Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financ

STATE OF COLORADO RESIDENCY REQUIRED NOTE: This announcement may be used to fill multiple openings.

This position is term-limited through March 31, 2025

OPTION FOR REMOTE WORK IN STATE

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) oversees and operates Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program), Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), and other state public health programs for qualified Coloradans. Our mission is to improve health care equity, access and outcomes for the people we serve while saving Coloradans money on health care and driving value for Colorado.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Competitive benefits

PERA retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan, PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage

Automatic Short-Term and Optional Long-Term Disability Coverage

Life and AD&D Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) job protection and State of Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML)

11 Paid Holidays Annually and Accrued Annual and Sick Leave

Accrued Sick Leave for State of Colorado Temporary Employees

Flexplace and Flextime work arrangements

Variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado's Work-Life Employment Discount Program

Free RTD EcoPass to all eligible State Employees

Credit Union of Colorado Membership Eligibility

Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For moreinformation, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs. https://dhr.colorado.gov/dhr-resources/student-loan-forgiveness-programs.

Description of Job

This position is an Accountant for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA.) This position exists to monitor and report expenses and revenues, and to reconcile the expenditures and the revenues to the spending plan amounts, and ensure we spend all amounts appropriately on allowable expenses from the spending plan. The ARPA accountant will ensure the State of Colorado complies with all Federal and State regulations. This position monitors the enhanced Medicaid ARPA funding. Since the enhanced Medicaid funding and ARPA are closely tied together, and the ARPA enhanced spending is connected and intertwined together with the CMS 64 report, this position must understand the reporting for Medicaid and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 64 reporting and how the , and how ARPA is included in the report as an additional 10% of the overall spending for specific lines only. This position will be responsible for reporting the additional funding received through the Medicaid CMS 64 report to management, the Office of the State Controller (OSC) and the Governor's office at least quarterly and on demand as needed. The ARPA Accountant will also manage the spending plan associated with the ARPA requirements to ensure all funding is spent on the approved spending and we spend the correct amount according to the spending plan. The ARPA Accountant will work closely with budget to ensure the spending is handled according to the rules and regulations, and ensure the expenditures receive the correct reimbursement percentage, and all funds.

Experience Only

Eight (8) years of professional accounting experience

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in accounting, AND four years of professional accounting experience.

Substitutions: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution which included 27 semester