BUDGET COORDINATOR - SES - 67014991

Requisition No: 873782 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: BUDGET COORDINATOR - SES - 67014991

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 67014991 

Salary:  64,000.04 - $70,000.06 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 04/17/2026 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: FINANCIAL MANAGER I - Selected Exempt Service (SES)

WORKING TITLE: BUDGET COORIDNATOR

POSITION NUMBER: 67014991

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to the APD office in Tallahassee, FL.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics. 

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

SALARY RANGE

$ 64,000.04 - $70,000.06 Annually                      $2,461.54 - $2,692.31  Bi-weekly

Position Summary

This position serves as a financial manager that is responsible for the oversight of participant funds in the Consumer Directed Care Plus (CDC+) Program which directly serves APD clients and supports them in the self-direction of their services.

The Work You Will Do 

• Specializes in monitoring and reconciling the CDC+ Program revenue and expenditures and recommending solutions to financial and management issues within the CDC+ program. This involves the independent application of accounting and auditing concepts, principles, theory, and technical skills in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Responsible for the oversite of budgets and reconciliations for the CDC+ program and performs the overall CDC+ program financial analysis in conjunction with Program and Finance staff. Responsible for reconciling the Agency requests for and receipt of consumer Medicaid funds; for identifying and tracking consumer Medicaid adjustments; for monitoring and accurately reporting consumer balances; for ensuring the creation and distribution of monthly budgets for new and existing consumers.

• Provides supervision by holding employees accountable for required work, assigning, and reviewing new work, providing ongoing coaching and feedback, performing general supervisory tasks in a timely manner, timely addressing any human resources related issues, and providing opportunities for employee growth when appropriate.

• Assists with writing policies and procedures for the CDC+ program, including federal rules, regulations, and compliance. Consults with other management staff within the unit to determine problem areas.

• Responsible for the oversite of accurate reconciliation of the Agency financial account with the contracted subagent's bank account, and the CDC+ program to the individual consumer's accounts. This is a complicated reconciliation as the program currently has over 5,000 consumers and is enrolling more each month.

• Oversee and ensure compliance with timely and accurate reporting including the preparation and analysis of a variety of required monthly, quarterly, and annual programmatic and fiscal monitoring reports. This includes, but is not limited to, 837/835 claims, pending adjustments, duplicate billing of Medicaid funds, consumer balances, reinvestments, employer and employee data, CDC+ 1915j Medicaid State Plan, and other management reports.

• Develop and maintain necessary reconciling forms, processes guidelines, and operational procedures to reconcile the files sent and received for all Medicaid funds (including all paid, suspended, or denied claims).

• Oversee and or assist with the identification and tracking of all Medicaid adjustments to the individual consumer accounts. Monitor activities on consumer statements looking for discrepancies. Works with various APD staff and contractor subagent as necessary to resolve any discrepancies.

• Advise management on issues with AHCA's fiscal intermediary, the contractor subagent, program policies/processes related to CDC+ program and submits resolution if applicable to ensure the financial integrity of the Program. Designs and Implements modifications when necessary to achieve financial objectives with contracted provider and Agency IT.

• Oversee the completion of accurate Savings reconciliation and reporting to Waiver staff for Significant Additional Needs requests.

• Plan and coordinate response for system/process to CDC+ consumers regarding financial issues.

• Work with CDC finance staff, AHCA and the contractor subagent to identify, return, and reinvest/recoup funds in active and disenrolled consumers accounts.

• Performs other related activities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree OR 3 years of professional experience in business, finance, accounting, or related field.

• Two or more years’ experience supervising two or more staff.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Accounting and auditing concepts, principles, theory, and technical skills in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)..

• General ledger reconciliation principles.

• Methods of data collection.

Ability to:

• Prepare, maintain, analyze and correctly interpret accounting records and data.

• Reconcile financial and banking transactions

• Understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to an accounting program.

• Plan, organize, coordinate and prioritize workload and assignments.

• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing, and the ability to prepare reports.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers.

• Deal with the public in a tactful, courteous, and effective manner. 

• Analyze problems comprehensively and recommend solutions /change(s) quickly and effectively. 

• Demonstrate sound judgment and decision making, weighing the costs and benefits of a potential action.

• Work independently.

• Be productive under tight timeframes, and balance multiple completing priorities.

Proficiency with:

• Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Microsoft Access preferred.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year. 

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.  Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

Background Screening Requirement

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287. 

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application. 

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.