Accountant Trainee

Maryland Aviation Administration; Maryland; On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) is seeking an Accountant Trainee for the Office of Finance at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). This position supports accounting systems, invoicing and revenue reporting as part of the finance team.

Qualifications require a Bachelor's degree in Accounting (plus 3 hours auditing). No prior experience required. The role offers an entry-path in public service; background checks may apply and bilinguals encouraged.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with 3 credit hours in auditing.
• Note: substitution of 30 credit hours in Accounting with auditing allowed.
• Applicants admitted to CPA exam prior to 1974 meet educational requirement.

Responsibilities

• Examining, analyzing, and interpreting accounting systems and reports per GAAP.
• Creating and sending invoices reflecting current rents (approx. $90 million annual).
• Preparing and maintaining AR reports and logs including revenue activity and airline traffic reports.
• Reconciling invoice-payment differences and communicating with customers and other departments.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting with 3 credit hours in auditing

Job description

Position Specific Recruitment

This is a position specific recruitment and is open to anyone who meets the minimum qualifications listed below. The resulting list of eligibles will be used to fill this Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Aviation Administration position or function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted for this job classification.

Description

Open Recruitment

Position Specific Recruitment

The Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) is the owner & operator of both BWI Thurgood Marshall and Martin State Airports, serving over 27 million passengers annually.

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The MAA is currently accepting applications for the position of Accountant Trainee within Office of Finance at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall Airport).

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Examining, analyzing, and interpreting accounting systems, records, and reports by applying generally accepted accounting principles in order to modify and maintain agency accounting systems.
• Creating and sending out invoices that reflect the current rents. The approximate annual total of these types of invoices is $90 million.
• Preparing and maintaining various reports and logs relating to the Accounts Receivable functions, to include but not limited to logs of monthly revenue activity reports and airline traffic reports.
• Reconciling any differences between invoices and payments with the goal of resolving any differences in a timely manner. Responsible for customer communications and ensuring customer satisfaction by working directly with customers involving other departments as necessary.

This position is located at BWI Marshall Airport in Anne Arundel County, MD.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

A Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by three credit hours in auditing.

Experience:

None.

Notes

• 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.
• 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.

Licenses & Certifications

None.

Additional Information

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please notify me in advance. MD Relay Service Number (711). Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks.

The Maryland Department of Transportation is not sponsoring new employees in the application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa at this time due to budgetary constraints. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Federal regulations prohibit H-1B Visa candidates from paying sponsorship fees, all sponsorship fees must be assumed by the potential employer.

For education obtained outside the U.S., at the time of application, you are required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service, such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (http://www.naces.org) or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (https://www.wes.org/).

The incumbent in this position will not be a member of a covered bargaining unit.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, MAA does not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, creed, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, or sexual orientation.

Issue Date: 08/24/2026