Rural Health Transformation Program Accountant II - Term Limited

Full Job Description

STATE OF COLORADO RESIDENCY REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION

NOTE: This announcement may be used to fill multiple openings.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.

The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) oversees and operates Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program), Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), and other state public health programs for qualified Coloradans.

Our mission is to improve health care equity, access and outcomes for the people we serve while saving Coloradans money on health care and driving value for Colorado.

As part of the State of Colorado, HCPF offers a competitive benefits package:

• PERA retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan, PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage

• Automatic Short-Term and Optional Long-Term Disability Coverage

• Life and AD&D Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) job protection and State of Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML)

• 11 Paid Holidays Annually and Accrued Annual and Sick Leave

• Accrued Sick Leave for State of Colorado Temporary Employees

• Flexplace and Flextime work arrangements

• Variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado's Work-Life Employment Discount Program

• Free RTD EcoPass to all eligible State Employees

• Credit Union of Colorado Membership Eligibility

• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more

information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs. https://dhr.colorado.gov/dhr-resources/student-loan-forgiveness-programs

The purpose of the Accounting Section of the Department’s Controller Division is to ensure the proper recording and reporting of economic events that occur in the department in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and state and federal rules and regulations from a variety of sources. This includes expenditures, revenues, cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and all other financial statement balances.

Requirements

HCPF welcomes your interest in the Rural Health Transofrmation Accountant II position. This position is the accountant for the Department’s new Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). This is administered through a grant and is approximately $200M per year, for the next 5 years. This position is responsible for completing regular accounting entries for the grant, filing required federal reports, and providing professional level accounting services and support in accordance with GAAP, State Fiscal Rules, and Department rules, policies, and procedures.

Responsibilities in this position include:

• Monitors, analyzes, and reconciles balances for assigned accounts
• Enters, reviews, and approves journal entries and transfers in accordance with internal controls; enters correcting entries
• Analyzes various reports of independent data
• Researches and answers questions regarding related transactions from Department employees, auditors, and the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS)
• Creates accounting entries as needed to claim federal financial participation on related expenditures.
• Reviews the quarterly indirect cost allocation entries by gathering and reviewing applicable costs, and ensuring the recoded funds are within grant’s approved indirect cost budget.
• Ensures departmental compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, State fiscal rules and procedures, and federal regulations. In addition, this position is responsible for recording and reporting correction entries if needed.

Provides any necessary reporting for the Department’s Budget Division as well as for the Office of the State Controller, the Office of State Planning and Budgeting, the Joint Budget Committee, and the federal Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services.

It serves as a point of contact for audit question and for variance analysis.

• Designing and establishing a chart of accounts for the grant.
• Requests all accounting codes, develops financial statements/reports, monitors and approves grant expenditures, payables, revenues and receivables.
• Communicates and coordinates with Budget and program staff in regard to this federal grant.
• Works with program staff to ensure all financial matters related to the federal grant are accurate and prepares any required federal financial reports for the grant.
• Monitors due dates, expiration dates, expenditures, and federal revenue drawing to ensure that the federal grant is not overspent, that the Department is not over or underearned on federal revenue, and communicates with program staff on financial status of the grant.

Oversees grant related encumbrances and payments.

Duties include understanding applicable vendors’ contracts, establishing a chart of accounts for the encumbrance document, creation encumbrances (GAE), reviewing receiving reports, invoices, supporting documents, and creating payment documents (GAX).

• Requests all accounting codes, develops and run requested reports, monitors and approves grant expenditures, payables, revenues and receivables.
• Communicates and coordinates with Budget and program staff in regards to the contracts payments status.
• Works with program staff to ensure all financial matters related to the grant are accurate.
• Monitors expenditures to ensure that the vendors’ contracts are not overspent and communicates with program staff on any issues.

Qualifications

Residency Requirement: (New)

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Class Code & Classification Description: (New)

H8A2XX

ACCOUNTANT II

Experience Only:

Six (6) years of professional accounting experience

OR

Education and Experience:

• A combination of related education (coursework requires 27 semester hours completed in accounting or auditing) and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to six (6) years

• Current, valid licensure as a CPA by the Colorado Board of Accountancy will count for six (6) years of the requirement (Please provide CPA certification in the attached documents)
  
  
  Definition of Professional Accounting Experience:

• While not fully encompassing, professional accounting experience is defined by the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing as work that typically involves the following components:

• Analysis of financial transactions to determine accuracy, completeness, and conformance to established policies and procedures and generally accepted accounting standards

• Developing, implementing, modifying and documenting accounting systems

• Reconciliation of accounts

• Calculating and estimating effects of proposed changes in operating programs or accounting operations

• Auditing processes

• Revenue recognition

• Account troubleshooting and problem-solving; implementing and/or designing of financial controls

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous related State of Colorado experience

• Experience using the State Financial System (CORE Advantage)

• Experience using infoAdvantage Report System

• Advanced Excel function experience

• Analytical and problem solving experience

• Process Improvement and Automation experience

• Audit experience

• Reconciliation experience

• Experience with federally funded programs

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• All positions at HCPF are security sensitive positions and require that the individuals undergo a criminal record background check as a condition of employment.

• Employees who have been disciplinary terminated, resigned in lieu of disciplinary termination, or negotiated their termination from the State of Colorado must disclose this information on the application.

• This is a term-limited position with funding through September 30, 2030. Successful candidates will sign a Waiver of Retention Rights and normal personnel rules regarding retention will not apply. Additional information regarding term-limited positions can be found here.

Additional Information

How to Apply (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)

Please note that ONLY your State of Colorado job application will be reviewed during the initial screening; if you submit a resume and cover letter, they will be reviewed in later stages of the selection process.

Therefore, it is paramount that you clearly describe all your relevant experience on the application itself. Applications left blank or marked "SEE RESUME" will not be considered.

Your application will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications for the position. If your application demonstrates that you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be invited to the comparative analysis process, which is described below.

Comparative Analysis Process

The comparative analysis process will consist primarily of a review of applications against the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position.

Applications will be reviewed in comparison to all others in the applicant pool in order to identify a top group of candidates who may be invited for a final interview.

Depending on the size of the applicant pool, additional selection processes may be utilized to identify a top group of candidates. Applicants will be notified of their status via email.

Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date will result in your application being rejected.

ADAAA Accommodations: The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them.

Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship.

If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Minnie Kaur, at anupreet.kaur@state.co.us.

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing does not offer sponsored visas for employment purposes.