Prince George’s County, MD Looking for Assistant Finance Officer at Largo, MD

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Prince George’s County Department of Social Services seeks qualified applicants to fill an Accountant 3G grade G-24 within the Administration and Program Services Division.

About this Position:

This is a professional position that performs budgetary, fiscal, and administrative responsibilities in conjunction with the administration of several program areas within the Department of Social Services, under the direct fiscal support in the completion of daily activities of the Department of Social Services. Work is performed in accordance with established County, state, and Federal policies, procedures, and regulations.

• Develops budgetary and program data for assigned Departmental program areas.
• Leads supporting and program staff in the development of program budgets, preparing program budgets and preparing internal reports as requested.
• Prepares accurate budget documents for supervisor review.
• Ensures the submission of annual budget documents within established timeframes.
• Prepares and submits program expenditure reports.
• Prepares monthly expenditures reports and updates revenue projections for submission to the assigned program areas.
• Ensure the timely submission of all external program expenditures reports for review by established due dates.
• Prepares fiscal analysis of program expenditures and projections as requested by management.
• Reviews internal expenditure requests to ensure that funding is adequate.
• Processes expenditure requests in a timely fashion.
• Reviews County reports and documents to determine if expenditures incurred are appropriate.
• Prepares journal entries or other corrective actions to correct any authorized expenditures.
• Willingly and cooperatively performs tasks and duties which may not be specifically listed in the position description but are within the general, occupational category and responsibility level typically associated with the employee’s class of work.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Quantitative Analyses or Business Administration or a related field, plus;
• At least two (2) years of professional accounting experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Working through the life-cycle of a project grant
• Working with local government, municipal and nonprofit organizations

DURATION OF ELIGIBILITY: Candidates will be selected from a temporary register of eligible candidates, which will become effective approximately four (4) weeks after the closing date. Once a selection has been made, the register will expire.

LOCATION: 805 Brightseat Road Landover, MD 20785

ELIGIBILITY TO WORK: Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, an employer is required to hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Applicants who are selected for employment will be required to show and verify authorization to work in the United States.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S., only after an offer has been accepted and the Form I-9 is completed. For information on E-Verify, or if you believe the County has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or visit their website at dhs.gov/e-verify.

ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Prince George’s County Government is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Committed to Diversity in the Workplace