Accounting Careers Trainee Office/On-site #260724-0034AR-001

About the role

This role is accountable for mastering the skills necessary to satisfactorily complete the training program for a professional accounting or auditing position. It involves performing a variety of increasingly difficult duties as skills are acquired during the course of the training period, examining financial records of governmental or private businesses and accounting methods and procedures to ensure compliance with statutes, regulations, guidelines or accepted accounting principles, and receiving training in areas such as maintaining financial records and accounts, establishing financial statements and schedules, and preparing budget estimates.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of increasingly difficult duties as skills are acquired during the course of the training period
• Examines financial records of governmental or private businesses and accounting methods and procedures to ensure compliance with statutes, regulations, guidelines or accepted accounting principles
• May receive training in such areas as maintaining financial records and accounts, establishing financial statements and schedules, and preparing budget estimates

Requirements

The role requires knowledge of accounting and auditing principles and practices, business mathematics and statistics, business uses of information technology, effective report writing, reading and understanding written materials, utilizing computer software, and performing related duties as required.

Qualifications

Candidates must be able to meet the experience and training requirements of the designated job class at the completion of the development program. Preferred qualifications include experience using the full range of Microsoft Suite specifically, utilizing Microsoft Access to create queries, and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet development including managing data, using formulas, exporting of data, developing charts/graphs and other advanced functions. Experience with bookkeeping, financial record keeping and basic governmental accounting principles and practices, experience communicating internally and externally with a diverse population both verbally and in written inquiries, experience with arithmetic computations, experience with auditing financial documents and understanding budgets, and a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting.

Skills

Knowledge of accounting and auditing principles and practices; business mathematics and statistics; business uses of information technology; effective report writing; reading and understanding written materials; utilizing computer software.

Benefits

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.

Pay

$67,460/year - $74,843/year, depending on educational qualifications and completion of the training program.

Schedule

Monday - Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm, with work schedule flexibility required due to the demands of the job. Hybrid schedule may be requested upon the successful completion of a Working Test Period.