Associate Accountant

State of Connecticut•Hartford, CT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The State of Connecticut, Department of Agriculture (DoAg) invites current State of Connecticut employees to apply for the position of Associate Accountant in Hartford, CT. This position is Monday - Friday, Full Time, 40 hours per week, First Shift. 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 Associate Accountant position is accountable for independently performing the most complex accounting tasks to ensure federal and state compliance as well as better accounting practices throughout DoAg's federal grants and cooperative agreements, which total almost $100 million. Duties include monitoring and reporting federal grant/cooperative agreement budgets, managing grants and contracts, utilizing CORE/OPM Software, budget and grants administration, compliance and risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Current State of Connecticut employee for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language.
Seven (7) years of experience in accounting or auditing.
One (1) year of the General Experience must have been at the level of an Accountant, an Auditor or an Accounts Examiner with responsibility for the exercise of independent analysis and judgement in the application of professional accounting principles and practices.
Considerable knowledge of professional accounting principles and practices including governmental accounting and budgeting.
Considerable ability to analyze and evaluate financial records, methods and procedures.
Considerable ability to devise and install accounting procedures and systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience creating budget estimates, revising budgets, and preparing final budget documents.
Experience utilizing CORE-CT and STARS programs.
Experience with drawdowns and reporting on federal grants and federal systems, while maintaining fiscal controls and compliance.
Experience working independently and as part of a team.
Experience prioritizing tasks to manage multiple deadlines.
Interpersonal skills.
Oral and written communication skills.
Supervisory ability.

Responsibilities

Create and submit all financial reports via federal government portals.
Create and submit federal reimbursements and drawdown requests.
Monitor Monthly STARS budget performance reports.
Process journal entries while monitoring grant related payroll and create budget projections report for programs.
Research and prepare estimates of costs of proposed grant programs.
Analyze grantees financial records and reports for compliance with grant expenditure requirements.
Collect and report contract financial records such as itemized invoices, time sheets showing hours worked, etc.
Submit Notice of Awards or other required documentation for budget creation and approval via CORE/OPM Software.
Request new SIDs and deletion of SIDs via CORE/OPM Software.
Submit combo code additions and changes via CORE/OPM Software.
Submit change orders and reclasses of expenses from SID to SID via CORE/OPM Software.
Work closely with directors and Grants & Contracts Specialist to development grant program budgets.
Manage grant lifecycles (solicitation, evaluation, award, compliance, closeout).
Maintain audit-ready documentation.
Provide timely, accurate information on grant expenditures and projected expenses including monthly budget reports.
Ensure adherence to state procurement rules, grant terms, and applicable statutes.
Mitigate operational, financial, and compliance risk.
Streamline processes and timelines.
Champion technology-enabled workflows.
Improve customer service and program accessibility.
Establish system for tracking and documenting grant matching requirements.
Establishes and implements accounting sub-systems such as procedures for paying and collecting activities, procedures for issuance of grants, loans or subsidies, establishment of rates or schedules of fees, establishment of account charts for classification of transactions.
Maintains fiscal controls by authorizing non-routine expenditures based on management priorities and policies, examining data and making recommendations regarding timing and amounts of expenditures.
Manages various phases of budget preparation and control such as preparing estimates of costs of existing or new programs, offices or divisions, preparing budget requests, appropriation schedules, monthly budget reports and year end budget reports.
Administers fiscal aspects of grant programs by reviewing funding applications for approval, researching and preparing estimates of costs of proposed grant programs, interpreting grant contracts for approval of grant expenditures, analyzing grantees financial records and reports for compliance with grant expenditure requirements.
Monitors fiscal aspects of contract administration by reviewing and interpreting contracts for approval on non-routine expenditures, preparing or approving schedules of fees in regard to specific contracts.
Determines priorities.
Provides staff training and assistance.
Conducts or assists in conducting performance evaluations.
Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures.
May coordinate unit workflow.
May assign and review work.
May establish and maintain unit procedures.
Performs related duties as required.