Finance Officer

State of Maryland • Anne Arundel, MD

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About The Position

When you join the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS), you join a team of more than 5,000 employees across the state dedicated to positively changing the lives of more than 1 million Marylanders each year. We do this by providing economic support, preventive services, and caring for children and adults. We aim to deliver services so that we more quickly meet the needs of the people we serve. At DHS, we grapple with hard questions to find new ways to foster a culture of bold innovation. We do this to ensure that in Maryland, we leave no one behind. This is a professional administrative position which functions as the Finance Officer of the Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services. This position is responsible for overall fiscal operations, and budgetary management which would include managing, monitoring, and controlling State and County budget preparation and execution.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university or a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with 30 credit hours in accounting and related courses, including or supplemented by 3 credit hours in audit
• Four years of experience examining, analyzing and interpreting accounting systems, records and reports by applying generally accepted accounting principles.
• Applicants who had met the requirements for admission to the CPA examination prior to July 1, 1974 will be considered to have met the educational requirement referenced above.
• 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 one year of the required experience.
• Applicants may substitute one year of professional budgeting experience or one year of professional auditing experience for one year of the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Administration classifications or Financial Management specialty codes in the Financial field on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Nice To Haves

• Two years’ experience supervising a finance or budget office in state or local government.
• One year experience with Excel includes linking spreadsheets, creating and utilizing formulas and functions and validating data.
• One year experience processing and tracking expenditures in Maryland’s Fiscal Management Information System (FMIS)and fiscal management system D365.

Responsibilities

• Establishes procedures and work priorities for subordinate staff.
• Resolves problems and advises staff on work-related issues to ensure the proficient operation of fiscal operations.
• Reviews and approves transactions prepared by staff for compliance with applicable law, regulations, policies, and procedures to ensure accurate and timely action and accurate payment of services.
• Prepares and monitors annual State and County budgets.
• Monitors and approves all expenditures and encumbrances for all State and County budget items.
• Prepares, or supervises the preparation of, all expenditure and budgetary reports.
• Audits all administrative bills received by the agency.
• Approves and transmits or supervises the preparation of all vouchers for payment through FMIS.
• Maintains all bank accounts for the local agency (Administration, Assistance, Lay Funds, Conserved Accounts).

Benefits

• health insurance, dental, and vision plans offered at a low cost
• Personal Leave- new State employees are awarded six (6) personnel days annually (prorated based on start date).
• Annual Leave – ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year.
• Sick Leave – fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year.
• Parental Leave – up to sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child.
• Holidays – State employees also celebrate at least twelve (12) holiday per year.
• Pension – State employees earn credits towards a retirement pension.
• Positions may be eligible for telework.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees