAGERIAL

EEO

(1)-Officials And Administrators

SALARY INFORMATION

MP 68

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 Unemployment Compensation Assistant Director Of Accounts in Salary Group MP 68 approved October 1, 1987. (Revised to add Acknowledgement section and modify content) Final No. 23-001

EFFECTIVE DATE

01/03/2023
CLASS: 8494MP; REV: 3/28/2023;