Chief Of Fiscal​/Administrative Services

Are you a current State employee looking to grow your career? If so, we invite you to explore this opportunity!

• SHIFT:
  Full-time | 40 hours per week | first-shift
• SCHEDULE:
  
  Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
• LOCATIONS:
  Hartford, CT
• NOTE:
  
  After successful completion of the working test period, the role may offer a hybrid telework schedule.

As a current state employee, you will continue to receive benefits, including:

• State Employee Retirement System;
• A variety of medical and dental plans;
• Sick and personal leave;
• The State of CT is an eligible Public Services Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.

Visit the State Employee Benefits Overview page to learn more!

In addition, the State puts an emphasis on:

• Providing limitless opportunities;
• Hiring for diverse and fresh perspectives;
• Performing meaningful work and;
• Encouraging a healthy work/life balance!

Our state has a lot to offer - from fun activities for all ages, to great food and shopping, to beautiful state parks and forests, to our diverse cultures and rich history. Connecticut is a great place to live! Learn more about Connecticut here.

As the Chief Fiscal/Administrative Services 1 for the Department of Children and Families, you will have direct direct responsibility for managing a budget of over $800MM, leading a large number of fiscal employees, and developing plans to meet operational goals.

More details about this position can be found within the 'Example of Duties' and the class specification.

• Administers staff and operations of a major fiscal or fiscal/administrative services division including budget preparation and management, accounting and financial reporting and analysis;
• Develops, implements and evaluates division policies, goals and objectives;
• Designs and develops division programs and activities;
• Implement new procedures and procedural revisions;
• Determines appropriate staffing levels and directs management and coordination of staff;
• Designs and implements performance review standards for division staff;
• Maintains contacts with individuals within and outside of division who might impact on policy or program activities;
• Acts as liaison for department with internal and external state contacts;
• Directs financial planning activities including long and short-term forecasting;
• Assists EDP experts in planning and implementation of financial aspects of EDP systems;
• Utilizes EDP systems for financial analyses;
• Prepares programmatic fiscal/administrative analysis and impact statements on proposed regulations and legislation;
• Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
• May direct a program of internal and/or external audit;
• May direct support services such as maintenance, duplicating services, switchboard, mailroom, food services, security and housekeeping;
• May ensure conformance in a facility or institution with related standards of JCAHO, OSHA, Environmental Protection and other regulatory agencies;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
• and ability to apply management principles and practices;
• and ability to apply relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
• and ability to apply principles and practices of public administration with special references to governmental budget management and governmental accounting;
• principles and procedures of payroll, purchasing, grant administration and contract administration;
• Considerable interpersonal skills;
• oral and written communication skills;
• Considerable ability in preparation and analysis of financial and statistical reports;
• Ability to utilize EDP systems for financial management.

Ten (10) years of experience in a combination of fiscal/administrative functions (e.g. accounting, accounts examining, budget management, grants administration, payroll, purchasing, or other administrative functions) at least one (1) of which must be an accounting function.*

One (1) year of the General Experience must be at a managerial level.

NOTE:

For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of an Assistant Chief of Fiscal/Administrative Services, a Principal Budget Specialist or Fiscal/Administrative Manager.

• College training may…