What are the responsibilities and job description for the FISCAL ACCOUNTS TECHNICIAN I position at The State of Maryland?
A Fiscal Accounts Technician I is the intermediate level of work reconciling agency accounting systems to fiscal control systems or developing automated spreadsheets, ledgers and reports or identifying budget trends and recommending budget realignments. Employees in this classification do not supervise other Fiscal Accounts Technicians or Fiscal Accounts Clerk
EXAMPLES OF WORK
Examines financial data to identify interrelationships and trends and devises procedures to increase the reliability and usefulness of the data;
Designs report formats and summarizes financial data in periodic and special reports;
Meets with professional fiscal staff and program managers to discuss and resolve accounting and budgetary issues;
Provides technical guidance and direction concerning fiscal policies and procedures to fiscal clerical staff in various units of an agency;
May reconcile agency accounting systems to fiscal control systems on a periodic basis by comparing the reports of the two accounting systems, locating and researching differences, tracing discrepancies to source documents, making necessary adjustments and maintaining an audit trail;
May develop, update and implement automated spreadsheets, ledgers and reports for use by other fiscal staff including layout and user instructions using accounting software packages;
May assist in budget preparation by compiling prior necessary data and calculating current funding requests based on agency needs and adjustments for inflation and other variables;
May review budget submissions or financial statements from other agencies or grantees for completeness, accuracy and compliance with established procedures and regulations;
May maintain appropriations ledgers or grant ledgers and approve expenditures based on compliance with established guidelines and fund availability;
May recommend and process budget modifications, budget supplements and budget amendments;
May prepare budget projections by compiling and reviewing past and current budget data and estimating future budget needs;
May prepare grant status of funding reports and request the drawdown of funds.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: From $21.43 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
Salary : $21
