FISCAL ACCOUNTS TECHNICIAN II

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Department of Human Resources

Budget and Fiances/Accounting Operations

311 W. Saratoga Street

Baltimore MD 21201-3500

This position is primarily responsible for processing system interface batches from the Maryland Children's Electronic Social Services Information Exchange (MD CHESSIE) systems to the Finance Management Information System (FMIS) including the correction of vendor file and payment processing errors for the Department of Human Resources, Office of Budget and Finance, Accounting Operations. The incumbent in this position supports the General Accounting Unit in processing journal entries, preparing and recording year-end-close entries, and recording assistance expenditures in the Department's database for the 302 Report of Assistance Expenditures; develops and maintains various spreadsheets for the unit including the vendor payment information; and audits department's invoices and travel advances timely/accurately to comply with the State's mandate.

Stops payment, reissues requests for non-receipt of lost and stolen checks; returns checks to the Comptroller Office via Undeliverable Report in FMIS (Financial Management Information Systems); cancels un-presented/un-cashed checks over 180 days old; updates check status and Provider EFT (electronic funds transfer) elections in the system; processes accounts receivable demand letters to providers, offset notifications, and receipts from providers recovery payments or collections received from the Central Collection Unit; monitors the Department's AR Aging Report, and multiple reconciliations of fiscal information between MD CHESSIE and FMIS including staff reimbursements, Independent Living Stipends, receipts, and disbursements; monitors ticklers in MD CHESSSIE to determine when overpayments are created; processes interface batch files by identifying and correcting errors and appending the batch received; cancels undeliverable checks not resolved; prints or prepares and mail provider overpayment notices by due date; and reconciles AR Recap to Subsidiary Ledger and Control Accounts monthly.

Please describe in detail any job duties relating to the minimum qualifications stated below and include any computer software experience (Excel, CHESSIE, PowerPoint, Word etc.) used in the each of the positions you held.

Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: One year of experience reconciling agency accounting systems to fiscal control systems or developing automated spreadsheets, ledgers and reports using accounting software packages or identifying budget trends and recommending budget realignments.

Note:

1. Candidates may substitute experience calculating and recording financial, statistical or other numerical data may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience in Financial Clerical/Finance Technicians classifications or specialty codes in the financial field of work at a rate of one year of military experience for the required experience.

The ideal candidate will possess:

Experience with personal computer with proficiency in Advanced Purchasing and Inventory Control System (ADPICS), Relational Statewide Accounting and Reporting System (R*STARS)environments of Financial Management Information System (FMIS) and Maryland Children's Electronic Social Services Information Exchange (MD CHESSIE) payment system.

Experience with preparing working fund and Comptroller physical bank deposits information in a spreadsheet ledger and R*STARS batch process.

Please provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. 

Successful candidates will be ranked as Best-Qualified, Better-Qualified or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for one year.

The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position. It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all experience and education that is related to this position.

For education obtained outside the U.S., a copy of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service must accompany the application.

All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date.

The incumbent in this position is a member of a covered bargaining unit and will be required to pay a bi-weekly service fee to the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS