Job Description

Fiscal/Administrative Supervisor

Hybrid

Recruitment # 250831-0083AR-001

Location Hartford, CT

Date Opened 9/18/2025 12:00:00 AM

Salary $100,522 - $130,661/year

Job Type Open to Agency Employees

Close Date 9/25/2025 11:59:00 PM

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• Introduction

Are you a curr ent State o f Connecticut ( , De partment of Children and Families (DCF ( ) employee looking to tackle a new opportunity? If so, we invite you to read more!

At the DCF, our mission is partnering with communities and empowering families to raise resilient children who thrive. We are proud of our diverse and dedicated workforce who strive every day to meet the needs of those we encounter. We are currently recruiting for a Fiscal Administrative Supervisor ( position in our Child Welfare Accounting Unit.

Position Highlights:

• Located in our Central Office, 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT.

• This position is full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, with flexible hours.

The Role:

The Child Welfare Account Unit within DCF's fiscal department is an accounts payable unit that is responsible for child specific payment that may be related to congregate care, adoption and subsidized guardian subsidy, foster parent subsidy and the issuance of youth stipend payments. The unit is responsible for processing handwritten checks requests, issuing debit cards and publication payments. The unit has primary oversight of DCF's Board & Care bank account and debit cards.

What's In It For You:

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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 S ervice Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loan forgiveness after 10 years of service. Click here ( for more information.

We hope you take this opportunity to continue your career with us and make an impaCT !

Selection Plan

FO R ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:

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BEFORE YOU APPLY:

• Meet Minimum Qualifications: Ensure you meet the Minimum Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements listed must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.

• Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the contact listed below.

• Resume Policy: Per Public Act 21-69 ( , resumes are not accepted during the initial application process. As the recruitment process progresses, candidates may be required to submit additional documentation to support their qualification(s) for this position. This documentation may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the request and discretion of the hiring agency.

• Preferred Shift/Location: Select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.

• Timely Submission: All application materials must be received by the job posting deadline. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the State. Late submissions are rarely accepted, with exceptions only for documented events that incapacitate individuals during the entire duration of the job posting. Request exceptions by emailing DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.

• Salary Calculations: For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

• Note: The only way to apply to this posting is via the 'Apply' or 'Apply Online' buttons on the official State of Connecticut Online Employment Center job posting.

AFTER YOU APPLY:

• Referral Questions: This posting may require completion of additional Referral Questions (RQs), which must be completed by the questionnaire's expiration date. If requested, RQs can be accessed via an email sent to you after the job close date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section).

• Prepare For An Interview: Interviews are limited to those whose experience and training are most aligned with the role. To prepare, review this helpful Interview Preparation Guide to make the best impression!

• Stay connected! Log in daily to your JobAps Personal Status Board to track your status and check email (including spam/junk folders) for updates and tasks.

• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

• Note: This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State employees, available at

QUESTIONS? WE'RE HERE TO HELP:

Due to high volume, we are unable to confirm receipt or provide status updates directly. For recruitment updates, please check your Personal Status Board and review our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions about the recruitment process, reach out to Ethan Ives at Ethan.Ives@ct.gov .

Join the State of Connecticut and take your next career step with confidence!

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state agency, facility or institution this class is accountable for supervising staff engaged in a variety of fiscal and administrative functions, with major emphasis on fiscal administration or payroll oversight.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Supervises maintenance of accounts;

• Supervises preparation of financial statements and reports and budget requests in financial planning and oversight of payroll;

• Reviews and authorizes expenditures;

• Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff;

• Provides staff training and assistance;

• Conducts performance evaluations;

• Determines priorities and plans work;

• Establishes and maintains procedures;

• Develops or makes recommendations on development of policies and standards;

• Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding policies and procedures;

• Prepares reports and correspondence;

• Oversees planning and implementation of financial aspects of EDP systems;

• Utilizes EDP systems for financial records, reports, and analyses;

• Assists in analyzing impact of proposed regulations and legislation on agency fiscal/administrative programs and functions;

• Supervises grant and contract administration, including fiscal record keeping and reporting and preparation of new contracts and grant applications;

• Supervises requisitioning, stores and inventory control;

• Supervises purchasing functions;

• In addition to supervising fiscal/administrative functions, may supervise support services such as stores, inventory, facilities/equipment maintenance, mailroom, food services, facilities/equipment security;

• May supervise payroll preparation;

• Performs related duties as required.

In the Department of Transportation:

• Performs specialized duties in a particular area of commodities or services;

• Responsible for open-market and scheduled term buying for a specialized group of items;

• Researches and analyzes data on market, price trends and supply for a specialized group of items;

• Reviews specifications for suitability, completeness and consistency;

• Prepares or edits specifications;

• Oversees preparation of bid proposals;

• Reviews competitive bids and recommends contract awards;

• Prepares contracts;

• Obtains new sources of supply;

• Inspects or arranges tests on samples and delivered materials for conformance with specifications;

• Studies new materials which may be used to state advantage as substitutes for materials in use;

• Under supervision coordinates bids and contracts for legislatively mandated set-aside programs for a specialized group of items in order to comply with state law and designated bureau goals for such programs;

• Performs "make-buy" studies;

• Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;

• Utilizes EDP systems for financial records, reports, and analyses;

• Prepares reports and correspondence;

• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of

• principles and practices of public administration with special reference to governmental budget management, governmental accounting, and payroll;

• relevant agency policies and procedures;

• relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;

• Knowledge of

• grants and contracts preparation and administration;

• purchasing principles and procedures;

• types, characteristics and sources of supply and market factors of assigned commodities;

• business law as it applies to purchasing contracts and sales;

• payroll practices and procedures;

• Considerable

• interpersonal skills;

• oral and written communication skills;

• Considerable ability in preparation and analysis of financial and statistical reports;

• Ability to

• understand and apply relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;

• utilize EDP systems for financial management;

• Supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Eight (8) years of experience in a combination of fiscal/administrative functions (e.g., accounting, payroll, purchasing) at least one (1) of which must be an accounting, budgeting, or payroll function. Descriptions of these fiscal/administrative functions are attached.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been at the professional working level of Fiscal/Administrative Officer, Accountant, or Payroll Officer 2.

NOTE: Connecticut Careers Trainee experience (target Fiscal/Administrative Officer or closely related class) is the professional training level and below the professional working level.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.

• A Master's degree in public administration, business administration or accounting may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

• For state employees experience at the level of a Purchasing Services Officer 1 or 2 substitutes for the General and Special Experience on a year for year basis.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience leading/supervising staff including orienting new employees in duties and responsibilities.

• Experience in creating monthly financial reports and year-end reports.

• Experience in accounting and reconciling client specific, individual accounts.

• Experience in interpreting and applying state and federal policies, contracts, and regulation as needed

• Experience in Microsoft Excel and Word, including the ability to create reports, pivot tables and related documents.

• Experience in written and oral communications with customer base at all levels of the organization.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

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Job Tags

Full time, Contract work, Traineeship, Work at office, Immediate start, Monday to Friday, All shifts, Flexible hours, Shift work,

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