What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst position at The State of Kansas?
Important Recruitment Information for this vacancy
Job Posting closes: Open Until Filled; Screening begins immediately and continues until filled.
Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time
FLSA: Nonexempt
Locations: Topeka, Kansas (Shawnee County)
Eligible to Receive Benefits: Yes
Veterans' Preference Eligible: Yes
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Employment Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage
- Sick & Vacation leave
- Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave
- Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)
- Fitness Centers in select locations
- Employee discounts with the STAR Program
- Retirement and deferred compensation programs
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The Office of the Kansas Attorney General (OAG) is accepting applications to fill a Financial Analyst position in our Medicaid Fraud & Abuse Division to conduct mostly white-collar investigations involving possible or alleged fraud and/or abuse within the State of Kansas' Medicaid program.
Under supervision of the Deputy Attorney General and the Deputy Director/Assistant Attorney General, the individual selected to fill this position to include, but not limited to the following:
- Work with other division team members to perform sophisticated analysis of Medicaid providers’ claims data and payment history in support of case assessment and investigative duties, analyzing to detect fraudulent schemes and abnormal patterns.
- Analyze data relating to Medicaid provider fraud, fraud in the administration of the Medicaid program and/or alleged abuse, neglect or exploitation of patients in residential care facilities receiving payment under a federal health care program.
- Develop specialized claims history analysis to support investigation and litigation duties.
- Prepare written reports and supporting documents such as graphs and charts to support claims analysis.
- Act as liaison with fiscal agent and Medicaid agency program integrity staff to develop and implement general information exchange and case specific information exchange.
- Review federal and state policies and procedures impacting on claims processing, and develop recommendations related to claims processing and fraud investigation; provide support and training to Division staff on accessing and using specialized databases managed by fiscal agent and Medicaid agency.
- May be called upon to locate, collect, and analyze evidence, as well as interview witnesses and take witness statements.
- Testify as an investigative witness in administrative or court proceedings resulting from investigations.
- Receive, coordinate and develop financial impact analysis and prepare responses to national data requests in inter-jurisdictional national health care fraud investigations (global cases).
- Receive and complete a variety of assignments that may include reviewing records, charting data and developing layouts of information, and computing a variety of statistical data.
Additional duties may be added at any time. This announcement does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed. We would expect you to follow other job-related instructions and perform other job-related duties as requested.
Education
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Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in business
administration, accounting, finance, or related field(s). Professional or technical experience, as deemed by the Attorney General to be sufficient qualification to perform the assigned work, may be substituted for the required college study..
Licensing & Certification
- A valid driver's license
Minimum Qualifications
- At least one (1) year experience performing complex data collection and analysis
- Experience with data management systems
- Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in managing sensitive (confidential) data and communicating sensitive information
- Excellent analytical skills; high attention to detail
- Strong proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat
Preferred Qualifications
- Three (3) - Five (5) years experience performing complex data collection and analysis
- Experience working with the Medicaid program
- White collar investigative experience
- Familiarity with electronic case management system
Post-Offer, Pre-employment Requirements
- As a condition of employment, candidate(s) are subject to a pre-employment screening process to include a fingerprint and name-based criminal history records check and reference/background check of past and present employers. The pre-employment screening process will be waived for current OAG personnel who have previously completed the screening requirements.
- In this position, you would be authorized access to private information to the extent necessary to perform the assigned duties. Employees of the OAG are required to protect against unauthorized access to such information, ensure the security and privacy of such information, and disclose any anticipated threats or hazards to such information. Employees must be cautious not to release this information to the public or other individuals, including but not limited to OAG employees who have not been authorized or who do not have a legitimate organizational, departmental, or business need to know. Any questions regarding releasing such information to another person should be directed to the employee’s supervisor.
Recruiter Contact Information
- Name: Jude Overton
- Email: careers@ag.ks.gov
- Phone: (785) 296-3666
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Applicants that have physical, cognitive and/or mental disabilities may claim an employment preference when applying for positions. If they are qualified to meet the performance standards of the position, with or without a reasonable accommodation, they will receive an interview for the position. The preference does not guarantee an applicant the job, as positions are filled with the best qualified candidate as determined by the hiring manager.
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PLEASE NOTE: The documentation verifying a person's eligibility for use of this preference should not be sent along with other application materials to the hiring agency but should be sent directly to OPS. These documents should be sent either by fax to (785)296-7712, scanned and emailed to Gustavo.Victoriano@ks.gov, or can be mailed/delivered in person to:
ATTN: Disability Hiring Preference Coordinator
Office of Personnel Services
Landon State Office Building
900 SW Jackson, Rm 401
Topeka, KS 66612
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Office of the Kansas Attorney General is an equal opportunity employer. We recognize and value the uniqueness of each individual person. We believe the best workplaces bring together employees with diverse skill sets, backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints to achieve common goals. We see this as the best way to realize our Office’s mission. We work to ensure all employees are treated fairly and have equal opportunity. We prohibit and strongly condemn discrimination on any basis protected by law. We strive to create and to cultivate a workplace environment where every employee is treated with dignity and respect as a valued member of our team.
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