Employer
Montgomery County (MD)
Salary
$74,507.00 - $119,032.00 Annually
Location
2425 Reedie Dr Wheaton MD 20902 USA
Job Type
Permanent
Job Number
2025-00250
Department
Department of Environmental Protection
Division
DEP 80 Administration and Operations
Opening Date
04/11/2025
Closing Date
4/18/2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
FLSA
Exempt
About the Position
The expected salary range for this role on hire is $74,507 - $119,032 .
WHO WE ARE
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is a nationally recognized and award-winning agency with the mission to enhance the quality of life in our community by protecting and improving Montgomery County's air, water, and land in a sustainable, innovative, inclusive, and industry-leading way while fostering smart growth, a thriving more sustainable economy and healthy communities.  DEP is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and values diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and cultures. DEP encourages BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), immigrants, women, LGBTQIA+, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
DEP is seeking a dynamic and experienced Accountant/Auditor III to support the fiscal needs of the department’s general fund and Water Quality Protection Fund (WQPF).
The ideal and successful candidate will have the following experience, knowledge, and skills:
• Considerable knowledge of the principles, methods, and practices of accounting, auditing, and fiscal management, and the ability to apply them to complex accounting systems.
• Considerable knowledge of County, State and Federal rules, regulations and laws pertinent to the activities of the County Government or the ability to rapidly acquire that knowledge.
• Considerable knowledge of processes used to enter, revise, retrieve and remove information in an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Considerable knowledge of electronic financial data processing systems as well as Microsoft Office Suite i.e., Word, Excel, and Access.
• Ability to organize, analyze, prepare and interpret financial reports and statements to resolve accounting issues.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others internally and externally with other departments and employees.
• Ability to plan and execute an audit of financial data or organizational effectiveness under minimal supervision.
• Ability to validate data from vendors and other financial systems against the County’s financial system by reconciling to various standard and financial reports, and by building queries from the County’s reporting system to extract data.
What You'll Be Doing The Accountant/Auditor III will be responsible for professional accounting and auditing work involving compiling, tracking, and reporting financial data and expenses for the WQPF and the general fund. Additional responsibilities include preparing and submitting financial packages and coordinating with various government agencies for state and federal grant and loan reimbursement requests, which are backed by the WQPF.
Key duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
• Assist with the preparation of financial analyses used to calculate and recommend Water Quality Protection Charge (WQPC) rates.
• Assist with the preparation of funding and revenue scenarios to support DEP’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget.
• Assist with the preparation of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) required quarterly financial analyses for the WQPF and general fund to support decision making during the budget formulation process.
• Assist in coordinating DEP’s efforts to adhere to the Department of Finance year-end closing guidelines and procedures, providing guidance to colleagues as needed.
• Act as Liaison between the Department of Finance, OMB and DEP for financial and budget issues by responding timely and accurately to their requests for information and analysis.
• Track monthly project expenditures, review contract payments, and assure encumbered funds are properly recorded and coded.
• Conduct research to identify Stormwater Management Facility (SWMF) assets constructed through the CIP.
• Compile expenditure and funding data and coordinate with the Department of Finance to capitalize the SWMF assets in the County’s fixed asset records.
• Compile data to prepare the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) annual report which includes comprehensive employee expense allocation, and fiscal analysis.
• Compile, prepare, and submit financial packages for state grant reimbursements and state loan draw requests including monitoring the spend down for both.
• Review expenses, monitor funding balances against unspent dollars, check status of projects (planning, design, and construction).
• Work with staff and managers on potential cost overruns that may occur and perform cost/benefit analysis on possible approaches to solving the problem.
To ensure a positive workplace and to comply with federal, state and County laws, the incumbent is responsible for completing mandatory trainings within the first three to six months or within the specified timeframe.
Minimum Qualifications Experience :   Three (3) years professional experience as an Accountant/Auditor.
Education :  Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, or in a related field such as Public Administration or Business Administration with a major in Accounting.
Substitution :  Certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) may be substituted for a degree in Accounting or a major in Accounting.
Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences All Applicants will be reviewed by the Office of Human Resources (OHR) for minimum qualifications.  Those applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be rated “Qualified,” placed on the Referred List, and may be considered for an interview.   Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade or higher will be placed on the Referred List as a “Transfer” candidate and may be considered for an interview.
Preference for interviews will be given to applicants with experience in the following. Please address this information in a separate section of the resume.
• Experience in generally accepted accounting principles for governmental accounting,
• Experience and knowledge in practices and techniques of financial program evaluation and analysis.
• Experience compiling, preparing, and submitting financial packages for Local, State and Federal Grants, and Loan reimbursements.
• Knowledge of and experience in financial management and automated financial systems such as Hyperion, Business Intelligence tools, BASIS, ORACLE, etc.
• Experience with complex reconciliations of transactions in multiple systems; of general ledger and subsidiary transactions; and/or complex accounting transactions.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.
Montgomery County Government(MCG)  is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.
MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .
All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.
This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.
If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.
Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.