Accountant I

Maryland Department of Transportation•Anne Arundel County, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a position-specific recruitment open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications. The resulting list of eligibles will be used to fill this Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) position or function only. The MAA owns and operates BWI Thurgood Marshall and Martin State Airports. This position is within the Office of Accounting at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall Airport). The role involves recording and applying customer payments, reconciling discrepancies, monitoring daily lockbox activity, and pursuing outstanding past-due balances.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by three credit hours in auditing.
One year of experience examining, analyzing and interpreting accounting systems, records, and reports by applying generally accepted accounting principles.
Candidates may substitute a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with thirty credit hours in accounting and related courses, including or supplemented by three credit hours in auditing, for the required education.
Applicants who have met the requirements for admission to the CPA examination prior to July 1, 1974, will be considered to have met the educational requirement.
Possession of a certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or a master’s degree in accounting from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the required experience.
Applicants may substitute one year of professional auditing experience for the required experience.
Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience in the Accounting Officer classification or Financial Management specialty codes in the accounting field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Recording and applying customer payments including checks, Automated Clearing House (ACH) transactions, wire transfers, and credit cards to the correct accounts and invoices.
Reconciling discrepancies and variances between bank deposits and internal accounting system records to ensure data integrity.
Monitoring daily lockbox activity and promptly resolving short payments, overpayments, or unidentified remittances.
Reviewing accounts receivable aging reports on a daily basis and proactively pursuing outstanding past-due balances.