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Auditor (FISCAL ACCOUNTS TECHNICIAN II)

General Accounting Division

Recruitment #24-004523-0020

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Introduction


 

OPEN TO CURRENT STATE OF MARYLAND EMPLOYEES ONLY

 

This is a position specific recruitment. The resulting certified eligible list may be used to staff several current and future vacancies for this position/function only.

 

GRADE

12

LOCATION OF POSITION

Annapolis, Maryland

POSITION DUTIES

Interested in working in beautiful Annapolis steps away from the historic district and the water?  Driven to make a difference to your community and use your accounting skills?  Looking for a place to work that offers outstanding benefits?  Is work-life balance important to you? Look no further.

The Comptroller’s General Accounting Division is looking for Fiscal Accounts Technician II to join our AP & Administration Team. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, detailed oriented, and intellectually curious. Most importantly, they will be a collaborator and partner who will help to support the General Accounting Division. This position serves as a compliance auditor reviewing invoices to ensure payments are made to vendors in a manner consistent with State law, regulation, and policy. This role coordinates with the administrative unit managers of State agencies to provide guidance and support with accounts payable operations and ensures that timely payments are made to State of Maryland vendors and grantees. We would be honored to have you join our team! 

As a control agency, the General Accounting Division is a part of the State of Maryland Comptroller’s Office. The General Accounting Division provides accounting and fiscal support services to state agencies and the public while assisting the State Comptroller with meeting their Constitutional responsibilities. This includes responsibility to process all payments within 5 business days of receipt per Md. Code Ann. §2-211. The Compliance Audit section is located within the Payment Processing department of the General Accounting Division. It is responsible for the review and final approval of more than 2.3 million invoices annually, totaling approximately $65 billion. Audits are conducted to ensure that state agencies are in compliance with State of Maryland laws, rules, regulations, administrative policies, and procedures. The review also ensures accurate entry of invoice information into the statewide accounting system FMIS R*STARS. 

This position requires management of competing priorities and time sensitive payments, involving close collaboration with peers, unit managers, and state agencies to assist vendors and grantees of the State of Maryland in obtaining proper and timely payments, consistent with state law, regulation, and policy. It provides guidance and support to all accounts payable operations within state agencies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: One year of experience reconciling agency accounting systems to fiscal control systems or developing automated spreadsheets, ledgers and reports using accounting software packages or identifying budget trends and recommending budget realignments.

NOTES:

  1. Candidates may substitute experience calculating and recording financial, statistical or other numerical data may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.
  2. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience in Financial Clerical/Finance Technicians classifications or specialty codes in the financial field of work at a rate of one year of military experience for the required experience.
 ** For education obtained outside of the U.S., you will be required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service. If you possess a degree obtained outside of the United States, please submit a detailed, course-by-course evaluation report from one of the U.S. equivalency evaluating members identified at http://www.naces.org/members.html.

LIMITATIONS ON SELECTION

Recruitment open to Current State of Maryland employees only.

SELECTION PROCESS

Please ensure you provide sufficient information on your application to demonstrate that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. Please indicate clearly any position-specific experience and ensure all education and experience sections are complete. Approval of your application will be based on a review

of the information you submit. All qualified applicants are placed on an unranked list of candidates and will remain active on this list for at least one year. Incomplete information may result in the disqualification of your application.

All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date.

Upon appointment (new hires and/or transfers) must successfully undergo fingerprinting. Disqualifying charges may include any felony; any crime of moral turpitude, e.g. embezzlement, fraud, tax evasion or bribery; any crime of identity theft or impersonation; any crime of assault or battery; and any crime relating to the use or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance other than marijuana, regardless of the age of the offense or the specifications of the position.

*Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.

BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

The online application process is STRONGLY preferred. If you choose email as the option to submit your application/required additional information, you must include the following information on at least one the pages you submit.

  1. First and Last Name
  2. Recruitment Number (located at the top of the bulletin)
  3. The last four digits of your SS#

If you have questions or concerns regarding this recruitment, please email cfeldkamp@marylandtaxes.gov at Comptroller of MD, Office of Human Resources.

If you are having difficulty with your user account or have general questions about this online application system, please contact the MD Department of Budget and Management, Recruitment and Examination Division at 410-767-4850 or Application.Help@maryland.gov.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country and encourage them to apply.

Please contact Stanley Harris at sharris@marylandtaxes.gov if you need reasonable accommodations.



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