Finance & Admin Specialist — Hybrid

State of Connecticut; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits overview

Professional growth

Work-life balance

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) seeks a Fiscal/Administrative Assistant to support asset management and financial management operations. The role emphasizes bookkeeping, compliance with budgets, and strengthening agency administrative infrastructure, with a Monday–Friday schedule and hybrid work options.

The position requires solid experience in fiscal/administrative functions, ability to handle accounts payable/receivable, and proficiency with EDP

Qualifications

• Experience in fiscal/administrative functions with emphasis on accounting, payroll, budgeting or purchasing.
• Ability to interpret statutes and regulations and apply them to business processes.
• Experience with EDP systems for financial records and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Performs paraprofessional level work in fiscal and administrative activities.
• Bookkeeping and basic accounting: balancing and reconciling accounts.
• Accounts receivable or accounts payable processes with varied procedures and activities.
• Prepare simple financial statements and assist in more complex statements.
• Review expenditures for compliance with budgets and encumbrances.
• Utilize EDP systems for financial records and reporting.
• Perform purchasing: purchase orders, requisitions, and vendor communications.
• Prepare renewal or new contracts based on awards.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Oral and written comm

Arithmetic computations

Audit financial documents

Statute understanding

EDP financial systems

Education

College training substitute

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams)

ERP/General Ledger software

Job description

State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) seeks a Fiscal/Administrative Assistant to support asset management and financial management operations. The role emphasizes bookkeeping, compliance with budgets, and strengthening agency administrative infrastructure, with a Monday–Friday schedule and hybrid work options.

The position requires solid experience in fiscal/administrative functions, ability to handle accounts payable/receivable, and proficiency with EDP