Accounting Clerk

CITY OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT

The City of Bridgeport is now accepting submissions for the position of

The mission of the Finance Department is to responsibly and effectively manage its six divisions while ensuring financial integrity, transparency, and accountability. The Department is committed to producing accurate and timely monthly and annual financial statements, managing City bond offerings, and overseeing all audit and pension reporting. Through sound fiscal management, the Department strives to maintain a healthy surplus, ensure strong cash flow, and achieve a clean audit opinion through the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), supporting the City’s long‑term financial stability and sustainability.

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Salary and Benefits: $45,166.00 per year. This position includes a comprehensive benefits package. This summary provides a brief overview of the benefits available to regular full‑time municipal employees; the benefits include retirement pension administered by CMERS (Connecticut Municipal Employees Retirement System), health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription), life, disability, paid leave, paid holidays, 457(b) deferred compensation plan (employee paid), and other voluntary employee paid benefits.

This is a unionized position. The City of Bridgeport also offers several voluntary benefit programs via automatic payroll deduction: 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan with Roth options, legal services, and complimentary discounted perks for city municipal employees. Retail and tuition discounts may be available at various universities and businesses that have partnered with the City of Bridgeport. The city participates in the Connecticut Municipal Employees Retirement System (CMERS) (),

which requires both employer and employee contributions. Please be aware that your earnings from this position are not covered under Social Security; instead, you will make contributions toward your government pension plan. For further information, you may visit the Social Security website .

This position will require a pre-employment medical examination and controlled substance screening.

* Please be informed, the selected candidate will be hired on a full-time provisional basis. In accordance with Section 214 of the Charter of the City of Bridgeport, provisional hires are and will be subject to Civil Service examination, when an examination is given for this position at some future date. Provisional employees will be required to test and rank/score sufficient to maintain employment.

The City of Bridgeport is in Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island Sound. It is bordered by the towns of Trumbull to the north, Fairfield to the west, and Stratford to the east. The most populous city in Connecticut, it has an approximate population of 147,000, consisting of 50,367 households, with a population density of 9,226 residents per square mile.

Nicknamed the “Park City” for its over 40 public parks, including the Olmsted-designed Seaside Park and Beardsley Park, Bridgeport is a vibrant community, and was recently cited as the 11th most diverse city in the country (with some 85 languages spoken here). NBC Today also labeled Bridgeport one of the top 5 booming cities in the nation. The City is also home to numerous attractions, such as the Barnum Museum, Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater, the Total Mortgage Arena, and the Soundside Music Festival, all of which bring thousands of visitors to the city each year for a myriad of events.

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