Job Location: 1706 E. Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO 65102
The Department of Mental Health is seeking to hire an Accountant Manager for Central Office. This position reports to the Director of Fiscal Operations.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities: - Establish the annual budget requests for the division. This requires coordination of the core and program forms to be updated annually with varying program and management staff. Responsible for the fiscal reporting on said forms. Assist in the writing of new decision items, to include the fiscal development as well as creation of the supplemental decision items. Coordination and responding to any legislative requests regarding budget. This could be regarding programming or facility requests,
- Coordination of new funding implementation with program staff, system staff and fiscal staff,
- Ensure new funding is followed by appropriation intent,
- Updating all historical budget documents,
- Fiscal liaison with the Division's psychiatric facilities; oversight of expenditure tracking ensuring appropriations are used correctly; work with facilities on projected lapses or shortfalls; attend monthly calls with facilities which allows fiscal updates on spend; oversee completion of facility org charts; oversee any legislative requests related to facilities, such as vacancy reports,
- Assist with fiscal year end processes,
- Creating and interpreting reports for management decision making,
- Participating in the development of improved procedures and controls,
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications: - Experience using a Microsoft Windows Operating System,
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
Required Qualifications: - Three (3) years' experience in State finance
- Experience with Medicaid
- Experience with:
- state budget process
- writing SQL queries against a large scale database to collect and analyze information related to billing and financial trends;
- interpreting this information into meaningful reports for management decision making;
- assisting with the consolidated SAPT and MH block grant application; and
- developing improved procedures and controls
- Ability to analyze financials and alert management of outliers.
Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant. Salary will commensurate with education and experience. The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .
If you have questions about this position, please contact: hrmail@dmh.mo.gov
Closing Date/Time: 2024-05-03
