Senior Accountant; Grant-Funded

Position: Senior Accountant (Grant-Funded)
Release Date:
April 21, 2026 Final date to receive applications:
Open Until Filled

Requisition : 12063

Current benefited staff of SMCPS who submit a timely application and meet the minimum qualifications for the position shall be granted an interview and shall be considered to fill the vacancy prior to external applicants being considered. Questions regarding your application and/or candidacy should be directed to the Department of Human Resources.

Position:
Senior Accountant (Grant-Funded)

Location:

Department of Fiscal Services

Salary:
The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on EASMC-ESP salary schedule for twelve-month seven-hour employees - Range 37 ($81,557 - $123,359)

Effective:
May 2026

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Qualified applicants, including current employees of St. Mary's County Public Schools, must complete a Talent Ed online application. In addition to the online application, any supporting documentation (unofficial transcript and/or copy of the certification, where applicable) must be scanned and uploaded to the Talent Ed application. The online application and any support documentation must clearly demonstrate that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications, including information about the applicant's background, experience, and professional qualifications.

Failure to submit all required documentation will result in your application being considered incomplete. Incomplete applications will not be forwarded to the selection committee for review. All online qualified applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. Following a screening of credentials, interviews will be scheduled. Please contact the Department of Human Resources with questions. , ext. 32187)

NATURE OF WORK:

This is a skilled professional position, dealing with con?dential, and complex ?nancial tasks to include accounting, auditing, and budgeting. The Senior Accountant will work with other SMCPS accountants and share in the responsibilities for numerous accounting functions of the school system. These areas include but are not limited to local and state capital construction projects, internal fiscal compliance, school activity funds, inventory and fixed assets, grant accounting and budgeting, and bank reconciliations, for St.

Mary's County Public Schools (SMCPS). The employee is responsible for all financial transactions of these matters to include journal entries, forecasting, invoicing, expenditure approval, and budgetary adjustments as well as reporting the results thereof. This person must have the ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing, to community members, site administrators, and state and local agencies. This position will be responsible for training office and school-based staff in regard to fiduciary oversight of Federal and State grants.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

* Ability to professionally relate to and collaborate with co-workers, students and community members

* Ability to understand and maintain confidentiality

* Ability to use technology effectively to complete tasks

* Ability to report to work daily and on time

* Ability to organize, supervise, coordinate, and establish priorities of tasks to be completed

* Ability to work independently in the absence of detailed instructions and to follow complex oral and/or written instructions

* Ability to communicate courteously and tactfully with staff, students, parents and the community in a timely manner

* Possess excellent time management skills and ability to take initiative and make decisions within assigned responsibility in a challenging, fast-paced professional environment and be flexible in work responsibilities and hours

* Possess knowledge of the programs, policies, and procedures of the St. Mary's County Public School System

* Possess the ability to travel between central administration and various school and office sites

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Manages the fiscal elements supporting facility usage activities

* Reconciles capital construction accounts, and other financial records

* Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information

* Provides fiscal guidance to assist grant administrators in the preparation and execution of restricted funds

* Responsible for grantor site access and reporting to State and Federal agencies on behalf of SMCPS

* Conducts on-site reviews of fiscal operations in schools and offices for compliance with policies, regulations, and laws

* Provides monthly accounting of income and expenditures for capital construction programs and grant programs

* Provides training to internal staff in accrual basis accounting, internal fiscal controls, and financial report preparation and interpretation

* Maintains and updates School Activity Fund financial accounting and reporting procedures manual

* Develops and maintains Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for assigned responsibilities

* Acts as the lead fiscal contact for assigned program audits

* Allocates and prorates indirect…