Fiscal Analyst 5 (FA5) Olympia

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Job Title: Fiscal Analyst 5 (FA5)
Location: Olympia, WA - Full-Time/Permanent/Hybrid. This position/role is in-office for the first six (6) months and remote work can be determined after training is complete and proficiency of the role is evident.
Closes: Thursday, March 5th, 2026
Salary: $71,472- $96,144 Annually.

Join our team and play a pivotal role in supporting the mission of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) by delivering innovative and effective financial solutions that promote fiscal responsibility and ensure transparency and accountability for employees and stakeholders alike.

As a Fiscal Analyst, this position supports the agency's mission by providing professional and innovative financial solutions, promoting fiscal responsibility, and ensuring accountability to DCYF employees and stakeholders.

This position serves as a Principal Assistant to the Accounting Manager by being the primary financial analyst for the operations team within the accounting unit.

This is accomplished by performing independent analysis of financial data and being a resource to Accounting staff, who process accounts payable, accounts receivable, and travel transactions.

The successful candidates will ensure adherence to proper accounting practices and internal controls, in alignment with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), while contributing to the overall financial integrity and operational excellence of the agency.

If you're a detail-oriented finance professional with a passion for public service and a commitment to excellence, we encourage you to apply.

Click here to learn more about DCYF.

In this role, you will:

• Supervise and coordinate the work performed by professional accounting staff involved in agency purchasing activities: including monitoring contract disbursements, capital asset management. inventory accounting, accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Conduct performance evaluations and develop performance measures and standards.
• Conduct and participate in staff meetings by serving as a resource, offering solutions to problems that arise, and using the information gathered at the meetings to improve job performance.

Some of what you will get to do:

• Determine work procedures, manage work schedules to ensure the business needs are being met, determine methods for expediting workflow. assign, review and approve the work of subordinate staff.
• Advise, consult and mentor staff on work assignments to ensure timely and accurate processing of transactions in the Agency Financial Reporting System (AFRS).
• Communicates with management regarding the impact of state legislation and regulations pertaining to fiscal matters.
• Manage the completion of assigned fiscal year activities within the designated timeframes set by Office of Financial Management (OFM).
• Analyze and reconcile financial data to prepare assigned state financial disclosure forms.
• Review financial data or documentation to determine amounts owed to or by the agency.
• Submit invoices to other agencies within the terms and conditions of the signed agreements.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor’s degree, which includes at least 18 quarter or 12 semester hours in accounting, auditing, or budgeting, AND four (4) to five (5) years of relevant professional experience. Professional experience may substitute for education, but not for the credit hours.

OR

• Equivalent combination of education and experience totaling seven (7) years.

AND

1. The ability to take action to learn and grow.
2. The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

Demonstrated knowledge of:

• Supervisory principles, practices, and office administration.
• General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) as well as accounting policies and procedures.
• State policies and laws, i.e., State Administrative and Accounting Manual (SAAM), Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and the Washington Administrative Code (WAC).
• Problem-solving and decision-making processes.
• Effective communications and interpersonal relations.

Demonstrated skills:

• Be resilient and professional under pressure.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• Recognize and strategically analyze the risks, benefits, opportunities and associated costs of a prospective action.
• Lead, mentor, and train direct reports.
• Plan and manage complex projects, including the establishment and maintenance of accounting procedures.
• Analyze and interpret findings and prepare comprehensive reports.

Demonstrated abilities to:

• Embrace changing business needs and adapt approaches, goals and methods to achieve success in a dynamic environment.
• Prioritize competing work demands, identify expected deliverables, and evaluate effectiveness of efforts.
• Respond to difficult or stressful interpersonal situations in a way that minimizes potential conflict and maintains good working relationships among internal and external stakeholders.
• Engage others in open, constructive and candid discussion and build good working relationships with multiple stakeholders who may hold different points of view.

How do I apply?
In addition to completing the online application in detail, please attach the following:

• Cover Letter
• Resume (current/updated)

Supplemental Information:
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington’s children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving. We invite all candidates to join us in our mission to create a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve. If you are excited about this role but you believe that your education and/or experience might not align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply anyway.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

This position is included in the bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). For more information: https://wfse.org/

If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment or if you would like to request an accommodation throughout the application/interview process, contact Veronica Jones (Talent Acquisition Specialist) at veronica.jones@dcyf.wa.gov. If you're experiencing technical difficulties creating, accessing or completing your application, call NEOGOV toll-free at (855) 524-5627 or emailsupport@neogov.com.

Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may call or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (360) 664-1960.

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