Accountant Manager (DD0DD0029-090826)

State of Missouri; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 101,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

The Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) seeks to hire an Accountant Manager, functioning as the Director of DDD Budget Operations. This is a high-level Central Office position in Jefferson City, MO reporting to the Deputy Division Director of Administration within DDD.

The base salary offered for this position is up to $111,912.00 annually, commensurate with education and experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 5–7 years of relevant experience; substitutions may be allowed.
• Experience with Missouri budget process and Medicaid preferred.
• Ability to analyze, interpret regulations, and communicate findings clearly.
• Experience coordinating budgeting, reporting, and legislative interactions.

Responsibilities

• Direct annual preparation of DDD’s budget and oversee fiscal reporting.
• Coordinate legislative requests and respond regarding DDD budget.
• Track budget through full process and analyze fiscal impact.
• Coordinate funding changes with program and fiscal staff.
• Provide fiscal liaison support for hearings and meetings.
• Develop and implement cost allocation and Value-Based Payment tracking.
• Support actuarial rate studies for Medicaid services and federal reporting.

Skills

Excel

Budget analysis

Regulatory interpretation

Financial reporting

Stakeholder collaboration

Medicaid knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

The Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) seeks to hire an Accountant Manager, functioning as the Director of DDD Budget Operations. This is a high-level Central Office position domiciled in Jefferson City, Missouri which reports to the Deputy Division Director of Administration within DDD.

The base salary offered for this position is up to $111,912.00 annually, commensurate with education and experience. If the selected candidate is eligible for a pay differential, such as retention pay, the total salary may exceed what is listed in this posting.

Responsibilities

• Directs the annual preparation of DDD’s $2.9 billion budget in cooperation with other DDD team members. This requires coordination of the core and program forms to be updated annually with varying program and management staff. Responsible for oversight of the fiscal reporting on the forms. Assist in the writing of new decision items, to include the fiscal development as well as creation of the supplemental decision items.
• Coordinate and respond to any legislative requests regarding DDD’s budget for administration, community services and state operated programs.
• Track the budget throughout the entire budget process including preparation of fiscal impact analyses and coding details.
• Coordinate implementing funding changes from the budget with program, system, research and other fiscal staff.
• Assist as DDD’s fiscal liaison for legislative budget hearings and meetings as needed.
• Formulate policy related to DDD’s budget, revenues and finance operations to concur with laws, rules, policies and other regulations.
• Participate in the development of DDD procedures, controls, and quality improvement activities making recommendations as needed.
• Provide oversight for the review and analysis of fiscal notes and State Audit requests which affect DDD.
• Coordinate ongoing fiscal and budgetary tasks of the DDD Administration section, including but not limited to analyzing revenue and expenditure trends for forecasting.
• Provide technical support, collaborating to resolve questions and concerns raised by executive leadership, other state agencies, and House and Senate staff related to DDD operations.
• Assist in the development of and monitoring DDD’s cost allocation plan.
• Assists in development and implementation of Value-Based Payment incentive tracking and compliance.
• Assist in coordination of DDD’s actuarial Rate Studies for Medicaid services.
• Provide assistance with federal reporting for DDD’s grant initiatives.
• Field and direct Medicaid financial issues, questions or concerns related to DDD operations.
• Assist the Federal Programs Unit with federally required Medicaid waiver cost neutrality calculations, including five-year projections and actual expenditures.
• Design and guide interpretation of reports for management decision making.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Experience using a Microsoft Windows Operating System with proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with the State of Missouri budget process.
• Experience with Medicaid is preferred.
• Ability to prepare, review, and analyze financial documents with accuracy and attention to detail and present information in a clear concise manner.
• Ability to interpret and apply regulations, agency policies, and procedures related to fiscal management and accounting procedures.
• Ability to evaluate federal and state initiatives to determine overall impact on fiscal activities, and determine effective course of action.
• Ability to manage, organize and collaborate across multiple projects and problem solve complex issues by collaborating with stakeholders and staff at various levels.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree and 5-7 years of relevant experience and/or appropriate certification. (Substitutions may be allowed.)

Lack of post‐secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

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.

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