ACCOUNTANT SUPERVISOR I (INTERNAL ONLY RECRUITMENT)

The Maryland State Retirement Agency has a permanent opening for an Accountant Supervisor I within the Administration Division’s Benefits Processing Unit.  The Maryland State Retirement Agency is the administrator of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System.

The System is a multi-employer, public employees’ defined benefit retirement system composed of twelve (12) separate retirement and pension systems with additional plan components, covering approximately 200,000 active members and more than 142,000 retirees and beneficiaries.

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The main purpose of this position is to supervise, manage and control the operations of the Revisions Unit. This position reports directly to the Director and the Deputy Director of Benefits Processing.

Primary responsibilities include reviewing worker's compensation benefits and benefit liens and levies, processing revisions to retiree accounts, managing the reconciliation process, replacement of benefit checks due to retirees, and ensuring that transactions are processed in accordance with the Revision Unit's procedures developed in compliance with the law and prescribed regulations.

Timely and accurate processing of transactions related to these processes are essential elements aiding the Agency in meeting the objectives of our Mission Statement to administer the survivor, disability, and retirement benefits of the System's participants.

This ‘hands on’ supervisory role is an expert in the Agency’s processes involved in reconciling the output of MPAS jobs used to create retirement estimates, to create new retirement records, and to revise existing retirement records.  This role is also the Agency’s expert on completing workers’ compensation audits for accidental disability retirees, reviewing and establishing liens and offsets from monthly retirement benefits, and reviewing and establishing payments to alternate payees as directed by Domestic Relations Orders. 

Additionally, this position manages the Agency’s efforts to re-issue payments that have previously failed due to EFT failure, returned checks, stop payment checks, and stale dated checks.  Timely and accurate completion of these duties requires this position to effectively control the operations of the Section and to effectively communicate the status of the duties with internal and external customers.  This position operates in a high production, deadline sensitive environment and must possess strong organizational and leadership skills

Education: A Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by three 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. Candidates may substitute a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with thirty credit hours in Accounting and related courses, including or supplemented by three credit hours in auditing for the required education.

2. Applicants who have 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.

3. 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.

4. Applicants may substitute one year of professional auditing experience for one year of accounting experience. 

5. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in the Accounting Officer classification or Financial Management specialty codes in the Accounting field of work on a year for year basis for the required experience and education.

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle.

Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment.

Please submit an unofficial or official transcript which identifies a minimum of 30 credit hours in accounting coursework including or supplemented by 3 credit hours in auditing.

All information concerning your educational qualifications must be submitted by the closing date, we will not consider information submitted after this date.

Foreign education MUST be evaluated for U.S. equivalency.

The examination may consist of a rating of your education, training and experience related to the requirements of the job. It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application.

Successful candidates will be placed on the employment eligibility list categorized as BEST QUALIFIED, BETTER QUALIFIFIED, or QUALIFIED.

The list will be valid for at least one year and may be extended. The list will be used by the hiring agency to select employees.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS  

Due to the confidential nature of the work, selected candidates must undergo and pass a background check.

Online applications are highly recommended.

If you are unable to complete an online application or upload a college transcript, please forward the required documents (i.e. State Application or transcript)  to the attention of S. Hudson (include the recruitment title/ number: Accountant Supervisor I/15-004551-0003).  If you have questions, please contact S. Hudson at 410-625-5549. The paper application must be received by the closing date for the recruitment.

No postmarks will be accepted.

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