Accountant II

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Please note:

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!

Located within the Behavioral Health Administration work unit, pursuant to House Bill (HB) 21-1097. HB21-1097 provides that a Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) was created to be a single-state entity. It is initially established under CDHS as of July 1, 2022, and provides administrative and “back-of-the-house” support as long as the BHA remains under CDHS’ purview. The BHA is a permanent entity that is responsible for leading and promoting the state’s behavioral health priorities and efforts across agencies, creating shared goals, improving collaboration, and driving accountability and transparency.

The BHA provides oversight and coordinates service standards across the hundreds of behavioral health programs that currently exist under multiple state agencies and the Judicial Branch. The BHA also works to ensure the recommendations that resulted from the work of the Behavioral Health Task Force (BHTF) and multiple ancillary projects evolving out of the work of the BHTF are honored and implemented, to ensure and meet our vision of having a comprehensive, equitable, effective continuum of behavioral health services that meets the needs of all Coloradans.

The Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) is responsible for policy development, service provision and coordination, program monitoring and evaluation, and administrative oversight of the public behavioral health system. BHA funds, supports, and monitors numerous mental health and substance abuse community programs and providers, reviews and designates the State’s 27–65 providers, and licenses substance use disorder service providers. BHA executes the State’s federal responsibilities as the State Mental Health Authority and the State Substance Abuse Authority for the purposes of administering federal mental health and substance abuse block grant funds

This position exists to provide a full range of business and support services to BHA. This position provides invoice payments, spending tracking of contracts, accounts payable estimates, contract closeout and liquidation, payment reconciliations, and any other necessary financial management support associated with assigned contracts and accounts. This position’s primary focus is on the Managed Service Organization (MSO) contracts which account for nearly $100M annually across multiple funding streams including General, Cash, Federal, and Reappropriated funds.

This position is responsible for supporting multi-funding line contracts and agreements, demonstrating decision-making authority to ensure invoices are processed against correct and allowable funding sources. Tracks cash fund balances and refunds due on advance payments, actively managing a complex portfolio of accounts ensuring timely payments in accordance with funding regulations and state fiscal rules.

• Financial tracking of contracts, purchase orders, invoicing, and encumbrances for assigned BHA programs.
• Accurately prepare receiving reports, ensuring programmatic approval is obtained and appropriate funding lines are utilized.
• Resolve payment issues with vendors and programmatic staff.
• Provide technical assistance and training to vendors and programs.
• Actively manage encumbrance and invoice payment deadlines.
• Reconcile payments in CORE to approved invoice documents.
• Act as a liaison and problem solver with the Department Accountant and accounting staff (receiving reports, W-9…