Accountant I

State of Maryland•Baltimore City, MD

20h

About The Position

The Maryland Public Service Commission is recruiting a full-time Accountant I. The Maryland Public Service Commission is seeking one full-time Accountant I to provide support with intermediate level accounting work for the Fiscal Division.

Requirements

Education: A Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by three credit hours in auditing.
Experience: One year of experience examining, analyzing and interpreting accounting systems, records and reports by applying generally accepted accounting principles.

Nice To Haves

One year experience preparing account reconciliation.
One year experience processing account payable and expense reports.
One year experience processing journal entry.
One year experience allocating expenditures.
Knowledge and a practical understanding of electricity, gas, or telecommunications industries.
IT literacy, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, e.g. creating formulas and conditional formatting.

Responsibilities

Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting systems, records, and reports by applying generally accepted accounting principles.
Process agency's Accounts Payable and expense accounts ensuring expenditures are properly recorded to the proper programs and objects.
Perform monthly Account Receivable reconciliation.
Assist with the review of monthly credit card logs and properly allocated expenditures.
Assist with the Gross Operating Revenue process for the agency.
Assist with the administration of the Environmental Surcharge.
Participate in the audit process by providing explanations of accounting procedures, providing financial schedules, and providing fiscal transactions supporting documentation.