Accounting Costs Manager - Rural Health Transformation
State of Nebraska

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Hiring Agency:
Health & Human Services - Agency 25

Location:
Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate:
$37.783

Job Posting:
JR2026-00024546 Accounting Costs Manager - Rural Health Transformation (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):
04-08-2026

Job Description:
Are you an experienced accounting professional looking to make a meaningful impact in public health? The Nebraska Public Health Division of DHHS is seeking a detail-oriented and strategic Accounting Costs Manager to lead the financial operations of Nebraska's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).

In this vital role, you will oversee the design, workflow, and maintenance of cost accounting processes that support accurate financial reporting to federal agencies like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), ensure audit compliance, and develop management dashboards.

Annual funds under management are estimated at $218 million.

Job Duties:

• Supervise accountant and contract resources that support collection, aggregation, and reporting of all RHTP contracts, subaward agreements, and operational costs.
• Provide up to date information on RHTP fiscal compliance, including progress on obligations, liquidation, and relevant cooperative agreement spending caps.
• Establish accounting reporting requirements and/or policy for implementation teams under RHTP.
• In cooperation with the DHHS Data Office, will determine and implement appropriate IT solutions to serve the financial reporting, compliance, and management financial dashboard needs under RHTP.
• Work in conjunction with the Public Health Finance and Program Integrity Unit Administrator to assess and mitigate risk under RHTP.

This position will report to the Public Health Deputy Director of Finance and Operations.

Wage: $37.783 to start. $39.673 after the successful completion of original probation.

Requirements/Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: High school graduation or equivalent plus six years progressively responsible accounting experience; or a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration or related field plus three years progressively responsible experience; or a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration or related field plus three years progressively responsible experience; or a Master's degree in Accounting, Business or Public Administration plus one year of accounting experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in financial database design and language, such as SQL
• Proficiency in dashboard construction in Microsoft Power BI or Tableau
• Pre-existing experience in subrecipient monitoring and policy development, particularly if paired with management experience

Other: Valid Driver's License

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Benefits
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Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.

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