Job/Position Description Manager III - Performs complex (journey-level) management work administering procurement and accounting (invoice) activities, including those related to COVID-19, for the Public Health Laboratory Division. Acts as the Division’s management liaison to agency and Enterprise staff for invoices and procurements (requisitions). Ensures that the Division’s resources and expenditures are established in accordance with state and federal requirements. Establishes, monitors, and evaluates priorities and develops policies that guide Division procurement and invoice management. Evaluates the Division’s business operations related to procurement management and expenditures, making recommendations to the Laboratory Fiscal & Procurement Branch Manager for procurement and accounting operation improvements. Works under general supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Essential Job Functions EJF 1. (30%) Manages operations and functions related to expenditures of high-volume procurement and accounting (invoice) activities, including those related to COVID-19, for the Public Health Laboratory Division (PHLD). Provides technical assistance and problem-solving on procurement and invoice issues to the Division. Monitors expenditures and requests adjustments as necessary. EJF 2. (25%) Interviews, selects and supervises assigned staff. Develops performance standards, providing performance evaluations, making work assignments, counseling, approving leave requests, providing training and staff development, and making final hiring decisions. EJF 3. (15%) Provides technical guidance to the Division regarding expenditures, invoices, and procurements, including COVID-19 related activities. Provides analysis, evaluation, and reports as needed. Analyzes business operations and makes recommendations to the Laboratory Fiscal & Procurement Branch Manager for procurement and accounting operation improvements and policies/procedures. Ensures that workload is completed in a timely and accurate manner by staff in order to meet pre-encumbrance, encumbrance, and expenditure goals. Establishes and oversees tracking systems for expenditures using tools such as Excel workbooks and CAPPS Fin reports to monitor expenditures by funding source or purchase order. EJF 4. (15%) Acts as PHLD management liaison to the DSHS Accounting Section and the HHSC Procurement and Contracts Section, including activities related to COVID-19. Represents PHLD with external audits and investigations related to requisitions, procurements, and accounting. Represents PHLD at meetings and in workgroups related to job functions. EJF 5. (10%) Establishes, monitors, and evaluates goals, priorities, and policies/procedures for PHLD resource management and fiscal operations. Ensures the development of purchasing plans to accommodate testing needs while accounting for variable revenue streams. Monitors implementation and compliance with policies and procedures. Reviews and implements legislation related to PHLD procurement and accounting activities. EJF 6. (5%) Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation. Such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment and/or location. Registrations, Licensure Requirements or Certifications Knowledge Skills Abilities Know https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=590456 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.