Financial Manager II

DGS Office of External Affairs; Waterbury (VT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

DGS Office of External Affairs is seeking a Financial Manager II to oversee individual Medicaid budgets within the Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living (DAIL) Developmental Disabilities program. You will track budgets, generate reports, and ensure accurate payments in-state systems.

Responsibilities include managing budgets with Excel, running MDWAS reports, approving payments in the VISION system, and acting as backup to the contracts and grants staff as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent with 2+ years fiscal operations experience
• Accounting experience or CPA can fulfill requirements
• Experience with accounting, budgeting, or fiscal analysis in a professional setting
• Experience with Vermont's financial systems is a plus

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor Medicaid budgets within the DAIL Developmental Disabilities program.
• Track budgets using Excel spreadsheets.
• Run reports in the State Medicaid database (MDWAS).
• Approve payments in the VISION finance system.
• Serve as backup to DAIL's contracts and grants specialist.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Bachelor's degree with 20+ accounting credits

Bachelor's degree in any discipline + 4+ years accounting/fiscal

Associate's degree + 6+ years fiscal operations

High School diploma + 8+ years accounting/fiscal management

Tools

VISION system

Job description

This Financial Manager II position manages individual Medicaid budgets within the Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living (DAIL) Developmental Disabilities program. The role involves tracking and monitoring budgets using Excel spreadsheets, running reports in the State's Medicaid database (MDWAS), approving payments in the VISION finance system, and serving as backup to DAIL's contracts and grants specialist.

Key qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or bachelor's degree with 20+ accounting credit hours plus 2+ years professional fiscal operations experience
• OR Bachelor's degree in any discipline with 4+ years professional accounting, budgeting, or fiscal analysis experience
• OR Associate's degree with 6+ years professional fiscal operations experience
• OR High School diploma with 8+ years professional accounting or fiscal management experience
• Experience with VISION system (State of Vermont's PeopleSoft financial management system) preferred
• One year as Financial Manager I with State of Vermont OR CPA certification can fulfill requirements