IDD​/PASRR & Fiscal Monitor — Remote

Posting 21038
-Posted
09/04/2026

- Health & Human Services Comm

- PASRR

- Business and Financial Operations

- Eligible for Telework
- Additional Shifts available (1) -b. $3000 - $4999 per month

Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more.

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Functional Title:IDD & PASRR Contract & Fiscal Monitor
Job Title:Contract Specialist IV
Agency:Health & Human Services Comm
Department:PASRR
Posting Number:21038
Closing Date:03/05/2027
Posting Audience:Internal and External
Occupational Category:Business and Financial Operations
Salary Range:$4,801.16-$5,833.33
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Salary Group:TEXAS-B-22
Shift:Day
Additional Shift:Days (First)
Telework:Eligible for Telework
Travel:Up to 50%
Regular/Temporary:Regular
Full Time/Part Time:Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:Nonexempt
Facility Location:
Job Location City:AUSTIN
Job Location Address:701 W 51ST ST
Other Locations:None
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Brief Job Description

The Contract Specialist IV reports directly to the Fiscal Monitoring Unit (FMU) Manager, which provides highly advanced (senior-level) contract administration, development, and fiscal monitoring support. Position functions explicitly within the Intellectual Developmental and Disability Services & Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Fiscal & Systems Support (FSS) department, managing complex regional and statewide contracts funded through specialized federal grant awards and state appropriations.

Act as a subject matter expert of financial oversight and completes fiscal audits, creates fiscal calculations to proactively identify areas of financial risk, contract risk assessments, and on-site monitoring of grantees and subrecipients.

Essential Job Functions

EJF 1:
Fiscal Monitoring, General Ledger Auditing & Expenditure Reconciliations (30%)
Performs highly advanced, structured fiscal monitoring and comprehensive expenditure tracking for complex regional and statewide contracts funded through specialized federal grant awards and state appropriations. Examines and analyzes contractors' general ledgers, trial balances, payroll records, and support documentation to verify allowable costs and compliance with contractual requirements, uniform grant management standards, federal cost principles, and agency regulations. Conducts sophisticated fiscal calculations to proactively identify budget variances, cost overruns, and financial irregularities.

Validates that expenditures directly align with approved contract budgets, detecting and quantifying over payments or unauthorized distributions of state or federal funds to ensure absolute fiscal integrity.

EJF 2:
Desk and On-Site Compliance Reviews (25%)
Plans, schedules, and executes comprehensive desk reviews and rigorous on-site fiscal monitoring evaluations of grantees, providers, and subrecipients. Develops targeted monitoring tools, audit checklists, and sampling methodologies to evaluate internal controls and financial management systems. Conducts on-site entrance and exit conferences with contractor leadership and HHSC leadership, reviews physical and electronic fiscal files, and verifies that operational practices reflect reported financial data.

Prepares highly precise, evidence-backed formal monitoring reports detailing findings, systemic weaknesses, and questioned costs.

EJF 3:
Risk Assessment & Corrective Action Management (20%)
Designs, deploys, and updates data-driven contract risk assessment tools to predict, isolate, and mitigate fiscal and operational vulnerabilities within IDD and PASRR programs. Performs routine and ad-hoc risk-based evaluations on contracted service entities to determine the frequency and scope of monitoring activities. Manages systemic contractor deficiencies by initiating, reviewing, and tracking formal Corrective Action Plans (CAPs). Evaluates the adequacy of contractor remediation efforts, conducts follow-up reviews to ensure…