Agency Budget Specialist Supervisor

Position Overview

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release.

6776 Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, MD 21215

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• Assists Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in organizing, supervising and controlling budgets for Deputy Secretary of Operations 4 (Security Operations), 5 (Central Home Detention Unit) and Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards. Drafts justification and reviews budget submissions to determine adherence to established budgetary guidelines and procedures. Analyzes budgetary priorities and constraints and makes appropriate recommendations.
• Monitors expenditures of the above units. Reviews, approves and analyzes periodic and special reports to meet funding source requirements. Completes monthly expenditure and budget projections. Reviews and recommends approval/disapproval of invoices. Implements the Division’s cost reduction strategies, particularly related to the ordering, storing and dispensing of commodities and equipment.
• Audit Compliance:
  Responsible for assuring legislative audit compliance in all fiscal areas. Assists with audit compliance issues.
• Analyzes budget on a monthly basis to ensure that expenditures stay within budgetary appropriations. Verifies and identifies discrepancies and develops strategies to resolve.
• Plans, organizes and supervises the work of subordinate employees, if any.

Experience:

Nine years of experience in budget preparation, presentation and execution.

• Candidates may substitute a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and five years of experience in budget preparation, presentation and execution for the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute graduate education from an accredited college or university in accounting, business administration, economics, finance, political science or public administration at a rate of 30 credit hours for five years of required experience.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in the Budget Officer classifications or Financial Management specialty codes in the Budgeting field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

• Three years of professional experience supervising subordinate staff in a financial services setting.
• Two years of professional experience in preparing annual budget requests, year-end closing documents, and monthly budget projections using the Financial Management Information System (FMIS) or similar financial management system to process accounting data.

Employees may be assigned duties that require operation of a motor vehicle and must possess a valid motor vehicle operator’s license in Maryland.

The ideal candidate must be fluent in spoken and written English. The candidate must effectively and respectfully communicate with diverse populations, providing services to individuals with different beliefs, behaviors, and interpersonal styles in confinement or community settings. Professional working fluency in Spanish, Mandarin, Korean, or any other language is a plus.

• Personal Leave – new State employees are awarded six personnel days annually (prorated based on start date)
• Annual Leave – ten days of accumulated annual leave per year
• Sick Leave – fifteen days of accumulated sick leave per year
• Parental Leave – up to sixty days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child
• Holidays – State employees also celebrate at least twelve holidays per year
• Pension – State employees earn credit towards a retirement pension.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.

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 are reflective of the State's diversity.