Fiscal​/Administrative Officer

Introduction

The State of Connecticut, Department of Children and Families (DCF) mission is to partner with communities and empower families to raise resilient children who thrive. We are proud of our diverse and dedicated workforce, who strive daily to meet the needs of those we encounter. DCF is comprised of a Central Office, fourteen area offices, two twenty
-four facilities, and the Wilderness School.

At DCF we are currently accepting applications to fill a full-time Fiscal Administrative Officer (FAO) position. The position is in our Department’s Division of Fiscal Services
- Business Office located at Central Office, 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT. The Centralized Support Business Office team oversees asset management, travel and fleet management, purchasing, and mailroom services. The FAO reports directly to the Fiscal Administrative Supervisor. The selected incumbent will be responsible for assisting the Business Office performing tasks associated with travel, bill payment, asset management, purchasing and fleet management.

Our team in the Central Office Business Unit is made up of the following:
Fiscal Administrative Manager, Three Fiscal Administrative Supervisors, four (4) Fiscal Administrative Assistants, and six (6) FAOs.

• This position is full-time, following a first shift schedule, 40 hours per week, based in Hartford, CT, with occasional statewide travel for meetings, training, and other activities
• After successful completion of the working test period, the role may offer a hybrid telework schedule, providing greater work flexibility
• Working with a team that is highly motivated and committed to the success of the agency,
• Creating written procedures to ensure practice conformity

• Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Monday
  - Friday position
• 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

We are an ambitious team dedicated to making a difference, engaging in meaningful work that positively impacts children and families. Together, we collaborate with a diverse group of professionals and community partners, encouraging connections that drive success. We benefit from professional growth opportunities and a nurturing work environment that supports our development. As a forward-thinking organization, we value innovation and excellence, striving to make a lasting impact in everything we do.

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• Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
• A healthy work-life balance to all employees.
• State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loan forgiveness after 10 years of service.  for more information.

• Engage in a rewarding career
• Assist our employees so they can achieve success
• Make a difference in the public sector
• Work together in a collaborative team environment

In a state agency, facility or institution this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in professional level fiscal and administrative functions.

• Performs a variety of
• professional fiscal and administrative functions;
• Assists head of
• fiscal/administrative operations, division head or agency head in budget
• preparation by compiling and consolidating data and projecting expenditures;
• Maintains budget control
• by reviewing and authorizing expenditures and monitoring expenditures against
• appropriations and allotments;
• Prepares budget reports;
• Prepares various financial statements and statistical or narrative
• fiscal/administrative reports;
• Assists in planning and implementation of
• financial aspects of EDP systems;
• Utilizes EDP systems for
• financial records, reports and analyses;
• Prepares or reviews
• grant budgets and other fiscal portions of grant applications;
• Provides technical
• assistance to grantees regarding accounting procedures;
• Reviews various
• contracts, financial documents and financial reports to ensure compliance with
• grant requirements;
• Exercises functional
• supervision over a variety of clerical fiscal/administrative activities such as
• maintenance of accounting records, payroll preparation, preparation and processing
• of purchase requisitions, grant and contract record keeping;
• Performs technical
• purchasing tasks such as soliciting bids and recommending contract awards;
• Assists in formulation
• of policies and procedures relating to area(s) of responsibility and implementation
• of such…