Management Analyst II

State of Maine

Augusta, Maine

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$54,433.60–$76,366
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Software, Accounts Receivable, Administrative Skills, Analysis Skills, Automation, Budgeting, Business Development, Business Processes, Cash Management, Credit and Collections, Customer Relations, Data Analysis, Department of Health and Human Services, Detail Oriented, Employee Retention, Federal Assistance, Financial Analysis, Financial Control, Financial Management, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), Identify Issues, Leadership, Medicaid, Microsoft Product Family, Operations Management, Organizational Development/Management, Policy Development, Problem Solving Skills, Procedure Development, Process Improvement, Reconciliation, Revenue Management, Team Player
LOCATION
Augusta, Maine
POSTED
2 days ago
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Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS)

Opening Date: May 20, 2026

Closing Date: June 3, 2026

Job Class Code: 0393

Grade: 24 (Pro/Tech)

Salary: $54,433.60/year - $76,366.00/year*

*Pay includes a 5.33% recruitment and retention stipend.

Position Number: 02000-3058

Location: Augusta

Currently, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or STEM OPT extensions.

Are you an experienced accounting professional who is detail-oriented and enjoys independent work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment? Do you possess a high degree of initiative? Do you enjoy working collaboratively utilizing the latest Microsoft analytical tools? Then we are looking for you!

This is a full-time position located in Augusta and allows for partial teleworking with management approval.

Core Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for account reconciliations and reporting as well as maintaining financial controls for numerous lines of business pertaining to the recovery of funds. Primary responsibilities include:
  • Gathering, reviewing, and understanding financial data from multiple systems and sources to complete account reconciliations and reporting.
  • Ensure that all reports are well-designed, checked for accuracy, and are nearly self-explanatory to the user.
  • Reconcile various accounting systems and identify issues or errors to initiate corrections and make adjusting entries when necessary.
  • Formulate and recommend improvements to systems and processes through evaluation, analysis, and application of accounting theory to eliminate future problems and improve processes, policies, and procedures.
  • Analyze systemic and data-driven processes, providing recommendations and proposed solutions, leveraging standardization and automation to maximize efficiencies.

This position will contribute to the Department's mission by helping us ensure state and federal funds are utilized in an efficient manner to meet the health and welfare needs of Maine's citizens. The Recovery Division's primary scope of work includes depositing money, establishing receivables, and collecting millions of dollars in identified debt owed to DHHS annually, from a variety of sources.

The work completed in this position contributes to the development of business processes and accounting controls to implement and maintain sound fiscal practices, while maintaining working relationships with providers and customers to which you are seeking repayment. This position applies fiscal analysis with an important forward-facing provider/client focus.

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify, you must have eight (8) years of education, training, and/or experience analyzing, evaluating, and/or developing improvements to organizational and/or managerial systems, programs, and practices.

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in operations and/or financial management planning and/or AR and Collections practices across several state and federally regulated programs.

The backgrounds of well-qualified candidates will demonstrate the following competencies:
  • Thorough knowledge and experience of complex accounting principles.
  • Prior experience and/or education which demonstrates knowledge of GAAP/GASB, accounting data analysis, and accounting reconciliations.

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Agency information:

The DHHS Financial Service Center is responsible for program accounting, cash management, and revenue/expenditure controls for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The Service Center provides budgetary and fiscal analysis for many complex areas within DHHS, including TANF (i.e. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and MaineCare (Maine's Medicaid Program). The Service Center works collaboratively with senior leadership at State agencies, providing consultative financial and accounting services. Areas

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