Howard County
Conveniently located in the heart of central Maryland between Baltimore and Washington, Howard County offers the charm of a historic past mixed with the excitement of a cosmopolitan community.

Howard County Government
Howard County Government is a leader in innovation, sustainability, and consistently ranked as one of the best places to live and work in the country. In 2023, Howard County Government received a record-breaking 51 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) – the most in the state of Maryland. NACo is the leading organization representing county-level government operations. These awards recognize innovative and transformative programs that provide new services for county residents, improve existing programs, upgrade working conditions, and enhance citizen participation and public policymaking.

What are we looking for?
We are looking for outstanding individuals to join our team and contribute to excellence in Howard County operations.

What you'll like most about working at Howard County Government:

• We are committed to workplace excellence in every area of County government.
• We have a highly talented, diverse, and inclusive workplace. Your input will not only be heard, but it will be encouraged!
• We offer competitive compensation and great benefits including medical, retirement, and wellness programs.
• As a member of the Howard County Government team, you'll be helping drive our culture and directly impact what makes us an amazing place to work.

***This is State Authorized Exempt Position***
POSITION SUMMARY:
Professional and administrative work managing several critical functions of the Office of the Sheriff, including oversight of budget and responsibility for special projects within the Office. Work will require frequent contact with the Sheriff and Chief Deputy. Work involves assisting with the development of the Office's budget, including cost estimates, justifications and testimony preparation. It also includes continual assessment of spending activities to ensure compliance with the budget and recommending adjustments for unexpected costs. Finance functions include ensuring that money deposited to the Office or to be returned from the Office is accounted for appropriately.
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
Performs advanced technical level administrative support work, which may include supervisory responsibility, under general supervision from an administrative or technical superior. Work typically involves administrative support, technical tasks and secretarial work assisting legal staff or an executive level government official. Applies bookkeeping, accounting and data processing principles to accounting and financial record keeping and reporting systems at the advanced technical level. Work at this level may also include independent responsibility for a significant administrative or clerical process.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Process OSHA reports

• Liaison to County Finance Department
  • Works with Sheriff's staff to ensure moneys received for various activities are accounted for
  • Works with Sheriff's staff to ensure that money is refunded appropriately
• Liaison to County Budget Department
  • Assists Sheriff and Chief Deputy in budget preparation by soliciting input from staff, computing cost impacts, evaluating requests and making recommendations for responsible use of resources
  • Assists Sheriff and Chief Deputy in budget submission by submitting budget, assisting with the preparation of testimony, attending testimony in front of the County Council
  • Continual review of Office expenditures to ensure compliance with approved budget; periodic meetings with Sheriff and Chief Deputy to provide updates on budget and expenses
  • Makes recommendation on budget modifications as unexpected issues/costs arise
• Liaison to County Purchasing Office
  • Works with Sheriff and Chief Deputy to ensure budgeted items are purchased in manner consistent with County policy
  • Provides over sight of PDQ Coordinator's work and overall agency use of the PDQ program
• Works closely with County's SAP system.
• Financial use of Cognos System, review expense reports, liaison/assistant to county auditor for yearly audits.
• Reconciles financial reporting from writ program
• Reconciles financial reports from summons programs
• Sends out returned check letters
• Backup/fill in for Sheriff's administrative support positions
  
  Other Functions:
• Special projects undertaken by the Sheriff's Office

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Associate degree and two (2) years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
PREFERRED EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to touch, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to sit.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and depth perception.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
LANGUAGE SKILLS, MATHEMATICAL SKILLS AND REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in writing, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS

Class C Maryland Driver's License or equivalent issued by state of residence.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
TO APPLY: You must complete an employment application online to be considered for this recruitment. Resumes cannot be substituted for completion of the job application work history. No paper applications will be accepted.
Selected candidates may be subject to drug screening, background screening, and reference checks.

At time of application, please submit a copy of any college degree, coursework, licenses, or certifications that you have referenced on your application. Applicants who have education obtained outside of the U.S. may need to provide proof of the equivalent U.S. 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/).

Howard County Government is not sponsoring employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Howard County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to a workplace that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The County prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, ancestry, creed, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, military service, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Applicants requiring accommodations during the hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources directly at hripkin@howardcountymd.gov. Requests for accommodations should not be attached to the application.