Fiscal/Administrative Manager 1

• Full-time position
• 40 hours per week
• 1st shift
• Flexible hours
• Monday to Friday schedule
• Opportunities for professional growth and development

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• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must be a current State of CT employee, who has worked for the state for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening.  You must specify your qualifications on your application.
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• 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, facility or institution this class is accountable for supervising staff engaged in a variety of complex, professional fiscal and administrative functions with a major emphasis on fiscal administration.

• Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of public administration with special reference to governmental budget management and governmental accounting; 
• Knowledge of principles and procedures of payroll, purchasing, grant administration and contract administration; 
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills; 
  • oral and written communication skills; 
• Considerable ability
  • to understand and apply relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations; 
  • to prepare and analyze financial and statistical reports; 
• Ability to
  • analyze budgetary and related problems; 
  • utilize EDP systems for financial management.

Nine (9) years of experience in a combination of fiscal/administrative functions (e.g., accounting, accounts examining, budget management, grants administration, payroll, purchasing) at least one (1) of which must be an accounting function. Descriptions of these fiscal/administrative functions are attached.

• 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 public administration, business administration, or accounting may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

• Experience with CORE-CT modules, Purchasing, Accounts Receivable, Asset Management, General Ledger, Commitment Control, Trial Balances, EPM and STAR Reports.
• Experience with State Statutes, Regulations, Policies and procedures.
• Experience with DAS Procurement and Contract Standards and Policies.
• Experience with DAS Purchasing Card Program Procedures and Reconciliation.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel utilizing complex formulas, pivot tables, calculations, linking spreadsheets, data manipulation, auto summing, etc.

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The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.