Accounting Analyst

General Description

This is a full‑time Accounting Analyst position providing fiscal support to the Health Care Financing Division (HCF/Medicaid) with the Wyoming Department of Health. The position reviews and approves payments to ensure compliance with state and federal policies. It supports the Senior Accounting Analyst with administrative payments, tracking, and reporting, including payroll accounting for the division. The position also provides backup across the HCF/Medicaid fiscal team, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, vendor management, and support for federal reporting.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays
• Retirement, pension, and 457(b) plans that help you build a secure future

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• Approve fiscal and payroll transactions with agency director approval
• Enforce state fiscal policies and procedures and ensure that program staff submit payments that are coded correctly and include all required supporting documentation
• Support all payroll accounting and travel reimbursement for the Health Care Financing division, including budget coding, reporting, review, and approval of pay approval forms and travel reimbursement forms
• Monitor, process, and manage all weekly Supplemental Security Income (SSI) transactions
• Provide backup across the Health Care Financing fiscal team, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, vendor management, and support for federal reporting
• Analyze financial reports prepared for federal agencies prior to submission
• Prepare, analyze, and interpret fiscal information and carry out special studies

• Working knowledge of the Wyoming Online Financial System (WOLFS)
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

• Familiar with Governmental Accounting, GAAP, GASB, and the governmental budget process
• Knowledge and skills in fund accounting, auditing practices, state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and statutes, and grant management
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Excel and Access, including the ability to create pivot tables
• Skill in financial review and development of periodic reports
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to develop and maintain relationships with program managers and peers
• Ability to learn new skills and adapt to changing circumstances
• Knowledge of the state accounting (WOLFS) system
• Ability to gather data and review analytically to answer questions and resolve problems; ability to handle several projects or tasks simultaneously, meet deadlines, and work with little supervision

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's Degree (typically in Finance)
• Experience:
  
  0-3 years of progressive work experience (typically in Finance) with acquired knowledge at the level of a Senior Accountant, OR 4-6 years of progressive work experience (typically in Finance) with acquired knowledge at the level of a Senior Accountant
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
  None

• The employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying light items, driving a vehicle, etc.

• FLSA:
  Non‑Exempt
• The Wyoming Department of Health is an E-Verify employer

The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.