Deputy Administrator

Oklahoma CountyFull-timePosted Aug 3, 2026

Job Posting Title

Deputy Administrator

Agency

805 DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES

Supervisory Organization

Dept Rehabilitation Services–DDS

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Monthly/Annual Salary: Monthly Annual
$8,202.80 $98,433.54

Job Description

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving the direction or supervision of activities related to the determination of eligibility for disability benefits through the Federal Social Security Act. This may include the supervision of professional level staff. Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving providing direction and guidance for program services and operations and coordinating program functions and activities within a unit or area of an Agency division. This may include direct supervision of professional level staff, responsibility for a work unit of a division or a single program area, assisting in directing a major multifunctional program or unit, or overall responsibility for major program activities involving the principal operations of the Division.

Typical Functions

Duties include:

  • Identifies and informs the Administrator of key issues related to Fiscal Management Services.

  • Actively participates as a member of the Executive Teams in DDS strategic planning activities.

  • Provides leadership and supervision of the Division’s Fiscal Management Services unit that is consistent with federal and state compliance requirements and guidelines.

  • Oversees the established five dimensions of quality, accuracy, cost, customer service, processing time and production.

  • Pursues continuous improvement of the Division’s Fiscal Services Unit.

  • Attends, schedules, represents the Division on committees, meetings, conferences, and task forces with satisfactory completion of tasks, reporting and accomplishments of identified and negotiated time frames.

Level Descriptor

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, public administration or a closely related field and six years of experience in professional accounting or auditing or closely related work, including two years in a supervisory or administrative capacity; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one additional year of professional accounting or auditing experience for each year of the required education.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies

Knowledge of program administration such as overseeing and directing the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and services; planning and establishing short and long range program goals and objectives. Providing advice to other agency organizational units through consultation. Knowledge of staff supervision acquired through course work, academic training, training provided through an employer, or performing as a lead worker, overseeing the work of others; OR supervising staff which may include planning, assigning, reviewing, and evaluating the work of others; OR supervising through subordinate supervisors a group of professional, technical, and clerical employees. Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and theories; of governmental accounting principles; of budgeting and auditing theories and techniques; of financial statements and reports of accounting ledgers and journals; of cost accounting; of procurement laws and regulations; of computer technology related to accounting systems and of supervisory principles and practices.

Ability is required to direct the work of others; to review and analyze financial records; to prepare financial reports and statements to communicate effectively; and to direct the operations of multiple units or sections involved in fiscal operations and financial accounting activities.

    Special Requirements

    Additional Job Description

    Position is located at the Disability Determination Services (DDS) in Oklahoma City.

    Position is 100% on-site.

    Applicant must be willing to perform all job-related travel.  

    Trial period (if applicable) is required.

    Background Check: 

    The Department of Rehabilitation Services will conduct a criminal background check on new hires as part of an offer of employment that is made contingent upon a successful criminal background check.  Individuals selected for positions with Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (OKDRS)/Disability Determination Services Division (DDS) will go through a complete federal background investigation. A suitability determination by the Social Security Administration is necessary to determine whether an employee can be issued credentials in order to have access to Social Security disability data, records, and systems.

    *Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future without employer sponsorship.

    Benefit Highlights: The Department of Rehabilitation Services provides a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees and their dependents.

    Benefits Include:

    • Generous state paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums

    • A wide choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations

    • Flexible spending accounts for health care expenses or dependent care

    • Employee assistance programs and health and fitness programs

    • 11 paid holidays

    • 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave for the first year

    • Retirement Savings Plan with a generous match

    • Longevity Bonus for years of service

    Method of Application:  Applicants without previous state service, with previous state service but not currently employed by a state agency must apply though the Workday on-line External Listings applicant system (State of Oklahoma Careers (myworkdayjobs.com).

    Current State of Oklahoma employees must apply through the Workday on-line Internal Listings applicant system (Find Jobs - Internal State of Oklahoma - Workday (myworkday.com)

                                       

    For questions regarding specific duties or details of this job, please contact Human Resources at HR@okdrs.gov.

    Equal Opportunity Employment

    The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

    Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.

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