Financial Clerk Hybrid CL

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction (DOC) is recruiting Financial Clerks for the Fiscal Services Unit in Purchasing and Accounts Payable roles in Wethersfield, CT.

• Processes facility food orders and other commodity orders
• Processes maintenance requisitions; edits and verifies coding
• Solicits quotes
• Creates e‑pro requisitions
• Creates direct purchase orders
• Dispatches purchase orders
• Processes change orders
• Decommits or adds money to purchase orders
• Receives invoices from facilities, matches to statements and forwards to Accounts Payable for processing
• Enters receipts in Core‑CT
• Follows up with vendors for open purchase orders
• Assists A/P in obtaining missing invoices
• Processes special activity orders as needed
• Assists FAO in resolving vendor‑related issues
• Prepares STARS or EPM reports
• Assists in preparation of contracts
• Assists in monthly procurement card audits
• Performs related duties as required

• Knowledge of
  • Basic bookkeeping, accounting, and financial record‑keeping procedures
  • Payroll procedures, financial terminology and coding, statements, and budget preparations
• Skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Oral and written communication skills
  • Performing arithmetical computations
• Ability
  • Perform general clerical tasks
  • Handle large amounts of money
  • Operate a variety of office equipment, including computers, tablets, and other electronic equipment

Two (2) years of clerical experience in accounting, financial record‑keeping or bookkeeping.

College training may be substituted for the general experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one‑half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of two (2) years.

• Experience working in purchasing
• Experience and knowledge of accounts payable process
• Experience with financial systems
• Experience utilizing Microsoft Office Excel, Word and Teams in a professional setting
• Experience with purchasing/procurement cards
• Experience running reports
• Experience multitasking and processing high volumes of work with accuracy
• Experience communicating and following up on outstanding issues

Persons having responsibility for supervising or observing the behavior of inmates or custodial clients will be required to possess a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certification by the time of permanent appointment.

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.