State of Maryland

A Treasury Specialist IV is the advanced level of staff work in Treasury management, involving limited administrative and supervisory responsibility. Employees in this classification generally bear responsibility for several major functions within the Treasurer’s Office.   Employees in this classification, in addition to interpreting established policies and procedures to lower-level Treasury Specialists for the resolution of complex operational problems, are responsible for planning, initiating and conducting independent studies of needs and of established procedures and practices to formulate recommendations to enhance operational effectiveness and economic use of funds and such recommendations will often be of major impact and materially affect operational practices. Employees in this classification also are responsible for implementation of new systems and of major revisions to existing systems for those functions under the employee’s direction, with emphasis on minimizing attendant disruption of activities.  Employees in this classification have contacts with the public, with Departmental officials and with the administrative staff of fiscal control agencies requires exercise of considerable tact and judgment in effecting solutions to complex problems concerning operational areas under the employee’s direction. Employees in this classification are responsible for planning efforts that routinely include varied short term projects and frequently include projects of considerable duration, intended to produce recommendations for the revision of established policies and procedures as well as for the solution of complex operational problems.  Employees in this classification supervise lower-level Treasury Specialists and other professional specialists, as well as clerical support positions.

Employees in this classification receive general direction from the senior Treasury staff. 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 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.

Interprets established policies and procedures in their application to highly complex, non-recurrent operational problems;

Directs implementation of new or revised procedures and practices, and resolves attendant problems;

Studies, analyses and reports on the efficiency of operational practices;

Prepares other special reports as required;

Attends meetings with Departmental officials and with staff of fiscal control agencies to acquire information concerning the scope and impact of problems, and to formulate recommendations for their resolution;

Recommends revisions to operational practices to allow improved control of cash and cash requirements;

Expedites work flow in subordinate office units;

Assists Treasurer’s Office executive staff with such other administrative tasks as are assigned;

Performs other related duties.

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

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

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

Knowledge of the elementary theories of accounting and auditing;

Knowledge of the elementary 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 understand and evaluate financial, economic trends in business;

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 subject.

Experience: Four years of employment in responsible public administration, business administration, office management and/or accounting or auditing, one year must have been in work concerning accounting, investment securities, insurance investment, insurance company home office offering property and casualty experience.

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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 subject from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Eight years of experience in responsible public administration, business administration, and/or accounting or auditing.  At least one year of the experience must have been in work concerning accounting, investment securities, insurance investment, insurance underwriting, or in an insurance company home office offering property and casualty experience.

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.