Accounting Careers (Target Class: Accountant)

Position Details:

The recruited Accounting Careers position will receive training in various accounting functions, which may include:

• Reviewing purchase orders, requisitions, requests for P-Card purchases, and/or agreements/construction contracts for appropriate coding and funding availability.
• Analyzing encumbrance and expenditure activity and coordinating with various bureau staff to prepare estimates of projected expenditures for assigned budget area(s).
• Preparing and uploading budget journals to record/adjust distribution of operating budget allotments.
• Reviewing payroll and other expenditure transactions and preparing complex journal entries to correct Department financial records as required.
• Preparing various weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual budget and expenditure reports.
• Various tasks to assist in the coordination of the Department’s Biennial Operating Budget Request.
• Review of invoices, documents, agreements, contracts, legislation, guidance, and similar materials that involve financial transactions, procedures, and the handling of public funds.
• Examination of documents, audits, expenses, and similar records, to monitor, adjust and close projects, federal agreements, and grants.
• Creating purchase orders and receivers in the Core-CT accounting system to facilitate the funding of vendor agreements and corresponding invoice payments, and to facilitate Department procurement of goods or services.
• Reconciling daily deposit information provided by state transit operators to the bank transactions recorded in the Core-CT accounting system.

Benefits: We participate in a competitive benefits package that includes comprehensive healthcare policies including medical and dental coverage, retirement plan options, paid time off, and more! We also encourage a healthy work-life balance for all employees and provide professional growth and development opportunities!