Hybrid - Fiscal Operations Manager (Financial Manager)

Hybrid - Fiscal Operations Manager (Financial Manager)

About Us:

The mission of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) is to provide statewide leadership of a high-quality mental health and addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery system that is effective and valued by all Ohioans.

OhioMHAS Values:

• Contribute and Collaborate
• Serve Compassionately
• Deliver Quality
• Be Accountable

At OhioMHAS, we strive to attract and sustain a diverse workforce by recruiting, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing employees who work collaboratively to balance efforts toward providing prevention and recovery supports and fostering inclusion that inspires innovation, encourages respect, and promotes unlimited success.

We are accepting applications for a Fiscal Operations Manager (Financial Manager) within the Office of Financial Management, headquartered at the James Rhodes State Office Tower, 30 East Broad Street, 11th floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215.

What You'll Do:

• Serve as Agency Accounts Payable Manager and Agency Payment Card Administrator.
• Supervise assigned staff.
• Establish agency direction for accounts payable, payment card, Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), and travel.
• Develop agency/departmental sourcing policy and procedures.
• Provide guidance and training to staff.
• Approve formal agency actions and/or requests (e.g., financial transactions, payment card administration, compliance and corrective action, financial statements, and reports).
• Establish, implement, and monitors goals, objectives, and performance metrics.
• Coach and develop staff.
• Formulate and implement policies and procedures.
• Review and evaluate proposed legislation, rule, and/or policy changes to determine impact.
• Develop and recommend legislation, rule, and/or policy updates.
• Establish work unit and/or program procedures.
• Represent agency with internal and external stakeholders.
• Represent agency at state financial associations.
• Coordinate federal, state, and/or internal audit activities.
• Serve as liaison with federal programs, the Department of Administrative Services (DAS), the Ohio Office of Budget Management (OBM), and other agencies.
• Other duties as requested.

Currently operating under a hybrid schedule. Two days in-office per week, subject to change.

What’s in it for you:

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period. Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.

Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption leave

Employee Development Funds

• The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.

Knowledge of supervisory principles/techniques*; employee training & development*; public or business administration, accounting &/or finance; applicable state &/or federal laws, rules, procedures & standards governing Fiscal Operations*; ERP systems* (e.g., OAKS FIN) &/or federal accounting system*.

Skill in use of calculator, electronic devices (e.g., computer, tablet, cell phone) & applicable software applications (e.g., spreadsheets, databases, word processing), OAKS BI reporting*.

Ability to deal with large number of fiscal &/or budgetary variables & determine specific course of action; define problems, collect & analyze data, establish facts & draw valid conclusions; prepare &/or edit financial reports, records, &/or correspondence; gather, collate & classify information about data, people or things; concentrate with attention to detail; deal with many variables & determine specific action; respond to confidential & sensitive inquiries from employees, public & government officials; establish friendly atmosphere as division or large section chief.
(*)Developed after employment.

This is an unclassified position, and, as such, serves at the pleasure of the Director of OhioMHAS.

All responses to the supplemental questions must be answered completely and supported by the work experience/education provided on your civil service application.

The State of Ohio and OhioMHAS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.

If you are an applicant who is selected for an interview and require an accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Office so proper arrangements can be made.

The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

The final candidate selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis prior to appointment to test for illegal drug use. An applicant with a positive test will not be offered employment.