Director of UI Contribution Division Program Manager SENIOR III

GRADE

25

100 South Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201

This position reports directly to the Assistant Secretary of the Division of Unemployment Insurance (DUI). The main purposes of this position are to detect and determine the liability of employers to provide unemployment insurance coverage for their employees; to collect quarterly tax and wage reports and account for the contributions (taxes) that are due once the liability is determined; and to account for the payment of unemployment insurance benefits paid to eligible claimants.

This position will provide leadership, direction, and oversight of the day-to-day operations of UI's Contribution functions. Leading the strategic planning for the Contributions Division to ensure that staff priorities align with the MDOL and UI goals and missions. Ensuring the effective management of the technical program and operation of MDOL UI Contributions Division, which includes oversight of UI employer assistance, tax enforcement, internal audit, and various collection activities.

This unit is responsible for identifying new employer liabilities, opening and closing employer accounts, assigning tax rates to over 149,000 employer accounts, responding to tax correspondence on interest and penalties, preparing replies to tax protest correspondence, processing claim separation information requests, and maintaining separation information penalty receivable files. Additionally, the unit responds to employer protests of benefits charged to their experience rating account.

This unit oversees and directs the employer call center supporting collection efforts for employers who have not filed their tax returns or paid the tax. It is also responsible for auditing 1% of the active employers each year and collecting delinquent reports and taxes, payment plans, license renewals, and tax intercepts. Furthermore, this unit corrects wage records for eligible claimants.

This unit evaluates employer tax, liability, and revenue collection operations supporting the State’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Program and oversees the accounting functions of the Maryland Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. The position plays a key role in ensuring effective resource management and high-quality customer service within the Accounting and Fund Management Section, which includes four functional units:
Accounts Receivable and Audit;
Reimbursable Employer Accounting; the UI Cashiers Unit; and Fiscal Accounting.

This unit manages the Internal Audit functions within the Contributions section. It oversees reviews conducted and analysis to ensure that the unit complies with established.

• Education: A Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university, or a bachelor’s degree with 30 credit hours in accounting and/or related courses.
• Experience: Five years of professional accounting experience or five years of experience examining, analyzing, and interpreting accounting systems, records, and reports by applying generally accepted accounting principles.

• Candidates may substitute the possession of a certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or a master’s degree in accounting from an accredited college or university for two years of the required experience.
• Applicants who have met the requirements for admission to the CPA examination before July 1, 1974, will be considered to have met the educational requirement referenced above.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in the Accounting Officer classification or Financial Management specialty codes in the accounting field of work on a year- for-year basis for the required experience and education.

• Five years of managerial experience.

• Experience in a supervisory…