Job Opening for Financial Manager 14 in State of Michigan (235 S Grand Ave, Lansing, MI 48933)

This position serves as the first-line professional manager of professional positions in a complex work area, the Contract Payments Unit within the Contracts Payable Section of the Expenditure Operations Division. The position supervises professional employees who are responsible for Contract Management duties including monitoring grantee’s financial status reports, initiating payments to grantees, and reconciling various accounts. The complexity of this unit is due to being responsible for overseeing approximately 5,000 contracts for the entire Department of Health & Human Services all with unique reporting and contractual requirements. These contracts cover over 300 different DHHS grant programs, use over 175 different appropriations, over 140 different fund sources. In addition, this unit provides instruction to all departmental staff on various contractual accounting related issues and is responsible for all year-end closing activities related to the Contract Payments Unit. This position’s responsibilities include serving as a department-wide financial liaison with grantees, developing and maintaining procedures and policies for the financial administration of all DHHS contracts, including payments, monitoring, and all accounting activities. The successful financial administration of all the departmental contracts is very important to the department’s mission.

Position Description

View the job specification at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/FinancialManager_12662_7.pdf (Download PDF reader)
To be considered for this position you must:
Apply for this position online via NEOGOV; click on “Apply” in the job posting for instructions on submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications are not accepted.
Relevant experience and/or education referred to in the supplemental questions must be documented in the resume, transcript and/or application to allow for accurate screening.
Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.
Attach a cover letter.
If applicable, attach a copy of an official transcript(s). We accept scanned copies of official transcripts. We do not accept web-based, internet, or copies of unofficial transcripts. Official transcripts provide the name of the institution, confirmation that a degree was awarded and on what date, and the registrar’s signature.
Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered. See instructions for attaching files here: Instructions (Download PDF reader)

Required Education and Experience
Education
Possession of a bachelor’s degree in any major with at least 24 semester (36 term) credits in one or a combination of the following: accounting, finance, or economics.
Experience
Four years of professional experience providing a systematic review, analysis, interpretation, and/or evaluation of budgets, mortgages, loans, or other financial data equivalent to a Financial Analyst, including two years equivalent to a Financial Analyst P11 or one year equivalent to a Financial Analyst 12 or Financial Manager 12.
Additional Requirements and Information
This position will work remotely. Occasional travel to the office located at 235 S. Grand Ave, Lansing MI may be required. Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview.

Your application for any position does not guarantee you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.

The Department of Health & Human Services reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

For information about this specific position, please contact Robbie Harris at harrisr1@michigan.gov

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State employment benefits include everything from health insurance to retirement income and can be worth 25% to 50% of salary depending on wages and benefits.
This page briefly explains some benefits provided under Civil Service rules or union contracts.

Leave Time

Full-time employees receive between 15 and 35 vacation days per year. Employees also receive 13 sick days per year and 8 hours of leave to participate in certain school functions or community activities. Employees may also qualify for up to 12 weeks of paid or unpaid leave for certain family or medical situations.

Holidays

State employees receive 12 or 13 scheduled paid holidays each year, including New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Memorial Day, and Veterans Day.

Alternative Work Schedules

Flexible work schedules and telecommuting options are available in many jobs.

Insurance and Other Benefits

Eligible employees can choose from a variety of health insurance plans, including a PPO, HMOs, and a High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (effective January 1, 2021). Other coverage includes vision, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance, as well as tax-deferred Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for health, prescription, dental and vision eligible expenses, dependent care expenses, and Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits (QTFB). Employees also have the option to purchase additional life, accidental death, and long-term care insurance, auto/home insurance, identify theft protection, and legal services.

Paid Parental Leave

Provides eligible individuals up to 12 weeks of paid leave immediately following birth or adoption of a child.

Deferred Compensation

Employees may invest income in a tax-deferred retirement investment program. The state offers two optional deferred compensation plans, the 457 and 401(k). Employees decide the amount deducted from their paychecks.

Retirement

Employees receive a minimum 4% state contribution toward their retirement fund. If an employee elects to contribute more, the state will match up to 3%. The Office of Retirement Services administers two different retirement plans for State of Michigan employees: Defined Benefit (DB) and Defined Contribution (DC). New hires can also receive up to a 2% employer match into a Personal Healthcare Fund and a lump-sum credit to a tax-deferred account if eligible. More information is available at the Office of Retirement Services.