Introduction
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Are you a recent Accounting graduate looking to learn from specialists in your field?
Does working with numbers while simultaneously helping the Department of Transportation accomplish its mission resonate with you?
If so, come make an impact by serving your State! Read below & apply today!
The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (DOT), is now accepting applications to fill one (1) Accounting Careers Trainee position with a target class of Accountant, in the Bureau of Finance & Administration, providing financial and budget support to the Office of Construction.
It is the DOT's mission to provide a safe and efficient intermodal transportation network that improves the quality of life and promotes economic vitality for the State and the region.
WHAT WE OFFER
As an Accounting Careers Trainee you will be a part of a 1 or 2 year training program depending on your level of education.
- The length of the training program is 2 years for individuals with a bachelor’s degree in accounting or in a closely related business field with at least 15 semester hours in accounting.
- The length of the training program is 1 year for individuals with a master’s degree in accounting or in a closely related business field with at least 15 semester hours in accounting.
- The length of the training program for an individual who earns a master’s degree in accounting or in a closely related business field with at least 15 semester hours in accounting while assigned to this classification is 1 year from the date the master’s degree is conferred or the end of the original 2-year training period, whichever comes first.
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
- Full Time, 40 hours per week
- Monday through Friday
- First shift
- Location: Newington, CT
- This position is eligible to apply for telework after successful completion of the working test period, and thereafter, in accordance with the Telework Policy. The Policy can be found HERE. Employees in their initial working test period must work on site in the office.
THE ROLE
In this role, you will:
- Provide accounting and budget services to the Office of Construction and the five district offices within the Bureau of Engineering and Construction in support of the Department’s capital program.
- Perform reviews of monthly billings from consultants and municipalities against contracts and negotiated fee letters.
- Maintain accounting records and project expenditures.
- Encumber federal and state funds in Core-CT.
- Code contracts, create receipts, request audits, and close out projects.
- Receive training in introductory accounting work to develop skills and knowledge, in order to qualify for advancement into a professional agency accounting position.
- Perform a variety of increasingly difficult duties as skills are acquired during the course of the training period.
- Examine financial records of governmental or private businesses and accounting methods and procedures to ensure compliance with statues, regulations, guidelines or accepted accounting principles.
- Receive training in such areas as maintaining financial records and accounts, establishing financial statements and schedules, and preparing budget estimates.
- Perform related duties as required.
*SALARY NOTE
Minimum Requirements
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Hiring Rate
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Completion of 1 year of Training
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Bachelor's degree with 15 semester hours in accounting
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Step 3 $56,886.00
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Step 5: $60,714.00
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Bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in accounting
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Step 5: $60,714.00
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Step 7: $64,554.00
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Master's degree in a related field and 15 credits in accounting
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Step 5: $60,714.00
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Step 7: $64,554.00
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Master's degree in a related field and 30 semester hours in accounting
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Step 6: $62,639.00
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Step 7: $64,554.00
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Selection Plan
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.
To Apply:
- In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
- The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
- Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
- Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
- In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.
- 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 DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
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Important Information After You Apply:
- This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
- Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
- Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
- Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
- The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
- Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.
Connect With Us:
- Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Jasmyn.Raymond@ct.gov.
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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In a state agency this class is accountable for mastering the skills necessary to satisfactorily complete the training program for a professional accounting or auditing position.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
- Receives training in introductory accounting or auditing work for development of skills and knowledge in order to qualify for advancement into a professional agency accounting or auditing position;
- Performs a variety of increasingly difficult duties as skills are acquired during the course of the training period;
- Examines financial records of governmental or private businesses and accounting methods and procedures to ensure compliance with statutes, regulations, guidelines or accepted accounting principles;
- May receive training in such areas as maintaining financial records and accounts, establishing financial statements and schedules, and preparing budget estimates;
- Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Knowledge of
- accounting and auditing principles and practices;
- business mathematics and statistics;
- business uses of information technology;
- effective report writing;
- Ability to
- read and understand written materials;
- utilize computer software.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates must be able to meet the experience and training requirements of the designated job class at the completion of the development program.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- Experience in Microsoft Office 365 including Excel and Access
- Experience providing verbal and written communication to vendors, co-workers, 3rd parties
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.