Director of Finance

Job Description

Summary

MACPAC, a non-partisan legislative branch agency that advises the U.S. Congress on Medicaid and CHIP policy issues, is seeking a Medicaid Payment and Financing Principal Analyst.

The Director of Finance reports to the Deputy Director and is primarily responsible for financial management for MACPAC. The Director of Finance will direct all financial affairs of the organization with regard to budget formulation, budget execution, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
08/20/2025 to 11/20/2025
Salary
$150,000 to - $175,000 per year
Pay scale & grade
MC 00
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington, DC
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Appointment type
Permanent - Direct-Hire Authority
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
DEST-12782781-25-CEB
Control number
843901300

Duties

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  • Making recommendations to the Executive Director and Deputy Director related to MACPAC's financial operations;
  • Liaising between MACPAC and the General Services Administration's Financial Services Branch (GSA FSB) on issues related to MACPAC's financial management and accounting operations;
  • Liaising between MACPAC and GSA's Public Building Services (PBS) team on issues related to office space, occupancy agreement and other leasing matters;
  • Ensuring overall compliance with Federal appropriations law, the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) and MACPAC's financial policies and procedures;
  • Ensuring continued operations and compliance with agency policy in cases of government shutdowns and short-term appropriations (e.g., continuing resolutions);
  • Establishing and maintaining financial internal controls;
  • Developing and implementing organizational financial standards and operational policies and procedures (including the ongoing revision of these policies and procedures);
  • Assisting with the preparation of MACPAC's annual budget request;
  • Administering and monitoring MACPAC's financial management system in order to ensure that the finances are maintained in an accurate and timely manner;
  • Performing reconciliations of information obtained from GSA to internal management documentation and reports on a regular basis;
  • Reconciling biweekly payroll reports in order to ensure that employees are paid in an accurate and timely manner;
  • Ensuring transactions are properly recorded and entered into the computerized accounting systems;
  • Reviewing monthly financial reports obtained from GSA or other sources to ensure MACPAC's financial information is reported to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Congress, and the Department of the Treasury accurately;
  • Reviewing and monitoring all submissions to be made into the OMB MAX system;
  • Serving as the primary point of contact for financial, internal control, and risk audits, reviews, or assessments;
  • Receiving and reviewing purchase requests to determine availability of funds prior to the procurement of goods or services;
  • Preparing and distributing procurement documents both internally and to contractors;
  • Working closely with MACPAC's contracting officer(s) to identify and address contractual issues;
  • Serving as MACPAC's primary government purchase card holder;
  • Administering the government purchase card and serving as Agency or Organization Program Coordinator (AOPC), including oversight and monitoring of MACPAC's purchase card program, establishing guidelines to ensure compliance with use of card, coordinating issuance of new cards and destruction of expired/compromised cards, and completing GSA purchase and travel card training and refresher trainings every three years;
  • Supervising the Financial Analyst; and
  • Performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

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Qualifications

Knowledge and Skills
In order to perform the major duties above, the Director of Finance must have:

  • mastery knowledge of financial, budgeting and contracting procedures;
  • ability to analyze financial data and prepare reports and projections;
  • mastery knowledge of U.S. government accounting regulations and standards;
  • familiarity with U.S. government audits;
  • knowledge of internal controls and risk assessment;
  • excellent verbal, analytical, organizational and written skills;
  • must be able to wear multiple hats in order to be hands on and maintain a big-picture mentality; and
  • ability to accomplish tasks in a timely, accurate manner through and with others.

Education

The minimum educational requirements for the Director of Finance position include:

  • a bachelor's or graduate degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or other related fields; and
  • a minimum of ten years of successful professional experience in financial roles of increasing responsibility within U.S. government agencies or not-for-profit organizations, with at least five years of such experience within the federal government.

Additional information

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Please read the "Next steps" section for more information.

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