MACPAC, a non-partisan legislative branch agency that advises the U.S. Congress on Medicaid and CHIP policy issues, is seeking a Medicaid Payment and Financing Principal Analyst. The Director of Finance reports to the Deputy Director and is primarily responsible for financial management for MACPAC. The Director of Finance will direct all financial affairs of the organization with regard to budget formulation, budget execution, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Knowledge and Skills In order to perform the major duties above, the Director of Finance must have: mastery knowledge of financial, budgeting and contracting procedures; ability to analyze financial data and prepare reports and projections; mastery knowledge of U.S. government accounting regulations and standards; familiarity with U.S. government audits; knowledge of internal controls and risk assessment; excellent verbal, analytical, organizational and written skills; must be able to wear multiple hats in order to be hands on and maintain a big-picture mentality; and ability to accomplish tasks in a timely, accurate manner through and with others.
Making recommendations to the Executive Director and Deputy Director related to MACPAC's financial operations; Liaising between MACPAC and the General Services Administration's Financial Services Branch (GSA FSB) on issues related to MACPAC's financial management and accounting operations; Liaising between MACPAC and GSA's Public Building Services (PBS) team on issues related to office space, occupancy agreement and other leasing matters; Ensuring overall compliance with Federal appropriations law, the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) and MACPAC's financial policies and procedures; Ensuring continued operations and compliance with agency policy in cases of government shutdowns and short-term appropriations (e.g., continuing resolutions); Establishing and maintaining financial internal controls; Developing and implementing organizational financial standards and operational policies and procedures (including the ongoing revision of these policies and procedures); Assisting with the preparation of MACPAC's annual budget request; Administering and monitoring MACPAC's financial management system in order to ensure that the finances are maintained in an accurate and timely manner; Performing reconciliations of information obtained from GSA to internal management documentation and reports on a regular basis; Reconciling biweekly payroll reports in order to ensure that employees are paid in an accurate and timely manner; Ensuring transactions are properly recorded and entered into the computerized accounting systems; Reviewing monthly financial reports obtained from GSA or other sources to ensure MACPAC's financial information is reported to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Congress, and the Department of the Treasury accurately; Reviewing and monitoring all submissions to be made into the OMB MAX system; Serving as the primary point of contact for financial, internal control, and risk audits, reviews, or assessments; Receiving and reviewing purchase requests to determine availability of funds prior to the procurement of goods or services; Preparing and distributing procurement documents both internally and to contractors; Working closely with MACPAC's contracting officer(s) to identify and address contractual issues; Serving as MACPAC's primary government purchase card holder; Administering the government purchase card and serving as Agency or Organization Program Coordinator (AOPC), including oversight and monitoring of MACPAC's purchase card program, establishing guidelines to ensure compliance with use of card, coordinating issuance of new cards and destruction of expired/compromised cards, and completing GSA purchase and travel card training and refresher trainings every three years; Supervising the Financial Analyst; and Performing other duties as assigned.