DWDAL Budget Specialist AGENCY BUDGET Specialist II

Introduction

The Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning, DWDAL, Fiscal Team is recruiting for a vacant Agency Budget Specialist II position to join our team at our Downtown Baltimore location.

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100 S. Charles Street, 5th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201

The purpose of this positions is to retrieve, prepare and reconcile fiscal data for the completion of financial reports, grant projections, grant closeouts, appropriation budgets and personnel actions for the entire division and for all programs and offices within the division.

• Data: retrieve, convert, scrub, prepare and store for reporting, invoicing, review, budgeting and projections
• Reporting: prepare financial reports and closeouts
• Cash draws and invoices: prepare monthly requests and quarterly invoices
• Budgets: review monthly files for accuracy and trends
• Budget requests: prepare as needed
• Ad hoc assignments as needed

Experience:

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

• Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three 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.

• Advanced excel skills.
• Experience with FARS and FMIS.
• Experience with policy and procedure implementation.
• Experience with FMIS requisitions and purchase order.

NOT APPLICABLE.

All candidates are subject to a background check against files maintained by the Division of Unemployment Insurance (Labor/DUI) to determine whether any monies are owed to Labor/DUI as a result of unemployment insurance over payment/fraud. Any unpaid debt may have an impact on whether or not a candidate is offered employment.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.

Resumes are acceptable as additional information only. However, the application must be completed in its entirety or it will be subject to rejection.

The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position. It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all experience and education that is related to this position.

Leave Benefits
Our generous leave package for permanent State employees includes from ten to 25 days of annual (vacation) leave per year, depending on seniority, as well as six personal days each calendar year. In addition, the State offers eleven paid holidays and fifteen days of sick leave per year.
We also offer paid parental leave to eligible permanent State employees to care for and nurture children within 6 months of birth or within 6 months of an adoption of a child under 6 years of age.
Our leave policies also adhere to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993.
Retirement Benefits
Maryland State employees are eligible for participation in a contributory defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after ten years. State employees are also eligible to participate in two supplemental retirement plans: the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan and the 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan.
Flexible Work Schedules
Employees of the State of Maryland typically work a forty-hour work week. Many State agencies offer their employees flexible work schedules. The Teleworking Program enables eligible state employees to work at home, at a satellite office, or at a Telework Center.
Student Loan Forgiveness
Employees with the State of Maryland are eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Participants that meet all requirements may qualify for forgiveness on the remaining balance on his or her Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time in a qualifying public service position.
To learn more about PSLF, please visit the Student Loan Repayment Benefits page.
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