Fiscal Administration Trainee

About the role

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch is seeking a Fiscal Administration Trainee to join the Revenue Accounting Unit. The position involves performing various job functions such as verifying daily bank transactions, applying and posting funds received, assisting in monitoring and resolving discrepancies, and processing revenue refunds.

Responsibilities

• Verifies the daily bank transactions of the Judicial Branch using the State's integrated financial system, the Branch's cashiering system, and deposit transmittals.
• Applies and posts funds received to multiple accounts by creating multi-line direct-journal accounting entries for each verified transaction.
• Assists in monitoring, researching, and resolving bank deposit discrepancies and unidentified bank transactions with depositing offices and the Office of the State Treasurer.
• Affords assistance in researching payer and docket information utilizing the Criminal/Motor Vehicle System and Judicial Branch website.
• Creates, maintains, and verifies accounts receivable records.
• Reconciles courts' daily cash journals using cash register reports/pay files.
• Initiates cash register pay file corrections with Court Operations.
• Reconciles monthly avails ledger to revenue system reports.
• May assist accountants with transaction research.
• Processes revenue refunds.
• Creates multi-screen one-time vendor payment vouchers.

Requirements

This position may qualify for hybrid remote work at the conclusion of the two-year training period. Salary Range: $57,692 - $75,562/year plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy.

Qualifications

• General Experience: Two years of experience in accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, bookkeeping, banking, or financial record keeping.
• College training in accounting or a closely related field may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen semester hours equaling one-half year of experience to a maximum of two years for an Associates degree.

Benefits

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch offers its employees a top-notch array of health and retirement benefits including but not limited to: paid holidays, vacation, sick and personal leave, group life insurance, 457 Deferred Compensation, voluntary flexible spending account programs, discounted auto and home insurance policies, and long and short-term disability.

Pay

$57,692 - $75,562/year plus State of Connecticut benefits.

Schedule

Hybrid remote work may be available at the conclusion of the two-year training period.

Application Information

Applications must be submitted through the on-line application site at: (CLICK BELOW).