State of Maryland

A Treasury Specialist III is the full performance level of staff work in Treasury management.   Employees in this classification generally bear responsibility for one or more of the major office functions within the Treasurer’s Office. Employees in this classification, in addition to the application of established fiscal and administrative policies in the resolution of recurrent, complex operational problems, are responsible for planning, initiating, and conducting independent studies of needs and of established administrative practices and procedures to formulate recommendations to enhance operational effect, economic use of funds and such recommendations will often be of major impact and materially affect operational practices.  Employees in this classification have contacts with the public, with Departmental officials and with the administrative staff of fiscal control agencies which requires exercise of considerable tact and judgment in effecting solutions to complex problems concerning operational areas under the employee’s jurisdiction.  Employees in this classification have responsibility for planning efforts which routinely include short-term projects and frequently include projects of considerable duration, intended to produce specific recommendations for the solution of operational problems.  Employees in this classification may supervise lower-level Treasury Specialists and other professional specialists working within the designated area of responsibility as well as clerical and accounting/clerical support positions.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from higher level Treasury Specialists and senior staff members. Work effectiveness is evaluated by the timeliness, quality and completeness of assigned projects and by the soundness of recommendations, as well as by the efficient, productive management of assigned office functions.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work Sections of the class specification.

Establishes work schedules and schedules for the receipt of information;

Supervises the reconciliation of State bank accounts, maintenance of cash balance and related records;

Supervises the maintenance of Insurance ledgers and related records;

Establishes schedules for the receipt of bank account statements;

Assists in one or more areas of budget preparation;

Supervises maintenance of budget books;

Supervises the posting of control ledgers on bonds, coupons, etc.;

Resolves problems with other State agencies concerning receipts, disbursements, adjustments and corrections;

Contacts suppliers concerning the status of payments;

Conducts studies of established procedures and practices and recommends revision of such procedures and practices;

Prepares various financial reports and financial statements;

Supervises the preparation of the legal research and support documents related to proposed bond sales;

Performs other related duties.

Knowledge of principles and practices of public and private business administration;

Knowledge of the function of government and organization of government agencies;

Knowledge of reference and research methods and techniques used in the collection, compilation and organization of data and information;

Knowledge of methods and techniques used in organization and coordination of studies and analysis of procedures;

Knowledge of basic analytical principles and techniques;

Knowledge of basic statistical procedures and techniques;

Knowledge of modern office practices and procedures;

Knowledge of office management, business practices and equipment;

Knowledge of the use of interpersonal skills;

Knowledge of the elementary theories of accounting and auditing;

Knowledge of principles and practices of public financing, including budgetary operations and State rules and regulations concerning fiscal operations;

Knowledge of the introductory concepts of current business, economic and financial trends;

Knowledge of the principles and practices of investment, insurance and State and municipal financing and attendant problems;

Ability to comprehend, interpret and evaluate financial and economic statements, reports and analyses;

Ability to develop, install, evaluate and modify fiscally oriented administrative procedures;

Ability to interpret and comply with fiscal regulations and controls;

Ability to initiate action and exercise sound judgment;

Ability to prepare and present information and recommendations clearly and effectively;

Ability to obtain and evaluate information through personal contact with others;

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, peers and superiors;

Ability to train and direct others;

Ability to use tact and discretion in dealing with others.

Education:    A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by at least 18 credit hours in accounting, business administration or equivalent business subjects.

Experience: Three years of employment in responsible public administration, business administration, and/or accounting or auditing.

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Education:   Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate, including or supplemented by 18 credited hours in business administration, accounting, or equivalent business subjects from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Seven years of experience in responsible public administration, business administration, and/or accounting or auditing.

Note: Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in financial administration and program classification or financial administration specialty codes in the accounting and budget group field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.

Class specifications are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies. Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System. All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions. Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded from collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.

Employees in this classification are eligible to receive overtime compensation.  An employee who works more than the normal workweek is entitled to be compensated for that overtime, as provided by the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 8-305.

This classification is one level in a Non-Competitive Promotion (NCP) series.  NCP promotions are promotions by which employees may advance in grade and class level from trainee to full performance levels in a classification series. In order to be non-competitively promoted to the next level in a NCP series, an employee must: 1) perform the main purpose of the class as defined in the Nature of Work section of the class specification, 2) receive the type of supervision defined in the class specification, and 3) meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.