Grants Unit Accountant

State of Maryland • Baltimore City, 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 position is assigned to the Division of Cost Allocation and Revenue Management within the Office of Budget and Finance. The position supervises federal funds accounting and reporting for Department Social Services Administration (SSA) and Child Support Enforcement Administration (CSEA) federal grants. Accurate accounting, reporting and attainment of Federal funds enables the Department to maximize its fiscal resources and effectively serve our customers.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience using Financial Management Information System (FMIS) and/ or other Financial Management Systems.
• One year of experience in analyzing and preparing budgets.
• One year of experience with Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace for creating spreadsheets and maintaining reports.
• One year of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• For assigned SSA and CSEA grants, maintain and supervise the maintenance of up-to-date records on grant awards, expenditures, including matching expenditures, and attainment
• Prepare and verify quarterly federal financial reports on grant expenditures and program income based on cost allocation results, revenue, and reporting requirements
• Analyze and reconcile actual expenditures, reported expenditures and cash attainment
• Meet with program staff to review grant obligation and liquidation periods, reporting requirements, grant activity, and over and under spending.
• Collect, summarize, and analyze for reasonableness quarterly cost allocation statistics and prior quarter adjustments.
• Reconcile quarterly administrative costs data files to the Statewide accounting system, RSTARS, prior to cost allocation to ensure completeness.
• Maintain the Federal disbursements ledger that is updated based on quarterly cost allocation results of administrative expenditures, quarterly 302 report of assistance expenditures, prior quarter adjustments, and closing adjustments.
• Reconciled the disbursements ledger to RSTARS.

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: 5,001-10,000 employees