ACCOUNTANT I

Responsibilities

• Recording and applying customer payments including checks, Automated Clearing House (ACH) transactions, wire transfers, and credit cards to the correct accounts and invoices.
• Reconciling discrepancies and variances between bank deposits and internal accounting system records to ensure data integrity.
• Monitoring daily lockbox activity and promptly resolving short payments, overpayments, or unidentified remittances.
• Reviewing accounts receivable aging reports on a daily basis and proactively pursuing outstanding past-due balances.

Qualifications

• Education: A bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by three credit hours in auditing.
• Experience: One year of experience examining, analyzing, and interpreting accounting systems, records, and reports by applying generally accepted accounting principles.
• Certifications/Licenses: Not applicable.

Additional Information

To Apply: You may apply online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd to be considered for this recruitment. Resumes cannot be substituted for the MDOT employment application. It is essential that the application is filled out completely and accurately, listing all relevant experience in detail and addressing the specific requirements shown above. This includes, but is not limited to, full or part-time, volunteer, military, acting capacity, or any other experience that is relevant to this position. If you have held more than one position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please notify 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 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 may 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.