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The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) owns, operates, and maintains eight major toll facilities comprised of four bridges, two tunnels, and two turnpikes, across the State of Maryland. For over 50 years, the MDTA has provided Maryland's citizens and visitors with safe, secure and convenient transportation facilities. We are committed to quality and excellence in customer service, and we rely on our organization's values, traditions and - most importantly - our employees to achieve these goals.

*Nature of Work:*The MDTA is seeking an experienced professional who understandsinvestment management philosophy through the development of portfolio strategy, and leading a sound investment management process. The incumbent will provide oversight of the investment accounting system, support investment accounting functions, and prepare investment related schedules for the financial statements. Duties for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Portfolio modeling, including comparisons of term structure, option adjusted duration, and convexity relative to benchmark bond indices;
• Trade execution, including senior management notification/justification, solicitation via Bloomberg terminal, bid/offer evaluation, option adjust spread analysis, nominal spread analysis, relative value analysis, make-whole call analysis, trustee bank communications, trade settlement resolution.
• Cash flow modeling, including bond service accounts, debt service reserves, capital spending accounts, and longer-term reserves;
• Total Return Performance calculations, including Internal Rate of Return formulas, external cash flow updates/calculations, market value and accrued interest inputs/calculations for fixed rate and index based variable rate securities;
• Board and Finance Committee meeting reports and other state reporting requirements, including total return performance comparison tables, fiscal and monetary policy, economic/rate environment, relative value, dealer trade allocation, risk/return historical analysis, performance attribution explanations.
• Contract management for Bloomberg and Investment Accounting System to include invoice review and approval for Municipal Advisory contractors, Bloomberg, and Investment Accounting System.

The incumbent in this position will report directly to theDeputy Director of Finance. The current vacancy for this position is in Baltimore, Maryland, in the Finance Unit. The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies at other facilities throughout the MDTA. Hybrid telework schedules may be available for this position.

MDTA employees are offered a generous benefits package including a minimum of 11 paid holidays, a minimum of 27* days of leave annually (personal, vacation, and sick), access to the State Pension System, deferred compensation plans, excellent health, dental, and vision plans, and more! *May be prorated based upon start date.