Financial Services Manager

Company: North Texas State Hospital - Wichita Falls Campus
Location: Wichita Falls
Posted on: June 12, 2021

Job Description:

Under the general supervision of the Regional Director for Regional Administrative Services, responsible for overall regional management of Financial Services. This includes compiling, analyzing, and summarizing of budget and staffing level information to advise appropriate staff on budget issues. Develops regional operating budgets, regional service plans, and performs budget loads. Provides ongoing budget management to ensure that resources are maintained within approved levels and that regional budget is in compliance with agency budget operating instructions and staff ceilings. Develops and loads fiscal year spending goals and projections for the region, including salary, travel and overhead for Regional Administrative Services and for the regional cost pool. Maintains accounting systems and performs budget liaison functions to advise regional managers of budget status. Responsible for managing regional fiscal functions such as accounts payable and receivable and for coordinating payments process with vendors, purchasing and central office. Manages the pre-requisition process using HHSAS Financials and the online supply ordering system. Prepares and publishes monthly ad-hoc budget and statistical reports. Monitors and approves all expenditures, resolves discrepancies, and processes budget adjustments when necessary. Supervise regional financial staff.

Essential Job Functions:
Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.

Provides ongoing budget management to ensure financial resources are allocated in the most efficient manner to best support services. Ensures expenditures are maintained within approved levels. Develops and loads monthly budget projections, according with established guidelines. Initiates budget adjustments when there is a need to revise allocations.

Develops and manages regional cost pool and develops, negotiates, and monitors cost pool and service level agreements with other agencies. Monitors capital budget against appropriation authority when approval is received. Develops, prepares and loads annual operating budgets including staffing levels, salaries, and overhead in accordance with funding allocations.

Manages accounts payable and receivable to ensure that payments and receipts are processed timely and accurately. Review and approve purchase vouchers follows agency accounting and payment policies and procedures.

Develops and produces monthly and ad-hoc budget and statistical reports illustrating FTE levels, salary, travel, overhead and regional cost pool, for actual expenses and for projected trends.

Manages the regional process of ordering supplies, goods and services. Reviews and approves pre-requisition forms to ensure that forms have appropriate account numbers and Dept. ID, Ensure that funds are available and that items being ordered meet established agency guidelines. Ensure that all requisitions submitted by the region are processed by PCS (Procurement and Contract Services). Reviews and approves orders placed using the online supply ordering system to ensure that funds are available for each office, that the items being ordered are being charged to the appropriate Dept. ID, and that the cost pool items ordered are included in the approved Regional Cost Pool Core List.

Manage and develop regional financial services staff.

Performs budget liaison functions. Interprets/clarifies financial and budget policies and procedures to regional staff.



Knowledge Skills Abilities:
Knowledge of accounting, budgetary, and management concepts, principles, practices, and procedures.

Knowledge of state accounting and budgetary procedures.

Knowledge of automated accounting systems such as: HHSAS Financials, USAS, CAPPS, PEBLES, Data Warehouse and Neubus.

Skill in the use of standard agency computer hardware and software such as Microsoft Office Suite.

Skills in gathering, analyzing, presenting statistical data and producing statistical reports.

Skills in analyzing financial data and making budget projections.

Ability to establish goals and objectives.

Ability to monitor and report on performance measurement.

Ability to analyze management and financial problems and develop and present alternative solutions.

Ability to develop and evaluate administrative and financial policies and procedures.

Ability to coordinate the gathering and analysis of data.

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Ability to plan, assign and supervise the work of others.

Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions in accordance with the established policies and procedures.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, peers, management, and external contacts.

Ability to travel locally and across the state which may include overnight stays.

Ability to work outside normal business hours as required.


Registration or Licensure Requirements:
Valid Class C Texas Driver's License.


Initial Selection Criteria:
High School diploma or GED is required. Knowledge of accounting principles and practices. Ability to communicate effectively in writing. Skill in computer usage and Microsoft Office Suite. Skill in gathering, analyzing, presenting statistical data and producing statistical reports. Experience in developing financial policies and procedures. Experience of automated financial systems. Experience in making budget projections and analyzing financial data. Experience performing supervisory or managerial work.

Additional Information:
REQ 476192
Ability to assist with emergency/disaster situations throughout the state. Ability to travel which may include overnight stays. Please note that while the posted salary range for this position is $4,917.00 to $6488.50, only former and current Health and Human Services Commission employees will be offered a salary above $4,917.00. Current employees promoting into this position will be offered a salary that meets Human Resources salary guidelines for promoting employees. Former employees may be offered a salary above $4,917.00 if they have recent, comparable experience. Recent experience includes experience within one year prior to the application closing date. Applicants who are not current or former Health and Human Services Commission employees will be offered a salary of $4,917.00. In compliance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), HHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance completing the on-line application, contact the HHS Employee Service Center at 1-888-894-4747. If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodation to participate in the interview process, please notify the person scheduling the interview.

MOS Code:
No direct military equivalent.


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In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance completing the on-line application, contact the HHS Employee Service Center at 1-888-894-4747. If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodation to participate in the interview process, please notify the person scheduling the interview.

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