Job duties include:

• Directing fiscal operations for the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture that include the accounting and HR procedures for the Banneker-Douglass Museum.
• Developing, evaluating & implementation of policies and procedures;
• Preparation of the annual operating budget;
• Management of operating budget expenditures and revenues;
• Statistical and analytical reporting for special projects; and,
• Internal controls and audits.
• Oversight of procurement activities
• Management of program, capital, and operational grants
• Manage and oversees corporate purchasing card program

Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university or a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with 30 credit hours in accounting and related courses, including or supplemented by 3 credit hours in auditing.

Experience: Four years of experience examining, analyzing and interpreting accounting systems, records and reports by applying generally accepted accounting principles.

Notes:
1. Applicants who had met the requirements for admission to the CPA examination prior to July 1, 1974 will be considered to have met the educational requirement referenced above.

2. Possession of a certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or a Master’s degree in accounting from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

3. Applicants may substitute one year of professional budgeting experience or one year of professional auditing experience for one year of the required experience.

4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Administration classifications or Financial Management specialty codes in the financial field on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Qualified candidates must possess at least 3 year of supervisory or managerial experience.

Preferred candidates should possess the following:

• Experience with preparing the annual operating budget for a state agency and grant program
• Experience with evaluating and developing the performance of fiscal service supervisory and support staff.
• Experience with managing people.
• Experience with management of timekeeping functions for over 10 employees.
• Experience with equipment and supply inventory functions.
• Experience with fiscal compliance audits.
• Experience working with FMIS, the State’s Financial Management Information System.
• Managing fiscal audits with the Department of Budget and Management