Fiscal/Administrative Manager 1

State of Connecticut • Hartford, CT

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) is hiring a Fiscal/Administrative Manager 1 for its Budget Unit at the Central Office in Hartford. This hybrid position is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with flexible hours. The incumbent will lead the Budget Unit’s needs and supervise the Accounting Team, which performs complex work involving forecasting and projections, bonding, and account reconciliation. The Central Office Business Unit team includes a Fiscal Administrative Supervisor, a Supervising Accountant, an Associate Fiscal Administrative Office, an Associate Accountant, and two Accountants.

This job class supervises staff engaged in complex professional fiscal and administrative functions, with a major emphasis on fiscal administration. Work includes coordinating budget preparation and management, accounting, financial reporting and analysis, and related administrative functions. The role also involves planning unit work, setting priorities and procedures, training and evaluating staff, developing or recommending policies and standards, interpreting relevant laws, and liaising with other units, agencies, and officials.

DCF works with families and communities to improve child safety, help children achieve permanent families, and advance children’s well-being. The department protects children who are abused or neglected, strengthens families through support and advocacy, and builds on family and community strengths to help children facing emotional and behavioral challenges.

Requirements

• Nine years of experience in a combination of fiscal or administrative functions, such as accounting, accounts examining, budget management, grants administration, payroll, or purchasing; at least one year must be in an accounting function.
• At least one year of the general experience must have involved supervising professional-level staff. For state employees, this experience is interpreted at the level of a Budget Specialist or Fiscal/Administrative Supervisor.
• Considerable knowledge of public administration principles and practices, especially governmental budget management and governmental accounting.
• Knowledge of payroll, purchasing, grant administration, and contract administration principles and procedures.
• Considerable interpersonal, oral communication, and written communication skills.
• Ability to understand and apply relevant state and federal laws, statutes, and regulations; prepare and analyze financial and statistical reports; analyze budgetary and related problems; and use electronic data processing systems for financial management.
• College training may substitute for general experience at 15 semester hours per one-half year, up to a maximum of four years for a bachelor's degree.
• A master's degree in public administration, business administration, or accounting may substitute for one additional year of general experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using financial or enterprise resource planning systems such as CORE-CT (HRMS, General Ledger, Commitment Control, Trial Balances, EPM, and STAR Reports) or comparable platforms.
• Experience interpreting and applying state statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Experience with budgeting, revenue projections, forecasting, and monitoring funding or bonding streams.
• Experience preparing, reviewing, or contributing to budget and revenue projections, forecasts, and estimates.
• Experience using advanced Microsoft Excel functions, such as complex formulas, pivot tables, linked spreadsheets, or data analysis techniques.
• Experience coordinating or guiding work processes, identifying issues, solving problems, and working independently or as part of a team in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the needs of the DCF Budget Unit and supervise the Accounting Team.
• Schedule, assign, oversee, and review staff work; provide training and assistance; and conduct performance evaluations.
• Determine priorities, plan unit work, and establish and maintain unit procedures.
• Develop or recommend policies and standards and interpret and administer pertinent laws.
• Serve as a liaison with operating units, agencies, and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures.
• Coordinate fiscal functions, including budget preparation and management, accounting, and financial reporting and analysis.
• Assist with planning and implementation of financial aspects of electronic data processing systems; use such systems for financial records, reports, and analyses.
• Prepare programmatic fiscal and administrative analyses and impact statements on proposed regulations and legislation.
• Supervise and coordinate administrative functions such as grant administration, payroll, purchasing, and contract administration.
• Perform related duties as required.

Benefits

• Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
• Healthy work-life balance.
• The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer; qualifying employees may be eligible for student loan forgiveness after 10 years of service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed