Senior Budgeting Analyst/Budgeting Analyst Trainee, Central Office;
New York State
AgencyMental Health, Office of
TitleSenior Budgeting Analyst/Budgeting Analyst Trainee, Central Office;
Occupational CategoryFinancial, Accounting, Auditing
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $66951 to $85138 Annually
Duties Description The Office of Financial Management, Bureau of Strategic Financial Direction is recruiting to fill a Senior Budget Analyst/Budget Analyst Trainee position.
Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Act as Strategic Financial Direction point-of-contact for a portfolio of OMH programs operating within a hospital-based environment, including inpatient services, clinic services, and rehabilitation services.
• Analyze hospital provider Institutional Cost Reports (ICR) and evaluate financial viability for OMH licensed programs, providing revenue management support and other policy guidance.
• Review Medicaid Managed Care Rates and analyze payer contracting relationships with individual hospitals/hospital systems
• Create industry benchmarks for best revenue cycle mgmt. practices
• Complete ad-hoc assignments and analyses as necessary and translate that technical data and fiscal information to senior agency staff in a user-friendly manner.
• Collect and analyze data on behavioral health policy issues and regulatory and financial practices to compare new and innovative approaches to transforming and improving the operations and outcomes of behavioral health programs.
• Assist in the implementation of activities to redesign program reimbursement structures and methodologies in accordance with OMH strategic initiatives, State Budget appropriations and similar with the goal of solidifying provider fiscal health while allowing the service system to adjust to changing recipient demographics and acuity.
• Continue to develop professional knowledge through actions such as learning procedural programming logic (e.g. - SQL, PL/SQL), and learn to perform data analysis on very large databases using Business Intelligence, Data Retrieval, and Data Analysis tools (e.g. - Hyperion, Business Objects, Cognos, OBIEE, TOAD, SQL Developer, Excel, MS Access).
• Learn new computer skills and data-access languages as OMH’s data-environment evolves.
Minimum Qualifications Non-Competitive Appointment:
A bachelor's degree and two years of professional experience in budget estimation, justification, and expenditure control functions.
A Juris Doctor, master's or higher degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.
Transfer:
In order to be eligible for transfer, candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c service as a Budgeting Analyst Trainee 1, Budgeting Analyst Trainee 2, or Senior Budgeting Analyst and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer under Section 52.6 or Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
55b/c:
Individuals certified eligible for the 55b/c program under the Governor’s Program to Hire Persons/Veterans with Disabilities pursuant to Section 55b/c of the Civil Service Law AND meet the Non-Competitive HELPS minimum qualifications above. Please provide a copy of your eligibility letter with your response.
PCO:
Candidates with a score of 100 or higher on the current 2022 PCO eligible list who are interested in this vacancy are encouraged to apply. Please provide a copy of your test score with your response.
Additional Comments The salary listed applies to candidates appointed to Senior Budgeting Analyst, SG-18. The salary for candidates appointed to Budgeting Analyst Trainee 1 starts at $53,764 and, for current New York State employees, is based on the candidate’s salary at the time of hire.
The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Specific scheduled hours and telecommuting availability for this position will be discussed during the interview process. Please note, employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to operational needs and Agency Telecommuting Program Guidelines.
This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility.
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of NY HELPS, this title maybe filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.
At a future date, it is expected that employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address OMHHRM@OMH.NY.GOV
Address
Street NYS Office Of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Notes on ApplyingTo be considered for this position, interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume in Microsoft Word or PDF format to omhhrm@omh.ny.gov. Please include the title of the position and Vacancy ID #186140 in the subject line of your email when applying.
You are advised that, should you accept a job offer with the Office of Mental Health, you may be required to be fingerprinted and pay a fingerprint fee.