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Medicaid Program Accounting Unit Manager

This individual position is exempt from the hiring freeze. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Join the Department of Health! We're thrilled to welcome you! We've made our application process more accessible than ever. Please take a look at our job announcement below. If you can see yourself in this role, apply nowyour next opportunity awaits! This position is open to Alaskan residents only. Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify.

What you will be doing: In this position, you will be responsible for managing the Medicaid Program Accounting Unit through subordinate unit supervisors and line staff as well as offer support to all DOH divisions with financial oversight of all Medicaid programs and funding to include all Division of Health Care Services, Division of Senior and Disabilities Services, and Division of Behavioral Health Medicaid budget expenditures. You will be responsible for managing the Medicaid payment process, which averages $60 million paid out weekly through the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), and interfacing with the state accounting Integrated Resource Information System (IRIS). This section must partner with Finance and Management Services in the development of quarterly Medicaid federal reports to facilitate consistency, accuracy, and timeliness.

Mission and values/culture: Our mission is to provide health coverage to Alaskans in need and maintain the operational aspects of health care programs for Alaskans in need. We provide a full range of health care services and support services while promoting management efficiencies and the capitalization of Medicaid financing to ensure that services are available to customers. We are charged to protect and reduce the risk to the health, safety, and exploitation of Alaska's most vulnerable citizens being served, and to ensure that there is public confidence in the health care and community service delivery systems through regulatory, enforcement, and educational activities.

Benefits of joining our team: The State of Alaska has a generous benefits package and retirement plan. Please see here for more information.

The working environment you can expect: The current work environment is one day in the office for team interaction and four days working remotely from your home. On-site workdays are located at 4601 Business Park Blvd, Bldg. K in Anchorage, central for shopping, restaurants, and commuting. Free parking is also available.

Who we are looking for:

• Self-management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Decision making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Principles of accounting: Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, standards, and practices (for example, double entry accounting, accrual accounting), including the full accounting cycle and the preparation of work sheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals.

Special notice: Requires a strong background in accounting and the use of the state accounting system IRIS.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Medicaid Program Specialist 4.