Administrative Assistant
Listed on 2026-02-01
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Accounting
Financial Reporting, Accounting & Finance -
Finance & Banking
Financial Reporting, Accounting & Finance
Title/Role: IN-DCS-Administrative Assistant
Worksite Address:
Department of Child Services Central Office
402 West Washington Street W386
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Max Pay Rate: 17.45
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Agency Interview Type: Webcam only
Engagement Type: Contract
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DCS Rate Setting keeps files on all active providers. These files need to be created, updated, and maintained. This is a year‑round duty that should be done in preparation of cost report season, Administrative Review, and spatially throughout the year.
Complete Description OverviewThis position would also create both hard and soft folders for the cost reports.
- Cost Report, Cost per Day, Personnel, and the Desk Audit Analysis
- Licenses.
- Vendor Cost per Day and Personnel Analysis, if applicable.
- Any email correspondent that is pertinent information from the provider, director, licensing department, etc.
This position would be the first point of contact when a cost report is submitted to DCS. They will oversee the following:
Once the cost report has been started by the Auditor, issues have been created, and the provider has responded and sent the issues back to DCS, one of the Standard Questions that the provider must answer is regarding the primary contact person. This is a small task, but extremely important! This information collected will determine who the Deputy Director will send the Rate Letter to in November.
We must verify the name, work email, address, and phone number so that when the letters are sent via email, they are NOT undeliverable. Once this information is verified by the Auditor, it needs to be logged into Kid Traks.
This process is when a vendor starts a cost report, doesn’t assign a program, and the program becomes caught in purgatory, meaning the vendor cannot go back and access the cost report. This is extremely helpful when these reports are deleted when trying to run Public Queries. At the end of the year, there are anywhere between 300‑600 cost reports and purgatory.
CopyingBudgeted Report
As directed by the auditor, this position will need to roll over copy prior year budgeted report to the current year report.
ResearchDuring the desk audit process, the auditor might have a few items the temp person could research to assist. This will be on an as needed basis. Below are a few examples:
- Grant Research looking into certain revenue the provider has stated on the cost report.
- RMS Roster List assist with finding which positions are participating in the RMS and should be allocated to Time Study.
- Completing or updating the Time Study FTE Analysis only if directed by auditor. (This spreadsheet wasn’t available last year but highly recommended for next year.)
- Assist and reviewing job descriptions. (This would only come after more experience with the Rate Setting Unit.)
- Research small things like IARCA membership, maximum Social Security Tax Earnings, Travel reimbursement rate, unallowable vs. allowable cost, etc.
- (Might) send provider follow‑up email 3 days after auditor has submitted issues. Keep track of response in Events Tab in iRate.
- Rate…
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