HYBRID - Chief Financial Officer (Deputy Director)

THIS POSITION MAY BE TELEWORK ELIGIBLE ON A HYBRID BASIS.

About Us:

The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) is committed to improving the health of Ohioans and strengthening communities and families through quality care. ODM is implementing the next generation of Ohio Medicaid to fulfill its bold, new vision for Ohio’s Medicaid program - focusing on the individual rather than the business of managed care.

The goals of the next generation of Ohio Medicaid are:

• Emphasize a personalized care experience

• Improve care for children and adults with complex behavioral health needs

• Improve wellness and health outcomes

• Support providers in better patient care

• Increase program transparency and accountability

  
  

What You Will Do at ODM:

Office: Fiscal Operations

Classification: Deputy Director (PN 20036644)

Job Overview:

During this time of re-invention, ODM seeks a Chief Financial Officer who will embrace change, foster innovation, protect taxpayer dollars and focus on the needs of consumers, providers, legislators, and stakeholders.

As an ideal candidate, you should have executive leadership skills, financial expertise, and a proven ability to champion the agency’s mission and vision across a variety of audiences and situations. You will guide the financial planning and fiscal governance of the state and federal funds that make up Ohio’s multi-billion Medicaid budget, ensuring every dollar invested is leveraged to deliver optimum care and support for nearly 3 million Ohioans.

ODM’s Office of Fiscal Operations consists of 3 sections: Rate Setting/Cost Setting, Budget, and Accounting & Reporting Services.

Working alongside ODM’s Director in strategically planning the direction and financial policy for Medicaid’s diverse programs and services, as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Senior Staff, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing policy guidance, program proposals, and budgetary recommendations to ODM’s Director and senior leadership to fortify the agency’s fiscal integrity and return on investment.

• Designing and implementing innovative financing approaches to advance value-based purchasing and strategic acquisitions and partnerships.

• Developing and implementing ODM’s budget annually, monitoring budget expenditures, forecasts and performance throughout the fiscal year and providing guidance to ODM’s Senior Staff regarding regulatory and financial policies for which the agency is responsible.

• Testifying and representing ODM at legislative meetings and public hearings.

  
  

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 Ohio Med PPO plan.

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

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.

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.

• Change agent with strong credibility and influencing skills and the proven ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders.

• Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the organization as well as other sister agencies of state government and other organizations outside of ODM.

• Strong listening skills; able to drive a positive employee relations culture.

• Bias toward actionable, measurable results that strengthens the care continuum, streamlines back-office administration and increases operational efficiencies in support of ODM’s next generation program.

• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with a highly collaborative working style and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

• Ability to work in a matrix environment, influence and motivate diverse teams to achieve a unified goal.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in Finance, Accounting, Operations Management, Business Administration or related field.

• Minimum of 10 years of combined experience in finance, accounting, corporate audit, compliance or controllership, with three or more years of strong executive leadership experience.

• Strong financial management, project management and analytical skills.

• Experience managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders through successful completion within time constraints.

• Strong executive presentation skills, written communication skills and experience with a variety of computer software applications and data processing systems.

  
  

Supplemental Information:

This position is overtime exempt.

This position is unclassified per 124.11 (A) (9), Ohio Revised Code.

Travel required, as needed. Must provide own transportation. Or, in order to operate a state vehicle, you must have a valid driver's license from state of residence.

Attachments to your application are not accepted for this posting. Please be sure to provide detail in the job duty section of the application.

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 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.