Accountant II – Grants & Audits

State of Maryland; Maryland; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS), in Baltimore, Maryland, seeks an Accountant II to support accounting leadership with daily financial tasks including journal entries, grant billing, and audit preparation.

Responsibilities cover processing NOGA payments, grant management, and reconciliations, with a focus on ensuring grant allocations and close-out activities are accurate and timely.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by three credit hours in auditing.
• Two years of experience examining, analyzing and interpreting accounting systems, records and reports by applying GAAP.
• Candidates may substitute a Bachelor's degree with 30 credit hours in Accounting and related courses, including or supplemented by 3 credit hours in auditing.

Responsibilities

• Process journal entries to balance current and prior year closed grants.
• Ensure revenue draw-down requests from MSDE are properly allocated to all DORS grants.
• Review open purchase orders and case service authorizations.
• Process Notice of Grant Award (NOGA) payments.
• Review sub-grant encumbrances, budget offsets, and expenditures.
• Assist with year-end close out.
• Perform reconciliations of fund accounts.
• Participate in the audit process of agency fiscal operations.
• Review and evaluate the undeliverable check report.
• Review and monitor activity on the FMIS 540.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting with 3 credits in auditing

Tools

FMIS 540

Job description

The Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS), in Baltimore, Maryland, seeks an Accountant II to support accounting leadership with daily financial tasks including journal entries, grant billing, and audit preparation.

Responsibilities cover processing NOGA payments, grant management, and reconciliations, with a focus on ensuring grant allocations and close-out activities are accurate and timely.