Accountant Manager Division of Behavioral Health
State of Missouri Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
- Location: Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
- Categories: Accounting and Finance, Administration and Management, Public Health
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: Feb 07, 2025
Job Description:
Accountant Manager Division of Behavioral Health
Description
Job Location: This position will be located at 1706 E. Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO 65102Why you’ll love this position:
The Division of Behavioral Health is seeking an Accountant Manager for Central Office domiciled in Jefferson City, Missouri. This position reports to the Director of Fiscal Operations.
- Responsible for all community financial operations (which includes prevention, treatment, and recovery services for both mental health and substance use),
- Implement new funding received for community,
- Oversight of all community provider payments and ensure the correct funding is used,
- Approve all contract action requests for community providers,
- Analyze cash received to determine increase or decrease in revenues and adjustments in spending,
- Work with appropriate policy staff for annual prevention allocations and ensure 20% mandate is met for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant set aside for prevention is met,
- Take lead on the new MOVERS system to include joint decision-making efforts regarding all DBH chart of accounts,
- Creating and interpreting reports for management decision making,
- Participating in the development of improved procedures and controls.
Required Qualifications:
- Experience using a Microsoft Windows Operating System
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
- Experience with Medicaid
- Experience with:
o interpreting this information into meaningful reports for management decision making
o developing improved procedures and controls - Ability to analyze financials and alert management of outliers.
Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.
The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .