Public Health Systems Statistical and Financial Analyst

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Public Health Systems Statistical and Financial Analyst

Salary

$76,056.00 - $95,064.00 Annually

Location

Denver, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

FAA00234-05/02/24

Department

Department of Public Health & Environment

Division

Administration Division

Opening Date

05/02/2024

Closing Date

5/16/2024 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

Type of Announcement

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Primary Physical Work Address

4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80246

FLSA Status

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

simmone.porter@state.co.us

Salary Note

Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

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Department Information

This position is only open to Colorado Residents.

Be BOLD and make a real difference . . .

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.

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Our tobacco-free campus offers free parking and is conveniently located near RTD bus lines, Glendale City Set, and the Cherry Creek bike path. In addition to a great location and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

• Employee wellness programs and facilities

• Extensive internal professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects

• Bike to work programs, including access to storage lockers and bike racks

• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system

• Strong, yet flexible retirement benefits (http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Page%CF%87ldpagename=DPA-DHR%2FDHRLayout&cid=1213025229644&pagename=DHRWrapper) including a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans

• Medical and dental health plans (http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/DPA-DHR/DHR/1236690495481)

• Paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off

• Mentoring program with opportunities for mentors and mentees

• Tuition assistance for college-level courses including Masters degree programs

• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, and

• A variety of employee resource groups

  Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to: https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/pslfFlow.action#!/pslf/launch

Description of Job

About the Work Unit:

The Financial Services unit exists to provide financial accounting, fiscal, and budget and reporting services in support of the mission of CDPHE. The services provided include: budget submission, implementation and management; financial analysis; accounts payable processing; billings and collections for fees, licenses and penalties; payroll and timekeeping, and payroll cost distribution/allocation; grants financial management, and grants and contracts processing; general ledger; financial and data reporting and analysis, and enforcement of the state and federal fiscal rules and regulations, department policies and procedures and application of accounting standards as set forth by Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Per the FY 2024-25 budget appropriation, the department consists of staff of approximately 1,900 employees whose activities are funded by monies from a significant number of sources and amounting to over $860 million annually.

The Financial Services Budget Office work unit exists to develop, defend, and implement the Department's annual budget submission that supports the financial needs of all of the Department's divisions. The duties of the Budget Office are divided into two main areas: budget development and budget execution. For the budget execution function, the Budget Office reviews and monitors budget-to-actual spending trends, cash fund balance reports, and grant spending to help ensure that funds are being managed efficiently and effectively throughout the year. The Office also coordinates fiscal note review and analysis during the Legislative Session, and conducts other analysis as needed such as providing responses to open records requests and Executive and Legislative Branch requests.

What you will be Doing:

This position utilizes CDPHE financial systems and other data sources to extract financial data relevant to the public health system; interprets and summarizes the interrelationships of local, state, and federal public health system data; and incorporates systems and statistical thinking into public health practices and systems. This position is under the direction of the Budget Office. This position creates financial reports and databases, and recommends processes to improve the consistency and ease of use of financial data while providing statistical insights to address the state of the public health infrastructure and practices statewide. This involves championing and employing change management techniques with relevant stakeholders including providing input for potential health IT capital systems replacement.

This position works closely with the Office of Public Health Practice, Planning, and Local Partnerships (OPHP) in CDPHE. OPHP collaborates and partners across the public health system to strengthen statewide infrastructure and capacity, and to improve performance of state and local public health agencies.

This position is unique in the Department and requires Staff Authority as the position has direct influence over IT procurement and budgeting along with responsibility for the Fiscal Health Index as an Expert in statistical analysis of public health systems and IT Budgeting. The position requires communications and interactions with many Departmental stakeholders, including maintaining important relationships with all Local Public Health Agencies, and reporting on the assessment of the statistical trends in the healthcare system across the State.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Option I: Experience

Eight (8) years of professional experience in budget analysis, budget development and implementation, cost accounting, grant accounting, or similar financial administration experience, and must have included budget execution and analysis.

Option II: Combination of Education and Experience

A combination of education from an accredited college or university in statistics, mathematics, information technology, data analysis/science, economics, financial planning/analysis, biostatistics, business administration AND professional experience in budget analysis, budget development and implementation, cost accounting, grant accounting, or similar financial administration experience, and must have included budget execution and analysis equal to 8 years.

Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

This experience must be substantiated within the work history section of the application. The words, "See Resume" will not be accepted. Part-time work will be pro- rated.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills; outstanding skills and abilities in verbal and written communication to varying levels within an organization, in groups, and individual settings.

• Experience with drafting data summaries, reports, slide decks, and other data-based publications based on analyses

• Experience with managing and manipulating data in R using advanced formulas, charts, and graphs.

• Experience in summarizing and presenting data in order to best communicate findings.

• CORE experience; knowledge of and experience with the Colorado Operations Resource Engine (CORE) or similar governmental systems;

• Budgeting experience in a large organization with budget amounts of $50 million or greater

• Ability to assemble financials from a variety of sources and organize data into compelling reports to obtain business objectives;

• Knowledge of the federal cost principles and grant management requirements;

• Knowledge of the Fiscal Rules for Colorado;

• Prior experience supporting, monitoring, and ensuring compliance with Federal and State contracts, grants and funding streams;

• Strong analytical skills; the ability to synthesize, interpret, and report on complex or technical information, collect and research data;

• Experience in using spreadsheets, word-processing, relational databases;

• Proficiency working collaboratively with internal teams and gain consensus;

• Excellent organizational skills; the ability to set, track, and accomplish priorities, goals, and timetables to achieve maximum productivity, knowing the status of activities at all times;

• Critical thinking; ability and motivation to develop creative solutions to complex, interpersonal, process, and systemic challenges;

Conditions of Employment:

Pursuant to CDPHE policy, a background check is required for all positions at CDPHE.

APPEAL RIGHTS:

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position or that as a result of no longer being considered, you were discriminated against, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination. Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging. If an applicant seeks to have an allegation of discrimination reviewed by the Board, that person must file an appeal (petition for hearing) within 10 days of the action or receipt of any final written selection decision. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at www.colorado.gov/spb. A standard appeal form is available at: www.colorado.gov/spb. If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.

Supplemental Information

A Complete Application Must Include:

• A completed state of Colorado application

• If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214 attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.

  The Selection Process

• All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.

• Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.

• Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.

• A top group, of up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.

  E-Verify: CDPHE uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.. Learn more about E-Verify (http://www.dhs.gov/e-verify) , including your rights and responsibilities.

  You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. CDPHE does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.

  ADAAA Accommodations:

  The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Dan McKenna, at daniel.mckenna@state.co.us or call 303-692-2060, option 5.

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits

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Are you willing to submit to a criminal background check?

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• No

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  Applicants for State of Colorado classified positions must be current residents of Colorado. Are you a current resident of the State of Colorado who can provide proof of Colorado residency?

• Yes

• No

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  Please describe your experience in integrating data from disparate systems from multiple separate agencies/clients/businesses, managing those partnerships, and synthesizing, analyzing and reporting on the collated data.

  04

  Please provide an example of how you analyzed a complex data set and issue and communicated those conclusions to large group of decision makers who are uninformed on the topic.

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  Please describe in detail, to include number of years, your professional experience supporting, monitoring, and ensuring compliance with Federal and State contracts, grants and funding streams.

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