Accountant Trainee

State of Maryland•Anne Arundel, MD

13d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a position-specific recruitment for an Accountant Trainee. The resulting certified eligible list may be used to staff several current and future vacancies for this position/function only. The incumbent will learn to ensure the accurate, timely, and compliant administration of all payroll-related financial activities for three payroll systems. This includes managing payroll disbursements for Regular payroll, University of Maryland payroll, and Contractual payroll; processing payroll transactions in RSTARS that affect agency budgets. The incumbent will learn to perform comprehensive reconciliations across payroll processes and tax withholding accounts, ensure timely tax payments to federal and other state governments, and resolve account discrepancies through research and communication with other state governments. The incumbent will also learn to balance year-end reporting control totals, audit internal production jobs related to employee corrections, complete federal, state, and unemployment wage reporting, tax filing, and payment reconciliations.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by three credit hours in auditing.
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 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.
For education obtained outside of the U.S., proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service is required.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.
Must be at least 18 years of age.

Nice To Haves

Experience using Microsoft Excel
Basic Knowledge and Experience in Workday and RSTARS
Payment Processing
General Ledger
Reporting

Responsibilities

Learn to ensure the accurate, timely, and compliant administration of all payroll-related financial activities for three payroll systems.
Manage payroll disbursements for Regular payroll, University of Maryland payroll, and Contractual payroll.
Process payroll transactions in RSTARS that affect agency budgets.
Learn to perform comprehensive reconciliations across payroll processes and tax withholding accounts.
Ensure timely tax payments to federal and other state governments.
Resolve account discrepancies through research and communication with other state governments.
Learn to balance year-end reporting control totals.
Audit internal production jobs related to employee corrections.
Complete federal, state, and unemployment wage reporting, tax filing, and payment reconciliations.