FISCAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR II

This Recruitment Is Limited to Current State Employees Only

If you are looking for an exciting career with great benefits, pension, generous leave, competitive salary, and the opportunity for advancement and professional growth, apply to join the DPSCS team today!

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release.

As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

The main purpose of this position is to assist in the direction, planning, and coordination of payroll operations for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS), supporting the accurate and timely processing of time and gross payroll for approximately 10,000 employees.

This position assists the Payroll and Audit Director by providing oversight, guidance, and operational support to regional payroll units located in Jessup, Hagerstown, Cumberland, Eastern, and Baltimore, as well as Consolidated Agencies. The Deputy Director plays a key role in supporting the development, implementation, and monitoring of departmental initiatives and programs designed to promote standardization, internal controls, and compliance with applicable State laws, regulations, and Departmental policies governing payroll and timekeeping operations. 

• Assists with the direction, planning, and coordination of departmental payroll operations responsible for the accurate and timely processing of time and gross payroll for approximately 10,000 employees, including oversight of reconciliation activities related to payroll check registers and payroll summary reports.
• Assists with payroll audit activities by reviewing and analyzing data and reports from Workday and other supporting payroll systems, and by preparing or coordinating documentation in response to employee grievances, pay discrepancies, and related inquiries.
• Assists with personnel budget projections by reviewing, analyzing, and contributing to payroll status reports related to overtime usage, leave balances, classification studies, and other workforce and payroll-related analyses.
• Assists with the formulation, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of fiscal and payroll-related policies and procedures in accordance with applicable State laws, Departmental policy, and generally accepted accounting practices, for inclusion in the Department’s Financial Operations Manual.
• Assists with the development and implementation of corrective action plans under the guidance of the Chief Financial Officer, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, and the DPSCS Office of the Inspector General, and coordinates responses to legislative audit reports, findings, and inquiries associated with payroll operations.

 The ideal candidate will have strong analytical, supervisory, communication, and policy-interpretation skills, with the ability to manage deadlines, resolve payroll discrepancies, support audit responses, and provide guidance to staff across multiple regions or work locations.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, or another closely related fiscal/business discipline with coursework in payroll, auditing, accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, fiscal operations, or public-sector financial administration.

Experience: Three years of experience overseeing, reviewing, auditing, coordinating, or processing payroll, timekeeping, employee compensation, or payroll-related fiscal operations. Of the required experience, at least one year must include responsibility for reviewing payroll or timekeeping records, reports, reconciliations, discrepancies, salary advances, leave balances, overtime usage, wage recoveries, stop payments, check cancellations, or other employee compensation transactions for accuracy, compliance, internal control, or audit purposes.

• Experience with payroll, timekeeping, fiscal operations, audit functions, internal controls, and employee compensation in a large or highly regulated organization.
• Experience in using Workday, TimeClock Plus, or similar payroll/timekeeping systems.

This Recruitment Is Limited to Current State Employees Only

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.

The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position. It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all experience and education that is related to this position.

As an employee of the State of Maryland, you will have access to outstanding benefits, including: health insurance, dental, and vision plans offered at a low cost.

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· Personal Leave - new State employees are awarded six (6) personnel days annually (prorated based on start date)

· Annual Leave - ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year
· Sick Leave - fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year 
· Parental Leave - up to sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child 
· Holidays - State employees also celebrate at least twelve (12) holidays per year

· Pension - State employees earn credit towards a retirement pension

Online applications are highly recommended. However, if you are unable to apply online, the paper application, supplemental questionnaire, and required documents may be emailed to Lena.Murray@Maryland.gov. Paper application materials must be received in our office by the closing date for the recruitment. Only additional materials that are requested will be accepted for this recruitment.

If you are having difficulties with submitting your online application, please contact the DBM Recruitment and Examination Division at Application.Help@maryland.gov or 410-767-4850.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.

People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.