Purchasing Assistant/Fixed Asset Accountant

The St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission (MetCom) is a quasi-governmental agency that provides water and sewer services for residents and businesses in St. Mary's County, Maryland.  MetCom has a customer base of over 17,000 and exceeds $20 million in annual revenues.

MetCom has an immediate opening for a Purchasing Assistant/Fixed Asset Accountant.  Under supervision of the Purchasing Agent the Purchasing Assistant will assist the Procurement Agent by handling basic commodity and service contracts and administrative support of construction contracts and construction work-in process/fixed asset accounting and reporting.

Work with end users to prepare and format specifications for commodities, water tank painting, vehicles, and service contracts; Manage commodity and service contracts and support for construction contracts: advertising in local newspapers and on eMaryland Marketplace; preparing paperwork including contract modifications and addenda; scheduling and participating in bid openings; following up with approvals, contract award and renewal notifications; supporting the contract manager and ensuring no cost overruns; Create and maintain financial, procurement, and utility billing database reports using IBM's Cognos Impromptu (Qrep) reporting tool, Excel, and Visual Basic; Administrative tasks including receipts processing, procurement card support, insurance requirements/expirations, entering journal entries, and creating purchase requisitions and purchase orders; Administrative support to construction contracts including basic document preparations and distribution of solicitation documents; Balancing construction work-in-progress by project and account; Project accounting to provide project managers with a status report on construction projects; Fixed asset accounting which includes entering the Capital Improvement Budget, journal entries for capitalizing assets and posting to the fixed asset depreciation schedule; Inventory control which includes monitoring inventory levels of grinder pumps and water meters; Maintain the Fiscal and Procurement sections of the MetCom website; Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge and Skills: Strong time management skills; highly organized and detail-oriented; Proficient in Advanced Excel; Knowledge of relevant government purchasing and basic accounting principles.

Ability to:  Gain working knowledge of St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission policies and procedures; Act as a representative of St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission to the public; Effectively communicate with other staff members and vendors; Prepare and maintain accurate records; Operate relevant computer systems, including hardware and software and office machines.

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 sit, use hands to finger, or handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
 

In order to be considered for the position, all applicants must complete an online application which includes an updated resume via https://www.metcom.org   Please click on the Human Resources tab then click on the "click here" under Employment News or click on "Open Position" to select the appropriate position and complete the application process.