Associate Accountant - Albany, United States - Health, Department of

Health, Department of

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Albany, United States

2 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Current NYS Department of Health (DOH) employee with permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive status as an Associate Accountant, G-23 OR a NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service in a title at or above a G-21 and deemed eligible for transfer to Associate Accountant, G-23 under section 70.1 of the NYS Civil Service Law.

Provisional Promotion*:
NYS DOH employee with one year or more permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive status as a Senior Accountant.

If appointed provisionally, the incumbent will need to take the next Civil Service examination for this title and pass with a score that will be immediately reachable on the resulting eligible list.

Failure to take, pass and achieve a reachable score on the examination may result in revocation of the appointment.

Preferred Qualifications:
Critical thinking skills, analytical skills with Microsoft Excel, ability to solve problems independently. Professional work experience and/or education in accounting and and trend analyses.

Duties Description

This incumbent will function as a financial unit lead within the Division of Finance and Rate Setting, within the Bureau of Financially Distressed Hospitals (FDH).

The Bureau of Financially Distressed Hospitals Bureau's goal is to promote financial sustainability for healthcare providers, thereby improving health service quality, preserving access, and decreasing statewide provider reliance on State aid to fund operations.

In addition, this Bureau works directly with hospitals on their cash flow, hospital needs, and various payment mechanisms, including Directed Payment Templates (DPT), Vital Access Program (VAP) funding, and Vital Access Provider Assurance Program (VAPAP) awards.

Duties Include:

Additional Comments

For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position.

Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.