This position serves as the department's specialist in the administration of the Emergency 911 program, the Convention Facility Development program, the Health & Safety program, the Indigent Health program, and the Small Business Taxpayer Exemption program. These programs are substantial and critical for State of Michigan local units of government. This position works within general policies and procedures and provides expert knowledge related to the various programs administered including all accounting related functions. These programs require a deep understanding of revenue accounting, the State's accounting system (SIGMA) and Business Intelligence. The primary functions of this position include duties pertaining to administering the programs including researching, interpreting, and analyzing program policies and procedures; monitoring and summarizing state legislative changes related to the programs; analyzing revenues and developing program distributions; developing reports; responding to complex inquiries; attending and making presentations at meetings; handling programmatic matters; assisting in the development of policies and procedures; conducting meetings with senior and support staff; and implementing special projects.

This position works with the State Budget Office, other state departments, House and Senate Fiscal Agencies, cities, villages, townships, counties, bond attorneys, various special interest groups, and other areas of the department.

Responsibilities include producing estimates of the effects of proposed policy changes on the state's local governments, calculating payments, analyzing state budget and accounting reports to ensure the programs are accounted for properly, and making changes to the computer model which calculates the payments. These grant programs require a high level of revenue accounting knowledge, including SIGMA and Business Intelligence.