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ACCOUNTANT II

Financial Representative

Recruitment #17-006732-0001

Introduction

GRADE

15

LOCATION OF POSITION

Nancy S. Grasmick Building
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Main Purpose of Job

This is a professional position responsible for providing strategic technical expertise and support to the various operating divisions within the Maryland State Department of Education and serves as the technical and financial advisor to MSDE Assistant Superintendents with regards to financial allocation and expenditure.

POSITION DUTIES

Provides solutions to  tailored needs of assigned division managers; develops and implements consistent and effective protocols for Headquarters and Aid to Education financial operations; ensures that management receives essential, timely, concise, and useful reports and guidance regarding allocations, encumbrances, expenditures, and carry-over funds; reviews and approves all division financial transactions (e.g. requisitions, contracts, contract employee/Loaned Educator/temporary employee requests, sub-grant Notice Of grant Awards (NOA) and payments, budget realignments, sub-cabinet fiscal documents, etc); develops, prepares and amends financial reports; responds in collaboration with the assigned Assistant State Superintendent(s) to budgetary questions from MSDE decision makers and State/Federal government analysts/auditors; communicates effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by three credit hours in auditing.

EXPERIENCE: Two years of professional experience examining, analyzing and interpreting accounting systems, records and reports by applying generally accepted accounting principles.

NOTE: Applicants may substitute a Bachelor's Degree with 30 credit hours in Accounting and related courses including or supplemented by three credit hours in auditing for the required education.

SELECTION PROCESS

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application (and on separate pages, if necessary) 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 at least one year.

BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

If you have any questions about this recruitment, please contact the Maryland State Department of Education at 410-767-0019.

To apply for this position online go to: MSDE Jobs on JobAps which is the preferred method for submitting your application/attachments. Using this method will allow you to access the document for further recruitments for which you apply and to check that the documents have been attached to the recruitment that requires them.

If you utilize fax or regular mail as the option to submit required attachments, you will need to resubmit these documents each time you apply for a new position that requires the attachments. Additionally, you must include the following information on each page of the attachment you submit in order to ensure that we append the attachments to the correct recruitment: First and Last Name, Recruitment Number, and the last 4 digits of your SS# and indicate application for - Accountant II, Financial Representative 078827 - JobAps #17-006732-0001.

Mailing Address:
Maryland State Department of Education
Office of Human Resources
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Fax: 410-333-8950 – This fax number is for Department of Education recruitments only.

If you have difficulty with your user account or have general questions about this online application system, please contact the MD Department of Budget and Management, Recruitment and Examination Division at 410-767-4850.

Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request.

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.



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