Unemployment Compensation Assistant Director Of Accounts

Department of Labor • Wethersfield, CT

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The State of Connecticut, Department of Labor (DOL) is recruiting an Unemployment Compensation Assistant Director Of Accounts located in Wethersfield, CT. This position is full-time, 40 hours per week, on the first shift, Monday - Friday. The primary goal of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Tax Division is to provide and account for the funding needed to pay benefits to individuals who become unemployed through no fault of their own. The division accounts for all revenues and expenditures in the UI program and ensures compliance with federal and state mandates.

Requirements

• Current State of Connecticut employee with at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service
• Ten (10) years of experience in accounting or auditing
• Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been in a supervisory capacity in accounting or auditing involving the interpretation and application of tax laws and fiscal principles
• 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 accounting or other closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Unemployment Insurance Tax Appeals
• Experience with Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund solvency
• Experience in Unemployment Insurance accounting and auditing
• Experience leading recruitments, including outreach, interview and selection
• Experience directing and leading staff within the Unemployment Insurance Tax Division
• Experience in interpreting and administering all pertinent Unemployment Insurance laws

Responsibilities

• Directs staff and operations of unemployment compensation programs
• Coordinates, plans and manages division activities
• Formulates program goals and objectives
• Develops or assists in development of related policy
• Interprets and administers pertinent laws
• Evaluates staff
• Prepares or assists in preparation of program budget
• Maintains contacts with individuals both within and outside of program who might impact program activities
• Directs central office and field procedures for determining taxable status of employers, registering employers, collecting employer tax contributions and overdue accounts, auditing employers' accounts, preventing and detecting overpayments, receiving and recording deposits of employer taxes, payment of special federal unemployment benefits, establishing employer benefit ratios and adjusting contribution rates
• Prepares reports and correspondence
• Supervises cross-matching and auditing of potential fraudulent claims
• Analyzes financial statements, audit, and statistical reports
• Meets with employers and their representatives and makes determinations about tax matters
• Works with the Office of the Attorney General on collection of delinquent taxes and related matters
• Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection
• May install or modify systems in cooperation with data processing experts
• Performs related duties as required

Benefits

• Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities
• Healthy work-life balance
• Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager