Budget Supervisor; Fiscal Services Administrator II

Job Summary

The Budget Supervisor is responsible for budgeting activities throughout the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA). The incumbent reviews and makes fiscal recommendations to division directors, the MDTA Executive Director, and the MDTA Board, and supervises lower-level Accountant Advanced employees.

The position is located in Baltimore, MD. Hybrid telework schedules may be available.

• Prepares the salary forecast by analyzing the fiscal impact of salary adjustments for all employees, including COLA, step increases, and reclassifications.
• Provides analysis on budget versus actual variances to the Budget Director and recommends adjustments to the budget, including cost‑saving measures.
• Assists with determining whether sufficient funding has been budgeted to execute business priorities.
• Facilitates agreement between the MDTA Police and other MDOT modes (Maryland Aviation Administration and Maryland Port Administration) on the annual operating budget for law enforcement services provided by the MDTA Police.
• Monitors expenses for compliance based on budget.
• Reviews position reclass requests, entrance rate of pay requests, and contract fund certification to determine if funding is available.
• Assists with preparing legislative fiscal note responses.
• Prepares and distributes monthly year‑to‑date report of capital spending to the Office of Engineering and Construction (OEC).
• Assists with review and approval of purchase orders in Maximo.
• Provides analysis of the financial impact of special projects.
• Audits electric‑utility expenditures and prepares average cost reports as requested.
• Reviews capital‑project coding on task orders as requested by OEC for validity.
• Investigates and corrects capital budget expense discrepancies as needed and makes necessary journal‑entry adjustments.

• Education:
  
  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 professional accounting, auditing, budgeting, fiscal or financial management, including at least two years of budgeting and cost accounting with payroll burden and overhead.

Reports directly to the Director of Budget.

This position is a selective qualification recruitment; no substitutions are allowed for the selective qualification.

• Bachelor’s degree may be substituted with 30 credit hours in accounting and related courses, including or supplemented by three credit hours in auditing.
• A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certificate may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
• A Master’s degree in a specified field may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
• U.S. Armed Forces military service experience may be substituted for required experience on a year‑for‑year basis.

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MDTA employees receive a benefits package that includes at least 11 paid holidays, at least 27 days of leave annually (personal, vacation, and sick), access to the State Pension System, deferred compensation plans, excellent health, dental, and vision plans, and more.