Fiscal/Administrative Manager 1

State of Connecticut•Hartford, CT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH) is anticipating an opening for Fiscal/Administrative Manager 1 within the Operations Support Services Section. This role will play a key part in supporting the agency’s budgeting and financial oversight functions, contributing to the effective management of DPH’s fiscal operations. This opportunity is for current State of Connecticut employees only. The Mission of the Department of Public Health (DPH) is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy, preventing disease, injury, and disability, and promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a priority of the state.

Requirements

Current State of Connecticut employees only
At least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service
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.
One (1) year of the General Experience must have been supervising professional level staff.
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
Ability to prepare and analyze financial and statistical reports
Ability to analyze budgetary and related problems
Ability to utilize EDP systems for financial management

Nice To Haves

Experience with the State Comprehensive Financial Status Report (CFSR)
Experience creating and managing State and Federal budgets
Experience managing professionals at various levels
Experience interpreting and applying State and Federal fiscal regulations
Experience streamlining and improving fiscal or administrative processes
Experience managing and administering bond funds

Responsibilities

Serve as part of the Budget Unit
Oversee all financial management and reporting of state-appropriated funds
Manage fiscal professionals at various levels
Lead the team responsible for developing and monitoring State and Federal budgets
Collaborate with program areas to support budget planning and communication
Ensure completion of the monthly Comprehensive Financial Status Report (CFSR)
Implement and streamline process improvements to strengthen financial operations
Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews the work of staff
Provides staff training and assistance
Conducts performance evaluations
Determines priorities and plans unit work
Establishes and maintains unit procedures
Develops or makes recommendations on the development of policies and standards
Interprets and administers pertinent laws
Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures
Coordinates fiscal functions including budget preparation and management, accounting and financial reporting and analysis
Assists in planning and implementation of financial aspects of EDP systems
Utilizes EDP systems for financial records, reports and analyses
Prepares programmatic fiscal/administrative analysis and impact statements on proposed regulations and legislation
Supervises and coordinates a variety of administrative functions such as grant administration, payroll, purchasing and contract administration
In a facility, in addition to the above, may ensure conformance with related standards of TJC, OSHA, Environmental Protection and other regulatory agencies
Formulates policies and procedures related to state agency procurement and programmatic and fiscal management of health and human services purchase of service contracts and personal service agreements
Designs, develops and implements statewide standards, goals and objectives for contracting, rate setting, payment, accounting, budgeting, auditing and other fiscal and administrative procedures to assure fiscal accountability for contracting
Provides direction, interpretation and guidance to state agency fiscal/administrative staff involved with contracting
Reviews with state contracting agencies the budgetary impact of any privatization contract and need for any budget adjustments
Works with state agency contracting staff to implement requirements of the State Contracting Standards Board
Researches, interprets and administers pertinent laws and regulations