Financial Analyst IV

Texas Health & Human Services Commission • Austin, TX

1d • $6,378 - $8,712 • Hybrid

About The Position

This role utilizes a strategic approach to conduct highly advanced, senior-level financial assessments and regulatory tasks. Responsibilities include administering the oversight of the financial processes and systems of the EMS/Trauma Uncompensated Care Program; analyzing, assessing, and auditing financial data for the distribution of the program funding proceeds to statutorily allowable trauma facilities in Texas; calculating and ensuring proper distribution of the funding formula based on the annual applications to the program and compiling reports for the agency that reflects proper allocation of funds. The position also entails recommending and approving actions to resolve financial and regulatory issues identified during audits. Work is carried out with minimal supervision, allowing for significant autonomy and independent decision-making. This position has potential to telecommute; 50% onsite and 50% remote. If you live outside the state of Texas, only apply if you are willing to relocate.

Requirements

• Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws relating to the uncompensated care program.
• Knowledge of financial analyses and examination procedures for regulated entities, financial and industry terminology and practices, and statistical analysis.
• 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 in the use of a computer and applicable software, and in data modeling.
• Skilled in managing high stress situations and multiple competing deadlines.
• Skilled in designing, creating, and publishing forms, tables, graphs, documents, spreadsheets.
• Skilled in effective decision making.
• Ability to administer financial processes and systems; to perform and interpret numerical analyses; to interpret statutes; to analyze, evaluate, and summarize financial and management records for accuracy and conformance to procedures, rules, and regulations; to prepare reports and correspondence regarding findings; to develop and evaluate policies and procedures; to communicate effectively; and to supervise the work of others.
• Ability to prioritize assignments and meet work deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, 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 judgment decisions in a timely manner.
• Experience in financial analyses (preferably in state government).
• Experience in preparing financial reports.
• Experience in providing consultative and technical assistance to management or staff.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer experience in utilizing agency purchasing systems (CAPPS Financials).

Responsibilities

• Oversees the administration of financial processes and systems related to the EMS/Trauma Uncompensated Care Program to determine regulatory state compliance by analyzing financial statements submitted by trauma facilities.
• Evaluate financial statements to ensure support for the annual distribution of allocated funding.
• Designs the required format for documentation of allowable expenditures.
• Author, prepare, and publish materials for the annual solicitation of uncompensated healthcare expenditures for each new pro-rata share cycle/year.
• Coordinate and manage the distribution of program materials to each facility.
• Oversee the financial reviews, including the accumulation of data retrieved from financial expenditure statements, and monitoring responses submitted by eligible facilities.
• Oversee the development and implementation of effective techniques for calculating each facility’s pro-rata share.
• Performs highly advanced (senior level) financial analysis and calculations of financial expenditure statements using complex pro-rata share spreadsheets.
• Ensures all financial data is accurate and complete; develops, coordinates, and maintains program files and pro-rata share distribution lists and spreadsheets.
• Publish pro-rata share financial distribution report and the pro-rata share that each facility will receive.
• Develops and publishes reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Evaluates and mitigates financial risks by coordinating and conducting audits on randomly selected samples of financial statements submitted by facility.
• Analyzes financial records to ensure accuracy and compliance with all required rules and regulations.
• Develop and manage action plans to finalize financial reviews.
• Communicates and coordinates the deliverables of the action plan.
• Reports audit findings to the auditee and the Program Finance Director following required level of internal control, and compliance with statutory requirements.
• Formulates financial models for money recoupment resulting from an audit finding.
• Uses financial formulas to recalculate and correct pro-rata share for over reported expenditures.
• Communicates recoupment information with the auditee and the Program Finance Director.
• Provides interpretation on technical questions of financial and regulatory compliance with applicable state and federal statutes and regulations.
• Serves as a subject matter expert during the EMS/Trauma Uncompensated Care program rule review.
• Follows agency rules and policies.
• Collaborates with the DSHS Rules and Regulation Office.
• Coordinates analysis of the EMS/Trauma Uncompensated Care program to determine its effect on the financial management of the agency’s resources.
• Confers with the EMS/Trauma Uncompensated Care Program Attorney and organizational management to resolve problems and deviations from required and permissible standards, rules, and procedures of the EMS/Trauma Uncompensated Care Program.
• Facilitates responses to public and facility inquiries regarding the EMS/Trauma Uncompensated Care program and proceeds.
• Solely responsible for disseminating information to stakeholders and the public.
• Collaborates with the DSHS Accounts Payable |Claims Unit to provide corrections and updates of account information in the Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS) for efficient reimbursement of EMS/Trauma Uncompensated Care funding processed to facilities.
• Assist in monitoring the HIV Unit through report analysis and ad hoc assignments.
• Performs other duties as assigned, including but not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation. Such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment and/or location.

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