State of Florida
Location
Tallahassee, FL | United States
Job description
Requisition No: 824719
Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration
Working Title: 68059444 - ACCOUNTING SERVICES ANALYST C
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 68059444
Salary: $1,742.64 - $2,000.00 biweekly
Posting Closing Date: 03/20/2024
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Agency Overview:
The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is Florida's chief health policy and planning entity. The Agency is responsible for administering the Florida Medicaid program, the licensure and regulation of nearly 50,000 health care facilities, and empowering consumers through health care transparency initiatives.
Under the direction of the Agency Secretary, AHCA is focused on advancing Governor DeSantis’ vision for Florida’s health care system to be the most cost-effective, transparent, and high-quality health care system in the nation. Current Agency initiatives include implementing Florida’s groundbreaking Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Program, overhauling Florida’s healthcare technological ecosystem, and increasing insight in the cost of health care services.
The Medicaid program provides low-income families and individuals with access to health care. If you have a desire to use your talent and skills at an organization that provides critical services to millions of individuals and families across the state, AHCA invites you to apply to become an essential member of our team. As one of Florida’s leading state agencies, AHCA’s diverse workforce community of more than 1,400 employees is proud of its efforts to serve the people of Florida.
Agency Objectives:
HIGH QUALITY
Emphasizing quality in all that we do to improve health outcomes, always putting the individual first.
TRANSPARENT
Supporting initiatives that promote transparency and empower consumers in making well informed healthcare decisions.
COST-EFFECTIVE
Leveraging Florida’s buying power in delivering high quality care at the lowest cost to taxpayers.
Position Overview:
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the quality of health care in Florida. We are seeking to hire Accounting Services Analyst C who desires to work to enhance the delivery of health care services through the Florida Medicaid Program. This position requires a candidate who is creative, flexible, innovative, and who will thrive in a fast-paced, team-based work environment.
This position is responsible for the independent application of accounting and auditing concepts, principles, theory, and technical skills in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the Policy and Systems Section (P&S) of the Bureau of Financial Services (Bureau). These duties require knowledge of the rules and regulations of Florida statutes, and the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Florida Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR) system, and the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) accounting procedures.
This position is responsible for administering the Purchasing Card (PCard) program for AHCA. The incumbent serves as the Agency's PCard Liaison with the fiscal and program offices, Bank of America and DFS. Develops and maintains current policies and procedures that abide by DFS established restrictions on the items that may be purchased, maintains appropriate internal controls against fraud, and ensures that the expenditures made under the Agency's PCard program comply with state laws.
Maintains and updates Works access. Completes monthly scoped compliance review of processed PCard transactions. Maintains and updates Program SharePoint Site.
As Administrator of Quality Assurance (QA) reviews within the Bureau, the incumbent coordinates, audits, and inspects financial records. Analyzes, develops, and maintains policies and procedures that implement controls to ensure financial transactions and records are adequately supported; in compliance with laws, rules, regulations, and accounting standards; and are properly authorized.
Conducts complex QA reviews of various accounting activities within the Bureau. Develops and prepares reports of audit findings and employee scorecards. Monitors, produces, compiles, and distributes periodic reports to supervisory staff that identify the causes and results of audit analyses. Assists with the evaluation of the quality and quantity of production of financial records within the Bureau.
As the STMS Administrator of the travel system, the incumbent serves as the Agency’s STMS liaison with the fiscal and program offices as well as the Department of Management Services (DMS). Responsible for user management, case management and knowledge management.
Develops and conducts training for the Bureau as well as fiscal and program offices related to proper financial management and internal and administrative controls.
Provides technical assistance and/or prepares analyses for AHCA personnel, the DFS Purchasing Card Section, and state or federal auditors.
Participates in year-end closing activities of certified forward and financial statements. This includes, but is not limited to, fund analyses and preparation of any corresponding work papers.
Performs related duties and responsibilities as required. This includes, but is not limited to: Processes variance invoices as well as health and life insurance premiums.
Processes the Agency’s payroll activity to submit for batch upload to the Agency’s departmental FLAIR. Maintains and updates Agency payroll in the SunFocus system.
Serves as back-up for monthly cash analyses of the Agency's various trust funds; reviews and analyzes the cash sources and the uses for various trust funds.
Serves as back-up for daily downloads; processes daily downloads; and produces daily trust fund cash reports.
Responsible for the monthly Depreciation/Closing Process.
Reviews draw request for contract and grant payments for the Disbursements System in the Bureau.
This position is not a remote or telework position; it will have to report to a Field Office or the Headquarters in Tallahassee.
Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
• State Group Insurance Coverage Options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• State of Florida retirement options, including employer contributions;
• Generous annual and sick leave benefits;
• 9 paid holidays a year and 1 Personal Holiday each year;
• Career advancement opportunities;
• Tuition waiver for courses offered by Florida’s nationally ranked State University System;
• Training and professional development opportunities;
• And more!
For more information about the Bureau of Financial Services, please visit our website at
Join us at the Agency for Health Care Administration in fulfilling our mission to provide “Better Health Care for all Floridians.”
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Ability to work independently.
Ability to work well with others and be a team player.
Ability to communicate effectively, both in verbal and written form.
Possess critical thinking and analytical skills.
Ability to take direction and deal effectively with changes in direction or policy.
Ability to meet deadlines.
Ability to analyze and interpret complex financial data.
Ability to prepare financial reports.
Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
Ability to operate a computer efficiently.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS
Four (4) years of professional work experience using FLAIR or four (4) years of experience preparing State of Florida financial statements.
Four (4) years of professional work experience performing reconciliations.
Four (4) years of professional work experience using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint).
Professional or non-professional accounting experience or any combination of this experience and up to 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of college education including two courses in accounting can substitute on a year-for-year basis for a Bachelor’s degree.
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
N/A
CONTACT: GALE SMITH-JOHNSON (850) 412-3820
BACKGROUND SCREENING :
It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.
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