Accountant Advanced

State of Maryland•Baltimore City, MD

23h•Onsite

About The Position

This position reports to an Accountant Supervisor II and provides Accounting, Revenue and Budget support to the Division of Budget, Accounting and Revenue (BAR) of the Office of Finance-Medicaid. The duties of this position include federal, special and reimbursable revenue collections, reporting and reconciliation; federal fund claiming of expenditures for reimbursement of costs for Medicaid services; budget preparation; accounting and journal entry adjustments; quarterly budget projections; grants management; assisting outside customers with financial information requests; and special assignments. The position requires the ability to multi-task, to meet known, recurring deadlines as well as ad-hoc deadlines, while ensuring quality, accuracy, and completeness in the finished product. The position requires advanced software skills with both Excel and MS Word, and the ability to quickly learn and adapt to various automated budget and projection worksheets, as prescribed by the MDH budget Management Office (BMO) and by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). The position requires the ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, with Program managers on diverse and complex budget issues. The Program budget for FY2026 is in excess of $16 billion total funds. This position provides professional accounting support to an Accountant Manager II and an Accountant Supervisor II in the claiming, distribution, and reconciliation of Medicaid (Title XIX) and SCHIP (Title XXI) federal funds and in compiling statistical enrollment and expenditure data. As Medicaid expenditures continue to grow, it is imperative that expenditures are accurately and timely claimed to receive federal revenue.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by three credit hours in auditing.
Three years of experience examining, analyzing and interpreting accounting systems, records and reports by applying generally accepted accounting principles.
Advanced software skills with both Excel and MS Word
Ability to quickly learn and adapt to various automated budget and projection worksheets
Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, with Program managers on diverse and complex budget issues

Nice To Haves

Experience preparing annual budgets and budget projections.
Experience with cost allocation plans and monitoring expenditures posted using correct cost allocations.
Experience preparing journal entries to correct accounting errors.
Experience in accounts payable to ensure timely processing of invoices.
Experience with Excel and other Microsoft office tools.

Responsibilities

Federal, special and reimbursable revenue collections, reporting and reconciliation
Federal fund claiming of expenditures for reimbursement of costs for Medicaid services
Budget preparation
Accounting and journal entry adjustments
Quarterly budget projections
Grants management
Assisting outside customers with financial information requests
Special assignments