Senior Accountant, DHHS

Salary : $64.63 Hourly

Location : Salt Lake County, UT

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 46355

Agency : 250 Health & Human Services

Unit : DFA units 1211-1221

Opening Date : 09 / 30 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

FLSA : Exempt

Recruiter : Niccole Johnson, niccolejohnson.nj@gmail.com

# of Openings : 1

Background Check : You must successfully pass a criminal history check.

Location : This recruitment may be used to fill other vacancies within Division of Finance & Administration (DFA).

Schedule Code : AR - Employees who make Statewide Policy - This is a career service exempt at will position.

Schedule Code Description : Work Schedule : These positions are currently a hybrid of both in-office up to two (2-3) days a week required, and remote work.

Benefits : This position is eligible for a full benefits package. See benefits tab below for details.

Driver License Requirements : Employees hired for this recruitment will be subject to the Driver Eligibility standards found at the following link :

EEO Statement : The State of Utah is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Job Description

Senior Accountant, DHHS

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Finance and Administration (DFA) seeks a Senior Accountant to oversee the financial management of the Division of Integrated Healthcare (DIH) which includes the state's Medicaid and CHIP programs. This is a significant DHHS / DFA position that provides the financial leadership for the multi-billion dollar program area. The successful candidate will lead a team responsible for complex accounting functions, forecasting, financial reporting, and compliance with federal and state regulations.

This DHHS Senior Accountant position is a critical part of DHHS / DFA fiscal leadership. The position is responsible for the budget and expenditures of the DIH and must maintain internal controls to ensure payments meet federal and state laws, regulations, administrative rules, and policies. The incumbent should ensure accurate reports of expenditures and budgets are kept and provided to management on a regular basis. This position coordinates with others within DHHS / DFA and may provide supervision and oversight to other areas.

Preference may be given to those with a bachelor's degree or higher in a business or financial related field, years of relevant work and senior management experience, or for a current CPA license.

• Incomplete applications may not be considered.
• Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Why work for the Utah Department of Health and Human Services? In addition to the rich benefits the State of Utah offers, the department offers :

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If offered this position, your employment will be contingent upon passing a background check and review. There will be no cost to you for this check. This check will include fingerprinting, which will be available at various DHHS locations for your convenience.

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Benefits :

The State of Utah offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for a detailed information page : To access a Total Compensation Calculator in Excel format click

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ONLY APPLICANTS SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED. As part of this application process, you must upload your resume into your application profile. Your answers to the questions on this application must be supported by your resume or work history. "See resume" or "see previous response" is not an acceptable response to any question.Failure to follow these terms may result in disqualification from further consideration for this position.)

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Please indicate how you heard about this specific job posting.

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In applying for this position, I understand that any offer of employment would be contingent upon me successfully completing a background screening as per the Utah Department of Health and Human Services Background Screening Policy and that might start date might change if the background check is not back by the original start date. Link to the policy can be found in the job description.

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Are you a current employee of the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)?

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Do you have a bachelor's degree or higher in a business or financial field?

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Please list your degree and major.

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Do you have a current Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license?

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Please list your license number and expiration date. Indicate NA if not applicable.

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Please briefly describe your experience directly supervising staff at a senior management level (i.e., hiring, assigning work, motivating staff, monitoring performance, taking corrective or disciplinary action, and firing). Please include the number of staff you supervised and the length of time you spent in that position.

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Please describe your work experience with health care financing (e.g., contracting, financial reporting, budgeting, accounting, federal regulations, etc.). Please highlight any specific experience related to Medicaid or other public health programs.

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