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FISCAL ACCOUNTS CLERK II

Recruitment #15-004518-0020

Introduction

THERE ARE TWO POSITIONS AVAILABLE

GRADE

09

LOCATION OF POSITION

Baltimore County

Main Purpose of Job

The vacancies are in the Payroll Unit of the Finance Division.  The main purpose of the job is to assist in the processing of bi-weekly payroll to ensure that all deadlines established by Central Payroll are met according to accepted policies and procedures. This payroll process includes salary disbursements for all Maryland State Police, Fire Prevention Commission, and the Office of the State Fire Marshal employees.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: Two years of experience reviewing, verifying, recording, adjusting and balancing financial transactions.

Notes:

1. Experience calculating and recording financial, statistical or other numerical data may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required high school education.  

2. Six credit hours in accounting from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

3. A minimum of five courses or six months of accounting-related training in a vocational training program in subjects such as journalizing transactions, analyzing transactions into debits and credits, posting to a general ledger, payroll, bank reconciliations, accounts payable, and accounts receivable may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience in Financial Clerical/Finance Technicians classifications or specialty codes in the financial field of work at a rate of one year of military experience for the required experience.

SELECTIVE QUALIFICATIONS

Experience: One year of experience performing daily payroll tasks to ensure the accurate completion of the payroll cycle. {Please describe fully the task(s) you performed.}

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Employees in this classification are subject to random substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulation 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.  In addition, candidates will be subject to an initial drug screening and a complete criminal background investigation to include a polygraph examination before appointment can be made.  A criminal conviction may be grounds for rejection of the candidate.

SELECTION PROCESS

Only candidates who meet the minimum and selective qualifications will be considered for this classification.  It is, therefore, essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. 

Successful candidates will be placed on an eligible list in the BEST, BETTER, or QUALIFIED  category. 

The list will be used by the hiring manager to select the individual to fill the vacancy.

BARGAINING UNIT STATUS

The incumbent in this position is a member of a covered bargaining unit and will be required to pay a bi-weekly service fee to the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit.

BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

NOTE: Currently, applicants are limited to uploading one file.  As a result, it is strongly urged that those applying upload ALL required and additional documents (undergraduate and graduate transcripts, resumes, etc.) as one file  

If you are unable to apply online, you may submit an application via mail.  The Maryland State Application Form can be found online.  

Completed applications, required documentation and any required addendums may be mailed to:

Maryland State Police Human Resources Division

1201 Reisterstown Road

Pikesville, MD 21208

ATTN: R. Bruce Tanner  

Questions or concerns regarding this recruitment may be sent to the following e-mail address:  Robert.tanner@maryland.gov  

It is the policy of the Maryland State Police to comply with all applicable federal and state laws prohibiting employment discrimination and to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender, identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected status.




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