Job Details

Salary: $47,982.94 - $70,039.08 Annually
Location : Atlanta, GA
Job Type: Full-Time Salaried
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 2025-00623
Division: Division of Financial Management
Unit: Accounting
Opening Date: 01/22/2026
Closing Date: 2/5/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Description
Pay Grade: L
The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) is one of Georgia's four health agencies serving the state's growing population of over 10 million people. DCH serves as the lead agency for Medicaid, oversees the State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) and Healthcare Facility Regulation, impacting one in four Georgians.
Through effective planning, purchasing and oversight, DCH provides access to affordable, quality health care to millions of Georgians, including some of the state's most vulnerable and under-served populations. Six enterprise offices support the work of the agency's three program divisions. DCH employees are based in Atlanta, Cordele and across the state.
DCH is committed to providing superior Customer Service and Communication, embracing Teamwork and fostering Accountability to ensure that our internal and external customers and stakeholders feel included, respected, engaged and secure.
The Department of Community Health is seeking an experienced Accountant 4 for the Revenue Section of the Division of Financial Management. This role will be responsible for performing professional accounting duties associated with analyzing, reconciling, and recording financial data. Financial Services (Accounting) is responsible for making payments to providers, vendors and employees along with subsequent preparation of financial reports to ensure receipt of Medicaid, PeachCare for Kids (SCHIP), and other federal funding. Financial Services prepares annual financial statements for the agency and ensures that the department complies with generally accepted accounting principles (GAA).

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare Benefits Draw on a weekly basis
• Prepare transfers weekly
• Accounts Receivable Setup - Creating, applying cash, and tracking outstanding invoices
• Record various revenue collection deposits - Drug Rebates, recoupment payments, and miscellaneous
• Analyze and validate recorded transactions timely
• Research various transactions timely
• Review and monitor daily activity in the bank accounts
• Record deposits within one business day
• Record adjusting transactions timely
• Prepare Manual Expenditure Payments (MEP) as requested
• Maintain various spreadsheets for tracking activity
• Complete other tasks as assigned by supervisor

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in accounting and three (3) years of professional accounting job-related experience; or Two (2) years of experience at the lower-level Accountant 3 (FIP022) or equivalent position.

Preferred Qualifications:
Preference will be given to candidates, who in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications listed above possess the following: Previous work in governmental accounting or working in revenue department with strong knowledge of preparing federal draw downs, setting up accounts receivable invoices, and high accuracy and timely recording of deposits daily.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Professional level work experience recording financial activity in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards, and statutory accounting requirements
• Demonstrated experience utilizing Excel at an intermediate level, database, and other related application

OTHER COMPETENCIES:

• Demonstrated ability to make sound and well-informed decisions
• Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills with demonstrated competencies in identifying and analyzing problems
• Displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment toward completing assignments; highly motivated to achieve and be successful
• Team player that works well in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with management, staff, other department personnel, and external organizations in a cooperative and professional manner
• Committed to providing high quality customer service
• Demonstrated good written and oral communication skills, with attention to detail

Additional Information

EARN MORE THAN A SALARY! In addition to a competitive salary, the Georgia Department of Community Health offers a generous benefits package, which includes employee retirement plan; paid holidays annually; vacation and sick leave; health, dental, vision, legal, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, health and child care spending account.

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification.

THIS POSITION IS SUBJECT TO CLOSE AT ANY TIME ONCE A SATISFACTORY APPLICANT POOL HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. APPLICATIONS WITHOUT WORK EXPERIENCE LISTED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. CURRENT GEORGIA STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WILL BE SUBJECT TO STATE PERSONNEL BOARD (SPB) RULE PROVISIONS. THE POSITION MAY BE FILLED AT A LOWER OR HIGHER POSITION LEVEL.

This position is unclassified and employment is at-will. Candidates for this position are subject to
a background history and reference check. For more information about this job contact:
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a generous benefits package that includes a flexible schedule, training opportunities, employee retirement plan, deferred compensation, 13 paid holidays, vacation & sick leave, dental, vision, long term care, and life insurance.
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The answers you provide to the supplemental questions will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Your responses pertaining to specific work experience and education must be clearly shown in the areas for work history and education on your application. Your application must be completed in full before it is submitted. We do not accept additional information after your application has been received by the Personnel Department. Do you accept these conditions?

• Yes
• No

02

What is your highest level of education completed?

• Juris Doctorate
• Master's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Associates Degree
• Some College/Tech School
• High School Diploma
• GED
• None of the above

03

Are you a current employee of the Georgia Department of Community Health or an attached agency?

• No
• Full Time Employee
• Part Time Employee
• Temp or Contractor
• Intern
• Volunteer

04

How many years of accounting experience do you have?

• None
• Less than one year
• 1+ years
• 2+ years
• 3+ years
• More than 4 years

05

How many years of experience do you have in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) relating to government organization?

• None
• Less than 1 year
• 1+ years
• 2+ years
• 3+ years
• 4+ years

06

How many years of experience do you have you have reconciling bank accounts?

• None
• Less than 1 year
• 1+ year
• 2+ year
• 3+ year
• More than 4 years

07

How many years of experience do you have working with Excel (using VLOOKUP, preparingpivots, pulling queries, importing, and exporting data)?

• None
• Less than 1 yr
• 1yr to less than 2 yrs
• 2 yrs to less than 3 yrs
• 3 yrs or more

08

Are you a US military veteran?

• Yes
• No

Required Question