Budget Analyst 3 - Wildlife Program - Permanent - *08105-24
FULL-TIME/PERMANENT
WILDLIFE PROGRAM BUDGET ANALYST 3 (BA3)
Financial Service Program – Budget Office
Olympia, Washington – Thurston County
This position provides technical expertise in accounting and budgeting for contracts, grants, property management, expenditure authority, local accounts, and cash receipts for both capital and operating funds for the Real Estate Services Unit. Key responsibilities include reconciling, preparing, and interpreting monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to inform decision-makers.
Maintaining a broad perspective of the overall budget and operation, this role involves building budgetary projections and making recommendations regarding the adequacy of funds, expenditure appropriation authority, and fiscal controls.
Additionally, this role includes developing and preparing budget allotments for capital and operating funded projects. The position also provides technical support and training to office and field staff on fiscal, contractual, budget-related activities, and financial systems.
Duties:
Some of the work you will enjoy doing:
Budget Management:
- Build spending plans and balance allotments to control numbers.
- Prepare and present complex caseload and/or expenditure forecasts for budget and other management purposes.
- Prepare and analyze reports, provide findings, conclusions, and recommendations for improvement of program and agency operations.
- Communicate budget decisions and provide follow-up service to ensure accountability for executive decisions.
- Manage, review, and update the Chart of Accounts as required.
- Grant and contract management support to include researching government regulations.
- Capital project expenditure tracking, research, and reporting.
Program-to-agency Liaison and Budget Development:
- Act as a conduit of information between managers and the agency staff.
- Report status of budget, expenditures, and performance standards as required/requested.
- Prepare assigned decision package requests, including coordinating and soliciting information across programs, analyzing and reconciling data for presentation, providing narrative, and addressing questions as needed.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
-
Work Setting, including hazards:
- Duties are performed in an office setting. This position requires extensive computer use.
- Office hazards include working under fluorescent light, repetitively entering data into computer, looking at computer monitor for long periods of time, sitting or standing for long periods of time.
-
Schedule:
- Standard 40-hour work week, however, may be required to occasionally work more than 40 hours per week to meet deadlines during peak periods, particularly during budget development.
-
Travel Requirements:
- This position requires the ability to occasionally travel to work sites or training and may be required to stay overnight.
-
Tools and Equipment:
- Computer hardware and software.
-
Customer Interactions:
- Customers are internal agency staff and OFM and Legislative Budget Analysts.
Qualifications:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s Degree in business, public administration, accounting, economics, statistics, or relevant field; AND three (3) years of professional experience in accounting, budget, finance, or public administration.
OR
Current or recent experience as a Budget Analyst 2.
OR
Equivalent education/experience.
Note: Closely related qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-by-year basis. A master’s degree in a related field may replace two years of experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:
- Experience with fixed asset accounting.
- Experience with property management or real estate contract management.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of budgeting and accounting practices based on education and practical experience.
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), the Office of Financial Management (OFM) regulations, and relevant federal regulations.
- Knowledge of basic government budget development and legislative processes and practices, including the fiscal note process.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and experience communicating with external/internal stakeholders in a regulatory environment.
- Knowledge of state financial systems including AFRS, ABS, TALS, SPS, Enterprise Reporting, and Web Intelligence.
- Intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel including importing data, pivot tables, graphs, IF statements, formulas, and lookup functions.
- Experience consistently following applicable budget guidelines, policies, state and federal regulations, principles, and standards.
- Experience conducting sound and detailed analyses from both an operational and a fiscal perspective.
- Experience communicating complex budget issues to a variety of audiences and provide training and guidance on these issues.
Supplemental Information:
Please note: Failure to follow the instructions below may lead to disqualification.
Experience and education selected, listed, and detailed in the Supplemental Questions must be verifiable in the application.
In order to successfully apply for this position, you MUST complete your profile at www.careers.wa.gov and attach the following to your profile before completing the online application:
- A cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications of this position (Generic cover letter will not be accepted).
- A current resume.
- Three professional references.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
All new employees must complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9 Form) on their first day of work. If hired for this or any position at WDFW, you will be required to provide documentation proving you are eligible to work in the United States. For a list of acceptable documents, please use the following link: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents
JOIN THE WDFW TEAM:
Learn about our agency and the perks of working for WDFW!
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has some of the most talented people in the natural resource field. We celebrate and value diversity, appreciating that a workforce composed of those from different backgrounds and experiences creates an inclusive environment, strengthens positive relationships with the local community, and brings new perspectives and approaches to fulfilling the agency’s mission. We value demonstrated skill in living WDFW values of Accountability, Service, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect, and Empathy (ASPIRE).
WDFW employees may be eligible for the following: Benefits
Medical/Dental/Vision for employee & dependent(s), Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), Vacation, Sick, and other Leave types.
Eleven (11) Paid Holidays per year and one (1) personal holiday if the employee is scheduled to be, or has been, continuously employed by the State of Washington for at least four (4) months.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Tuition Waiver, Long Term Disability & Life Insurance, Deferred Compensation Programs, Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA), and an Employee Assistance Program.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Employer
VETERAN PREFERENCE NOTICE:
To take advantage of veteran preference, please do the following:
- Email a copy of your DD214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22 or USDVA signed verification of service letter to diana.humes@dfw.wa.gov
- Subject line must include recruitment number, position, and Vet (for example: #10155 Biologist 1 – Veteran)
- Include your name as it appears on your application in careers.wa.gov.
MILITARY SPOUSE PREFERENCE NOTICE:
To take advantage of military spouse preference, please do the following:
- Notify us of your military spouse status by email at diana.humes@dfw.wa.gov
- Subject line must include recruitment number, position, and MS (for example: #10155 Biologist 1 – MS)
- Include your name as it appears on your application in careers.wa.gov.
Note: Please blackout any PII (personally identifiable information) data such as social security numbers.
As part of WDFW’s efforts to advance respectful and inclusive work environments, the Agency expects inclusivity as part of our professional interactions and communications. Therefore, we want to ensure that all individuals feel welcome, are treated fairly and respectfully. All staff are empowered to fully contribute to serving their work unit, Agency, and the citizens of Washington.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, disabled and Vietnam era veterans and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply.
Request an accommodation: Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format please contact Jayme Chase by phone 360-902-2278 or email Jayme.Chase@dfw.wa.gov, or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at 800-833-6388.
If you are having technical difficulties creating, accessing, or completing your application, please call NEOGOV toll-free at (855) 524-5627 or support@neogov.com.