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Job/Position DescriptionPerforms (Advanced level) financial support services and technical assistance work for the Finance and Contacts Group Manager under the Operations Unit of the HIV/STD Section (HSS) within the Infectious Disease Prevention (IDP) Division of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS). Works under limited direction of the HIV STD Section Grants and Finance Manager with extensive latitude for exercising initiative and independent judgment. Performs advanced financial monitoring of technical and program-related projects and procurements that support expenditure forecast, budget, and operational impact. Work involves investigation and review of HIV STD Section budget and accounting records, financial approvals, and monitoring federal and state funds to ensure compliance with federal and state laws as well as DSHS policies and regulations. Prepares financial and expenditure progress reports. Assists with planning and coordination related to program areas procurements and budgets. Interprets agency policies; creates and documents processes and procedures; and recommends, implements, and evaluates process improvements related to procurement and budget. Analyzes and interprets budget data and creates reports for management. Creates, assigns, and responds to section and program budget assignments, and federal budgets and ensures their timely and accurate submission. Work involves providing recommendations and technical assistance to staff in all matters relating to financial compliance and best practices. Informs Section Finance Manager of financial risks or changes. Coordinates across the Division with other staff who have financial resource-related duties. Builds cooperative relationships that support good internal and external customer services.Essential Job Functions(30%) Responsible for budgeting, reconciling, and tracking funding and expenditures on State appropriated funds, including budgets and multiple federal funds, and reporting on available funds for projects and procurement. Prepare and review financial reports, for all budget assignments, including budget load, task profiles, and other budget and miscellaneous assignments related to operations. Reviews budgets and grants for financial completeness. Develops budget expenditure reports to monitor, track, forecast, and analyze expenditures for internal management. Provide financial recommendations to the finance manager on financial resources to meet the program's objectives and utilize funds most efficiently. Develops plans, policies, and procedures for the allocation of funds and best practices for accounting for all types of funds. Assesses trends and spending utilization in support of HIV STD Section programs and agency goals and priorities. Develops and maintains productive relationships with the Section Finance Group, Section Leadership, Program Managers, Budget Office, Contract Management, and federal Funds Coordination and Management staff to resolve issues. (25%) Provides advanced financial and technical assistance in the review of federal grant applications, including preparing the Finance Group budget detail roster, and reviewing and assisting with the Federal budget template. Assists and works closely with program leadership and HIV STD Finance Manager on all grant application budget reviews. Responsible for approving requisitions for purchases and tracking federal expenditures by funding source. Responsible for the communication of budget details to the Finance Group Manager. Escalat https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=606491 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.