Fiscal Services Administrator Ii

Introduction

This Recruitment Is Limited to Current State Employees Only. Join the DPSCS team today to advance your career while enjoying competitive salary, generous leave, and a broad range of benefits including medical and dental coverage, pension, and supplemental retirement options. The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services is one of the largest in Maryland, employing nearly 12,000 people with a budget of more than $1 billion.

As a member of the DPSCS team you will play a key role in promoting safety, enhancing security at our institutions, and leading innovative restorative justice projects to help offenders reintegrate into society upon release.

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The main purpose of this position is to assist in the direction, planning, and coordination of payroll operations for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS), supporting the accurate and timely processing of time and gross payroll for approximately 10,000 employees.

• Assist the Payroll and Audit Director by providing oversight, guidance, and operational support to regional payroll units located in Jessup, Hagerstown, Cumberland, Eastern, Baltimore, and Consolidated Agencies.
• Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of departmental initiatives and programs designed to promote standardization, internal controls, and compliance with applicable State laws, regulations, and departmental policies governing payroll and timekeeping operations.
• Assist with payroll audit activities by reviewing and analyzing data and reports from Workday and other supporting payroll systems, and by preparing or coordinating documentation in response to employee grievances, pay discrepancies, and related inquiries.
• Assist with personnel budget projections by reviewing, analyzing, and contributing to payroll status reports related to overtime usage, leave balances, classification studies, and other workforce and payroll‑related analyses.
• Assist with the formulation, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of fiscal and payroll‑related policies and procedures in accordance with applicable State laws, departmental policy, and generally accepted accounting practices for inclusion in the Department’s Financial Operations Manual.
• Assist with the development and implementation of corrective action plans under the guidance of the Chief Financial Officer, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, and the DPSCS Office of the Inspector General, and coordinate responses to legislative audit reports, findings, and inquiries associated with payroll operations.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical, supervisory, communication, and policy‑interpretation skills, with the ability to manage deadlines, resolve payroll discrepancies, support audit responses, and provide guidance to staff across multiple regions or work locations.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, or another closely related fiscal/business discipline with coursework in payroll, auditing, accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, fiscal operations, or public‑sector financial administration.
• Three years of experience overseeing, reviewing, auditing, coordinating, or processing payroll, timekeeping, employee compensation, or payroll‑related fiscal operations. Of the required experience, at least one year must include responsibility for reviewing payroll or timekeeping records, reports, reconciliations, discrepancies, salary advances, leave balances, overtime usage, wage recoveries, stop payments, check cancellations, or other employee compensation transactions for accuracy, compliance, internal control, or audit purposes.

• Experience with payroll, timekeeping, fiscal operations, audit functions, internal controls, and employee compensation in a large or highly regulated organization.
• Experience in using Workday, Time Clock Plus, or similar payroll/timekeeping systems.

This recruitment is limited to current State employees only.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance offered at a low cost.
• Personal Leave – 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 – at least twelve (12) state holidays per year.
• Pension – credit toward a retirement pension.

People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees who reflect the State's diversity.