Assistant Section Chief (Accountant Lead Specialized)

Maryland Department of Transportation; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The State Highway Administration's Office of Finance in Baltimore City is seeking an Assistant Section Chief (Accountant Lead Specialized) to oversee capital accounting activities for SHA's $1 billion construction program. The ASC will supervise staff in the Program Coordination Section and help ensure accurate financial data and reporting.

Qualifications include a bachelor's degree in accounting with auditing coursework and four years in accounting analysis, with two years in cost, systems, or

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting with at least 3 credit hours in auditing.
• Four years of experience examining, analyzing, and interpreting accounting systems and reports, including two years in cost accounting, systems accounting, federal fund accounting, or bond and loan accounting.

Responsibilities

• Support fiscal oversight of SHA's $1 billion Capital Construction Program.
• Assist in budgeting and accounting administration of the SHA project database.
• Prepare monthly financial reports and other required reporting.
• Manage SHA Project Numbers, Capital Forecast System, and eF42F30; publish Monthly Financial Advertisement Schedule.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Third-party billing

Accounts receivable aging

Inventory management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting with auditing

Job description

(OPEN RECRUITMENT)

State Highway Administration
Assistant Section Chief (Accountant Lead Specialized)
Grade 18 (4550) SP# 26-30-06

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office of Finance (OOF) is recruiting for an Assistant Section Chief (Accountant Lead Specialized) position in Baltimore City. This position is open to anyone who meets the minimum qualificationslisted below. The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies in this classification.

The State Highway Administration (SHA) has been named a Training magazine Training Awards winner for the seventh consecutive year.

Nature of Work

This position serves as an Assistant Section Chief (ASC) in the Capital Accounting Division within SHA’s Office of Finance (OOF). This position serves as an assistant supervisor for personnel and business activities in OOF’s Program Coordination Section (PCS). In conjunction with the PCS, the ASC supports the fiscal oversight of SHA’s $1 Billion Capital Construction Program. These tasks include management of all SHA Project Numbers and related data elements, management of the SHA Capital Forecast System, management of the Electronic Form 42 Form 30 System(eF42F30), and publication of SHA’s Monthly Financial Advertisement Schedule.

The Assistant Section Chief will also support the financial budgeting and accounting administration of the SHA project database; and the preparation of monthly financial reports and other reporting as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: A bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by three (3) credit hours in auditing.

Experience: Four (4) years of experience examining, analyzing, and interpreting accounting systems, records, and reports by applying generally accepted accounting principles to include two (2) years performing advanced duties in the areas of cost accounting, systems accounting, federal fund accounting, or bond and loan accounting.

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of third-party billing.
• Understanding of accounts receivable aging.
• Knowledge of consumable inventory and fixed asset inventory.

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 general accounting experience.

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

5. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience 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.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. SHA 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: 08/10/2026