DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES

The Arizona Department of Health Services promotes and protects the health of Arizona’s children and adults. Our mission is to promote, protect, and improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities in Arizona. We strive to set the standard for personal and community health through direct care, science, public policy, and leadership. ADHS promotes alternative work schedules, flexible hours. We have positions that can fit any stage in your career, from entry to senior level. We offer a robust benefit package, including the ADHS Student Loan Assistance Program, where eligible employees can receive up to $437.50 per month for their outstanding student loans. Come check us out and see how you can make a difference in the lives of all Arizonans.

FINANCE MANAGER

Job Location:

Address:  150 N. 18th Ave Phoenix, AZ 85007

Posting Details:

Salary: $76,300 

Grade: 23

Closing Date: Open until Filled

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Division Finance Manager, this position is the key point of contact responsible for the financial oversight of all areas within their assigned programs. This position will work closely with their assigned area’s leadership and programmatic staff to ensure that they are aware of all financial activity that is occurring. The position is of high visibility with many stakeholders who will be dependent on the incumbent to provide accurate and timely information on a regular and ad hoc basis. The position will require a highly organized individual who will be able to manage and maintain oversight over competing financial priorities impacting crucial areas within their assigned programs. The position will need to anticipate major short and long-term objectives impacting staff, projects, and their customer bases and be able to respond accordingly to ensure operational success. Leadership will often defer to this position for solutions to highly complex financial issues needing prompt responses.

With minimal guidance, this position provides support to program management and acts as a liaison between assigned programs and other areas of Finance including Procurement, Accounting, Analytics, Assurance, and Purchasing. This position will follow appropriate accounting procedures and business processes to ensure state and federal compliance; provide fiscal technical assistance to programs and sub-recipients; and maintain accurate data to aid in contract and grant oversight.
Other duties include: monitoring a range of budgets with unique guidelines and restrictions; initiating budget and other fiscal transactions and adjustments; ensuring compliance with applicable policies and procedures related to fiscal activities; developing and updating budget performance reports regularly; expenditure projections; revenue management which may include billing management; ensuring funding is appropriate and available before approving and/or signing as Finance Manager on any financial document or system; assisting with the monitoring of grant budgets to ensure effective utilization of funds within the budget period via participation in the budget close-outs; gather data related to questions presented by OSBP/JLBC, assisting with internal and external auditing requests.

The position will be considered a subject matter expert who utilizes various platforms to perform their duties related to financial summaries, purchasing, accounting, procurement, and others. On a regular basis, the position is tasked with presenting complex financial information to their assigned area in an accessible and easy-to-understand manner so that they are able to make decisions accordingly. They may also be responsible for reporting and managing overarching fund sources that other programs across the agency may leverage. This position may be tasked with providing coverage for the Division Finance Manager during times of absenteeism.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties:

-Monitors revenue/billing, expenditures, and ant