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The Accountant I is responsible for the accounting and contract management activity for all capital projects funded under the Water Quality Financing Administration (WQFA) Grant and Loan Programs that include Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (CWSRF), Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund (DWSRF), Bay Restoration Fund (BRF), Nonpoint Source Fund (NPS), Several State (GO) Grant Programs and Federal special grants. This position is manages funds during the implementation of projects, and ensures programmatic and fiscal accountability as well as expeditious project completion and expenditure of funds as required by State and Federal programs.
The incumbent in this position will be required to handle as many as 50 active projects that range in levels of complexity. A single construction project will require determining allowable costs, eligibility factors, and cost-share factors. It is the responsibility of this position to assist in the formulation of project budgets and accounting records that must be established to reflect all of the funding requirements in order to determine the application of funds to line item costs, authorize disbursement of funds, and manage funding through account records using Excel spreadsheets. Additionally, this position ensures that MDE and the local municipality comply with Federal Laws, the Environment Articles, COMAR, MDE Standard Operating Procedures and Internal Control requirements.