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AGENCY BUDGET SPECIALIST II-Contractual

Recruitment #15-000987-0001

GRADE

15

LOCATION OF POSITION

Department of Human Resources

Budget Management Division

311 West Saratoga Street

Baltimore MD 21201-3500

Main Purpose of Job

This position provides staff support and assistance as a budget analyst to the Social Services Administration programs, which encompasses both the State and Local Departments of Social Services budgets within the Department of Human Resources (DHR). The incumbent in this position is responsible for budget development, negotiation and execution for assigned administration; and prepares budget requests in accordance with guidelines and other information that becomes available (i.e. inflation adjustment, changes in cost or allowance levels, Current Services Budget (CSB) adjustments, deficiency appropriations, etc.), as directed by the Budget Management Director or Deputy Director.

POSITION DUTIES

Assists the Social Services Administration in the preparation of annual budget requests in accordance with budget instructions and established time frames; provides assistance and direction in the technical operation, retrieval and preparation of the computerized data files, printed copies of the numerical request and corresponding budget justification notes; prepares quantitative portions of budget requests, including experience based items, formula driven costs, caseload driven costs, and inflation adjustments; prepares fiscal estimates and impact statements in response to legislative bills and proposed legislation, in concert with administration staff within the established time frame; accurately reviews local budget requests and recommends appropriate justification and amounts; properly prepares reports and negotiates with local departments regarding funding requests; prepares legislative fiscal notes; and completes journal entries, or makes system programming changes to resolve SOFRS/DAFR errors.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Three years of experience in budget preparation, presentation and execution.

Note:

1. Candidates 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. Candidates may substitute additional experience as defined above on a year for year basis for the required education.

3. 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 to year basis for the required education and experience.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience working with State or Local groverment budget processes and using mainframe computers systems, i.e. Relational Statewide Accounting and Reporting System (R*STARS), Financial Management Information System (FMIS), and Advanced Purchasing and Inventory Control System (ADPIC).

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

N/A

SELECTION PROCESS

The assessment will consist of a rating of your education, training and experience related to the requirements of the position. Therefore it is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all related education, experience, dates and hours of work. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. 

You must possess the minimum qualifications to be considered for this position. Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment and clearly indicate your college degree and major on your application. Credit may be given for relevant part-time, temporary, or volunteer experience. If you list the number of hours worked per week. For education obtained outside the U.S., you will be reuired to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service.

BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

College transcripts are required for the review of your application and must be included with your application. Applications submitted without a transcript will not be considered. All foreign education obtained outside the U.S., you will be required to provide a foreign school evaluation. Information received after the closing date will not be considered.

Online applications are highly recommended. however the paper application may be submitted to Attn: J. Howard, DHR Employment Services Unit, 311 West Saratoga Street, Room 140, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3500; Email janice.howard@maryland.gov. The paper application must be received by 5pm, on the closing date for the recruitment, no postmarks will be accepted. If you upload documents it must be submitted as one document. If unable to upload, please fax requested information only to 410-333-0882. 

All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.

 

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




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