68064977 - GOVERNMENT ANALYST II
About The Position
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the quality of health care in Florida. We are seeking to hire a Government Analyst II 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 located in the Bureau of Medicaid Program Finance (MPF). MPF manages and projects Florida’s $34.4 billion Medicaid Services budget, oversees financial reporting of the Agency’s contracted Medicaid health plans, calculates both institutional and non-institutional Medicaid reimbursement rates, disburses supplemental payments to Medicaid providers, and provides oversight and monitoring of the agency's third-party liability vendor contract.
Requirements
- Two years of professional experience related to mathematics, budgeting, accounting, financial analysis, statistical analysis, or research.
- Two years of professional experience using Microsoft Excel and Word.
- One year of professional experience writing official documents for state and federal requirements.
- Two years of experience related to budgeting or forecasting.
- One year of experience interpreting, analyzing, and implementing state and federal language.
- Two years of experience working with R and Tableau, or other statistical analysis software to manipulate and analyze a multi-million record administrative database.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced skills in statistical programming languages, specifically R, for data manipulation, automation, and forecasting.
- Ability to architect and re-write complex code structures to modernize analytical workflows.
- Ability to apply forensic analysis techniques to identify data anomalies and logic gaps in large datasets.
- Strong Excel skills including lookups, pivot tables, and advanced formatting.
- Ability to direct and coordinate program monitoring activities.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, and policies.
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant discipline such as accounting, finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Serves as the technical lead for the Agency's Expenditure and Caseload forecasting models.
- Architects, develops, and maintains complex R scripts to power forecasting models.
- Responsible for modernizing analytical workflows to ensure projections are robust, defensible, and produced efficiently.
- Applies advanced statistical knowledge to design financial allocation models and forecast operational expenditures.
- Applies a forensic level of detail to financial and caseload data, utilizing advanced programming techniques to identify data anomalies, logic gaps, and potential errors before they impact final reporting.
- Ensures the integrity of final products through rigorous data validation and testing.
- Collects and analyzes data for quarterly and annual reports required by state and federal law.
- Fills ad hoc requests for Agency leadership on an as-needed basis.
- Manages productive relationships with external stakeholders and presents complex data professionally, both verbally and in writing.
Benefits
- Health insurance (i.e., individual and family coverage) to eligible employees
- Life insurance; $25,000 policy is free plus option to purchase additional life insurance
- Dental, vision and supplemental insurance
- State of Florida retirement options, including employer contributions
- Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid annual leave as a new employee with the State of Florida
- Ability to earn up to 104 hours of sick leave annually
- Nine paid holidays and 1 personal holiday each year
- Opportunities for career advancement
- Tuition waivers (accepted by major Florida Colleges/universities)
- Student loan forgiveness opportunities (eligibility required)
- Training opportunities
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Shared Savings Program for select medical services
- Lower copays for prescription drugs
- Health and Wellness discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
