AGENCY BUDGET SPECIALIST I

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Nancy S. Grasmick Building
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201

This is a professional position designated as a Special Appointment responsible for performing a professional level of work in preparing, presenting, and executing the Maryland State Department of Education Headquarters operating budget as it pertains to personnel/human resources-related allocations.

Develops and updates the budgets for MSDE in accordance with budget and accounting guidelines; prepares, enters, and maintains the budget personnel (Position Control) database; prepares reports containing budget information; reconciles the MSDE position records with State Human Resources information reports; coordinates and prepares data analysis, documentation, and information for the preparation and adjustment of the budget; verifies and updates personnel actions with current fund sources, salary scale, reorganization, classification, and salary review plan data; provides information necessary for  responding to budget questions.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university; coursework in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or Public Administration is preferred.

Experience: One (1) year of experience in budget preparation, presentation, execution and/or related accounting experience.  Experience with MS Excel and data management software is preferred.

Note:

1. Applicants may substitute graduate education in accounting, business administration, economics, finance, political science or public administration at a rate of 30 semester hours for one year of required experience.

2.  Applicants may substitute additional experience as defined above for the required education at the rate of one year of experience for one year of education, for up to four years of the required education.

Experience with MS Excel and data management software is preferred.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application (and on separate pages, if necessary) 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 employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

Online applications are STRONGLY preferred. If the online application process is not available, please send your paper application and supplemental questionnaire (if applicable) to:

Maryland State Department of Education
Office of Human Resources
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Fax: 410-333-8950 – This fax number is for Department of Education recruitments only.

If you have difficulty with your user account or have general questions about this online application system, please contact the MD Department of Budget and Management, Recruitment and Examination Division at 410-767-4850.

Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request.

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.