Program Auditor III Position Available In Hinds, Mississippi

Program Auditor III 
Salary $47,425.15•$64,735.33 Annually Location 25•HINDS

COUNTY, MS

Job Type Full-Time Job Number 9055-0665-20250327HDS Department 0665•MEDICAID

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Opening Date 03/28/2025 Closing Date 4/4/2025 11:59 PM Central Agency Minimum Salary $47,425.15 Agency Maximum Salary $64,735.33 About the Agency The Mississippi Division of Medicaid responsibly provides access to quality health coverage for vulnerable Mississippians. Medicaid provides health coverage for eligible, low income populations in Mississippi. These populations include children, low-income families, pregnant women, the aged and disabled. About the Position This position is located with the MS Division of Medicaid in the Office of Financial and Performance Review. This Program Auditor III is responsible for conducting regulatory audits of program providers and claims audits. This includes audit planning, field and desk audits, writing audit reports and letters, recoupment of identified overpayments, and oversight of corrective action plans. This level of auditor will lead a team of auditors; oversight will be provided by the group supervisor. This level of auditor will operate with minimal supervision. What you’ll need to be Successful To be successful, the candidate should have proficient investigatory or audit skills to include use of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Preferred Qualifications Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and 3-6 years of experience. •

Agency Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and at least two (2) years of auditing or investigative experience. A candidate will be considered without a degree only if six (6) or more consecutive years of related experience with investigation or audit are demonstrated.

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Characteristics of Work See MSPB Careers for information regarding this classifications Examples of Work This is third-level professional program audit work. Work involves performing considerably complex desk and field audits to ascertain facts regarding agency programs. Incumbents prepare reports of activities, maintain accurate records of findings, and testify in court or administrative hearings as necessary. The work requires frequent contact with other governmental agencies, professional associations, and the general public. Incumbents are required to exercise considerable independent judgment, manage multiple on-going investigations, and demonstrate strong time-management skills. Incumbents use expertise to train new auditors in desk and field investigations. The work requires frequent contact with other governmental agencies, professional associations, and medical professionals. This position requires the utilization of intuition, logic, analytical ability, technical knowledge, and both written and oral communication skills. This position is responsible for applying auditing, coding, and social science research methods to evaluate and identify any suspicious billing practices. Minimum Qualifications Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and 3-6 years of experience. Employer
State of Mississippi