Budget Manager; Fiscal Services Administrator III

Open Recruitment

Executive Service Recruitment

The incumbent will serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

The Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) is the owner & operator of both BWI Thurgood Marshall and Martin State Airports, serving over 27 million passengers annually.

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MAA is currently accepting applications for the position of Budget Manager (Fiscal Administrator III) within the Office of Finance at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall Airport).

• Managing and overseeing the preparation of baseline budget requests for Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) and respective offices.
• Designing, formulating, coordinating, and preparing the budget procedures and guidelines for Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA's) operating and Capital programs to meet Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Department of Budget Management (DBM) guidelines.
• Maintaining Ledger of Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) budget personnel by section, contractual employees, and monitoring temporary agency requests to ensure sufficient funding availability and forecast salaries.
• Reviewing and reconciling contract manager worksheets to Financial Management Information System (FMIS) MSTARS, and Web Focus reports and ensures accuracy of cost center accounting.
• Interpreting and implementing Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), Department of Budget Management (DBM), and Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) Directives, rules, and regulations pertaining to budgetary matters.
• Preparing expenditure analysis of current year costs by Division by Budget Office to determine if adjustments by executive management will be necessary to remain within the appropriation.
• Developing annual report for distribution to Legislative Budget Committees providing information on MAA's Budget Request, prior year performance, statistical data, and planned activities.

This position is located at the BWI Marshall Airport in Anne Arundel County, MD.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, public, or business administration, finance, economics or a related field from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Six years of experience in professional accounting, auditing, budgeting, fiscal or financial management.
* 3 years of this experience must include developing operating and/or capital budgets, budget forecasting and performing complex financial analysis such as expenditure analysis.

* This statement contains a Selective Qualification, which is more focused in scope than the Minimum Qualifications for this classification. Selective Qualifications are utilized when the position requires specific or additional bona fide occupational qualifications (i.e., knowledge, skills or abilities).

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience presenting financial budgets and analysis results to a variety of stakeholder audiences
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Ability to translate complex financial data into clear insights and recommendations
• Ability to assess financial risks and identify opportunities for efficiency
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Notes:

• Applicants may substitute a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with thirty credit hours in accounting and related courses, including or supplemented by three credit hours in auditing, for the required education.
• Applicants may substitute possession of a certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) for one year of the required experience.
• Applicants may substitute possession of a master's degree in one of the above specified fields or concentrations for one year of the required experience.
• U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as defined under the Minimum Qualifications may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties that require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

You may apply online at  to be considered for this recruitment. RESUMES CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE MDOT EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION. Consideration for employment may be based solely on the contents of your application; therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information. Please include all relevant experience on your application. This includes, but is not limited to, full or part time, volunteer, military, acting capacity, or any other experience that is relevant to the position you are applying…