Program Finance

Texas Health & Human Services Commission • Austin, TX

1d • $6,378 - $8,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Financial Analyst IV works in the Program Finance Office within the Chief Financial Office, supporting the HIV Care and Medication Unit. Under minimal supervision and with considerable latitude for independent judgment, this senior-level role conducts advanced financial analysis, monitoring, and regulatory work for program-related projects and procurements. The work supports expenditure forecasts, financial and operational impact assessments, budgets, performance measures, and project deliverables.

The position oversees and administers financial processes and systems, reviews and evaluates financial data, and examines accounting records, financial statements, management practices, budgets, and internal controls for compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations and DSHS policies. The role plans, assigns, and supervises the work of a Financial Analyst III. It also provides financial and regulatory guidance, prepares reports and analyses, and supports financial compliance and best practices.

The position is eligible for telework and is performed 50% onsite and 50% remotely. Applicants who live outside Texas must be willing to relocate. Travel is up to 10%. The role requires a regular and predictable work schedule; flexible hours, overtime, or extended hours may be required. Disaster response, recovery, or Continuity of Operations participation may require an alternate shift pattern or work location.

Requirements

• Experience in financial analysis, preferably in state government.
• Experience preparing financial reports.
• Experience providing consultative and technical assistance to management or staff.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws relating to federal grants management.
• Knowledge of financial analyses and federal grant budget review.
• Knowledge of grants and contract management practices.
• Knowledge of grant writing, preparation, processing, and management.
• Knowledge of public administration and management techniques.
• Knowledge of program planning and implementation.
• Knowledge of training techniques.
• Skill using computers and applicable software, and in financial data modeling.
• Skill managing high-stress situations and multiple competing deadlines.
• Skill designing, creating, and publishing forms, tables, graphs, documents, and spreadsheets.
• Skill in effective decision-making.
• Ability to administer financial processes and systems and perform and interpret numerical analyses.
• Ability to interpret statutes and analyze, evaluate, and summarize financial and management records for accuracy and conformance to procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Ability to prepare reports and correspondence regarding findings and to develop and evaluate policies and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to supervise the work of others.
• Ability to prioritize assignments and meet work deadlines.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, staff, management, other state agencies, key stakeholders, and the public.
• Ability to work independently on difficult or complex business tasks with minimal supervision.
• Ability to evaluate situations and make timely judgment decisions.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must be willing to relocate if living outside Texas.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using agency purchasing systems, preferably CAPPS Financials.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial analysis for HIV Care and Medication Program Finance, including monitoring grants budgets, contract encumbrances, expenditures, and budgets.
• Create an annual spend plan for the Ryan White grant budget and grant matching requirements.
• Perform final review or approval of financial reports, budgets, supporting documentation, correspondence, and other written materials prepared by program staff.
• Coordinate HIV program financial components with the HIV program director, program managers, and Financial Analyst III.
• Participate in strategic planning and the development of policies, procedures, reports, studies, legislation, and guidelines.
• Oversee the development and management of HIV financial reporting processes, procedures, and forms.
• Review projects for financial completeness, compliance with financial standards, consistent methods, and adherence to financial statutes, agency rulings, and procedures.
• Evaluate financial statements to support the annual distribution of allocated funding.
• Evaluate and mitigate financial risks, including coordinating and conducting audits of randomly selected financial data from CAPPS Financials and reconciling expenditures to contract documents.
• Conduct financial analysis and monitoring related to federal grant management, expenditure forecasts, financial and operational impact, budgets, performance measures, and project deliverables.
• Examine accounting records, financial statements, reports, management practices, and internal controls for compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and DSHS policies.
• Prepare financial reports containing findings, recommendations, and corrective actions; respond to inquiries and provide technical assistance on financial compliance and best practices.
• Interpret technical questions involving financial and regulatory compliance with applicable state and federal statutes and regulations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert during HIV reverse site visits and audit reviews.
• Review and interpret new legislation, applicable federal and state laws and regulations, and the Legislative Appropriation Request for effects on department policies, procedures, and programs.
• Prepare financial and operational impact analyses of legislative proposals, develop cost estimates during legislative sessions, and recommend financial decisions based on legislative bill reviews.
• Communicate major supportable decisions and conclusions to appropriate staff and serve as a technical advisor on financial matters.
• Recommend changes to procurement and tracking processes.
• Plan, assign, and supervise the work of the Financial Analyst III.
• Perform other assigned duties, including supporting agency disaster response, recovery, or Continuity of Operations activities.
• Attend work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency leave policy.

Benefits

• Insurance coverage and other benefits available through the State of Texas Group Benefits Plan administered by the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed