Accountant

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• Should you have questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Liz Pinette at elizabeth.pinette@ct.gov.
• This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. 
• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class. 
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In a state agency this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in professional accounting.

• Records complex and compound journal entries; 
• Prepares balance sheets and financial statements involving multiple accounts; 
• Analyzes and interprets accounting records and reports; 
• Assists higher level staff in planning, design and implementation of accounting procedures or systems; 
• Reviews expenditures and prepares or reviews financial statements; 
• Assists in budget management by compiling and reviewing agency manager program budget proposals, preparing estimates and calculations of projected expenditures and quarterly allotments, and preparing monthly reports; 
• Monitors fiscal aspects of grant programs by preparing or reviewing financial reports, reviewing expenditures for compliance with grant contracts, providing technical assistance to grantees in maintaining accounting records; 
• Recommends accounting related improvements to business practices such as accounting controls and financial reviews; 
• Utilizes electronic data processing (EDP) systems for financial records, reports and analysis; 
• Assists in EDP experts in planning and implementation of financial aspects of EDP systems;
• May supervise bookkeeping (e.g., maintenance, balancing and reconciling of accounts), accounts payable and/or receivable functions or other accounting related paraprofessional or clerical functions; 
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of 
• professional accounting principles and practices; 
• governmental accounting and budgeting; 
• basic auditing principles and practices; 
• Skills
• interpersonal skills; 
• oral communication and written skills; 
• Ability to
• prepare, analyze and evaluate financial statements and other accounting records and reports; 
• analyze and evaluate accounting methods and procedures; 
• utilize EDP systems for financial management; 
• read and interpret written materials.

Six (6) years of experience in accounting or auditing.

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been at the paraprofessional level. Work at the paraprofessional level requires exercise of some independent judgment in applying basic accounting principles and may be compared to the level of a full charge bookkeeper.  

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of an Assistant Accountant.

• Knowledge of accounting and auditing principles and practices
• Knowledge of interpreting financial statements and accounting reports
• Skills and experience in providing written and oral communication to various customers, private providers and management.
• Skills and experience organizing tasks to manage multiple deadlines.
• Skills and experience with Microsoft office suite, including TEAMS, Word and Excel using complex formulas i.e. XLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, SUMIF, Table Arrays, Pivot Tables Conditional Formatting
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability and experience in creating and presenting reports to executives, including forecasting.
• Ability and experience in identifying discrepancies and providing solutions.
• Ability to read, interpret and implement State and Federal regulations and cost standards.
• Ability to utilize EDP/General Ledger systems and reporting applications (Core-CT) for financial management.

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.

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.