Director of Project Management na Ponca Tribe of Nebraska

Summary:

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska is a federally recognized Tribe with its ancestral homeland located in Niobrara, NE. The Tribe does not have a reservation in the classic definition; rather, the Ponca Restoration Act defined its jurisdiction as a ‘Service Delivery Area’ comprised of 15 counties throughout parts of Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota. Within its Service Delivery Area, the Tribe offers a broad range of health, social, educational, and cultural services. 

This position’s primary focus is on revenue enhancement and cost containment in the Health Services Division in financial monitoring, tracking, and provider/department dashboards.  This position will serve to improve the billing revenue, grant application/monitoring, project management with new initiatives (ie: JV project, specialty services, etc.) with working with the Health Executive Team and staff. This position will work closely with the PTN finance team, Grants Department and Program staff to build a financial stable organization.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Maintains familiarity with all departments and grants financial and cost status on a monthly, quarterly and fiscal year basis.
2. Ensures receipt and system entry of budgets for departments.
3. Responds to, addresses and resolves finance-centered grant questions and issues received from program directors and program staff.
4. Serves to assist the Administrator for all financial audits, reviews, information requests and other formal and informal inquiries for revenue cycle, grants, and cost containment.
5. Under the oversite of Administrator for Revenue and Cost Management, prepares, submits, and certifies required financial reporting in an accurate and timely manner.
6. Review financials on a regular basis to identify and address any stand-out issues and develop individual, department, and location dashboards for daily, monthly, quarterly and fiscal year.
7. Prepare, mail, and maintain required support documentation for deposits made to bank accounts and distributes to finance staff for cash receipt entries.
8. Review prepared financial documents for accuracy and clarity during application and revision processes and as otherwise needed.
9. Generates and distributes internal financial reports as requested and needed.
10. Identifies and prepares accounting entries as needed for reconciliation, corrections, close out and other related activities.
11. Reconciles payments and costs received to actual expenditures and revenues as required.
12. Develop ROI’s for new adventures and each department to improve financial performance of Health Services.
13. Other duties as assigned.

Relationships and Authority:

This position has no supervisory authority, but delegates responsibilities and tasks as needed within the Revenue and Cost Management department.  This position also works closely with the PTN finance and grant department program staff.

Working Environment and Physical Demands:

This position is in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, scanners, and photocopiers.  May be required to occasionally work outside normal business hours to include evenings and weekends. 

Qualifications:

Minimum:

1. Bachelor’s degree in accounting, planning, business, or related field or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
2. New graduates encouraged to apply
3. Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint programs.
4. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
5. Valid driver’s license and be insurable.
6. Successfully pass drug and alcohol testing, motor vehicle, education, character, and criminal background checks.
7. Able and willing to travel.

Preferred:

1. Master’s degree in accounting, planning, business or related field. 1-2 years’ general finance/accounting/business experience
2. One year of budget preparation and/or financial monitoring experience
3. One year experience working with Native Americans or Native American organizations.
4. One-year Tribal Accounting experience
5. Knowledge and understanding of Public Law 93-638” Indian Self-Determination Act.

Preference will be given to Ponca Tribe of Nebraska members or members of a federally recognized tribe.  However, all qualified individuals are eligible.

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska is an at-will employer.

Tribal Council Approval: 08/26/2025