Review Vacancy
TitleAssociate Accountant - Multiple
Occupational CategoryFinancial, Accounting, Auditing
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $84156 to $106454 Annually
Workday
Street Address Office of Health Insurance Programs/Division of Finance + Rate Settings/Division of Finance + Rate Settings/ Bureau of Financially Distressed Hospital
99 Washington Avenue
Minimum Qualifications Current NYS Department of Health (DOH) employee with permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive status as an Associate Accountant, G-23 OR a NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service in a title at or above a G-21 and deemed eligible for transfer to Associate Accountant, G-23 under section 70.1 of the NYS Civil Service Law. Provisional Promotion*: NYS DOH employee with one year or more permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive status as a Senior Accountant. If appointed provisionally, the incumbent will need to take the next Civil Service examination for this title and pass with a score that will be immediately reachable on the resulting eligible list. Failure to take, pass and achieve a reachable score on the examination may result in revocation of the appointment.
Preferred Qualifications:Critical thinking skills, analytical skills with Microsoft Excel, ability to solve problems independently. Professional work experience and/or education in accounting and and trend analyses.
Duties Description This incumbent will function as a financial unit lead within the Division of Finance and Rate Setting, within the Bureau of Financially Distressed Hospitals (FDH).
The Bureau of Financially Distressed Hospitals Bureau’s goal is to promote financial sustainability for healthcare providers, thereby improving health service quality, preserving access, and decreasing statewide provider reliance on State aid to fund operations. In addition, this Bureau works directly with hospitals on their cash flow, hospital needs, and various payment mechanisms, including Directed Payment Templates (DPT), Vital Access Program (VAP) funding, and Vital Access Provider Assurance Program (VAPAP) awards.
Duties Include:
Ensure completeness of data submission for supplemental data requests and other information related to funding applications from hospitals; Update both the VAP and VAPAP DOH websites as needed with the purpose of each program and application requirements; Create a transition plan and language for VAPAP subsidy funds to occur on a quarterly disbursement schedule; Provide updates to reported information, closing the loop on what funds are used and address requests for emergent funds for a significant need; Focus on cash flow metrics with enhanced specificity and breakdowns that allow for a better understanding of root cause and potential solutions (e.g., payer class break out, asset types); Collect operational and quality measures to allow NYS to better assess FDH needs, validate submitted transformation plans, and track towards DOH’s regional health care delivery planning objectives; Facilitate FDHs moving towards monthly and quarterly data submissions (depending on the program) following the updated excel cash flow template which includes financial, operational, and quality measures; Track hospitals receiving subsidies by utilizing a redesigned, statewide hospital subsidy portfolio tracker which will provide insight into where each NYS hospital stands across the subsidy continuum (e.g., applied for a specific subsidy, receiving a single or multiple subsidies, has not applied for subsidy, program status); Regulate legal agreements that FDHs will sign outlining stipulations and expectations for subsidy recipients, including 1) business terms and performance standards (both hospital and State terms and responsibilities) and 2) enforcement and monitoring policies; Foster relationships between FDH Bureau staff and specific FDHs by geographic region; Work with institutions to provide financial projections attested by the FDH’s CEO/CFO; Performs all the duties of a Senior Accountant in addition to supervising staff in a Strategic Finance Sub-Unit within the FDH Bureau; Assigns and schedules FDH Bureau work and reviews work for accuracy and completeness; Provides technical assistance on accounting problems and answers questions from FDH Bureau staff ensuring that all operating objectives of the distressed hospital portfolio are being met; Develops FDH functional procedures and reporting guidelines, including reconciliation procedures between transactions; Oversees the day-to-day operation of a Strategic Finance Sub-Unit within the FDH Bureau that includes activities such as the preparation of financial statements, the disbursement of funds, the maintenance of accounting records, and the preparation of financial accounting and statistical statements and reports; Analyzes, reviews, and approves FDH Bureau accounting transactions; Plans, oversees, and conducts the fiscal accounting and/or auditing of FDH operations, regulated corporations, associations, trusts, and others governed by State laws and regulations; Prepares written reports identifying and describing any improper practices conducted by FDHs with recommendations for improvement based on findings; Advises on the preparation of the FDH budgets, spending plans, and grant applications for federal, State, and other funding streams. Adjusts spending plans to available resources, enforcing funding cutbacks, when necessary, and identifying and making recommendations for sources of additional funds; Evaluates existing FDH accounting methods and procedures and develops or recommends modifications; Conducts review, testing, and desk audits of risk management mechanisms within the FDH Bureau; Assists in the development and design of testing for future FDH Bureau risk management activities.
Additional Comments For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.
The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm
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Name Human Resources Management Group, SCD/Associate Accountant/Multi
Email Address resume@health.ny.gov
Address
Street Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza
Empire State Plaza
Notes on ApplyingPlease submit your resume and cover letter, preferably in PDF format, by email to resume@health.ny.gov, with Reference SCD/Associate Accountant/Multi included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, SCD/Associate Accountant/Multi, Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.