Regulatory Auditor (Fiscal Accounts Technician II) General Accounting Division

Introduction

OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS

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.

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Annapolis, Maryland

The Fiscal Accounts Technician II is responsible for the review and final approval of all Statewide Vendor Payments submitted to the General Accounting Division. 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 the responsibility to process all payments within 5 days of receipt.

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 million invoices annually, totaling approximately 73 billion dollars. Audits are conducted to ensure that State agencies are in compliance with the 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 the managing of competing priorities and time sensitive payments, involving close collaboration with peers, unit managers and state agencies to assist vendors of the State of Maryland in obtaining proper and timely payments, consistent with state law, regulations and policy. It provides guidance and support to all accounts payable operations within state agencies.

• 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.

• 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.
• 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. equivalence evaluating members identified at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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.

All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship. Due to the time and resources involved, the Comptroller of Maryland cannot sponsor visa applications.

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…