Fiscal Specialist 1 (FS1) - Snoqualmie

Full Job Description

Our vision is to ensure that "Washington state's children and youth grow up safe and health-thriving physically, emotionally and academically, nurtured by family and community"

Job Title: Fiscal Specialist 1 (FS1)
Location: Snoqualmie, WA - Full-time in Office
Closes: February 6th, 2026
Salary: $3,581 - $4,771 Monthly. The indicated salary does not include the additional 5% premium pay granted to all employees working in King County. Additionally, the indicated salary does not include the on-site 24/7 5% premium pay.

Join a team where your financial expertise fuels transformation! As a Fiscal Specialist 1 at Echo Glen Children's Center, you'll be at the heart of critical operations, ensuring accuracy in timekeeping and fiscal records that has a direct impact on our youth.

Located in Snoqualmie, our office isn't just a workplace, it's a community driven by passion and purpose. This role offers a unique chance to apply your analytical skills in a dynamic environment where every number tells a story, and every decision makes a difference.

Click here to learn more about DCYF.

The Opportunity:
Elevate your career in fiscal operations with a role that combines precision, leadership, and impact! As a Fiscal Specialist 1, at Echo Glen Children's Center, you'll serve as the go-to expert for all leave and payroll matters, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in financial processes that directly support our dedicated team.

You'll play a key role in fiscal administration, managing purchasing, student funds, accounts receivable, and accounts payable-essential functions that keep our facility running smoothly. As the secondary timekeeper, you'll maintain Leave Tracker and the Human Resource Management System (HRMS) with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring compliance and reliability in reporting.

This is more than just a fiscal position-it's an opportunity to shape operational excellence in a dynamic and mission-driven environment. If you thrive in analytical roles and want to make a real impact, we encourage you to apply!

Some of what you'll get to do:

• Reconcile local funds accounts.
• Prepare and enter fiscal calculations of part-time hours, part-time holiday accruals, shift differential, overtime, standby, holiday and LWOP are monitored. Analyze and correct discrepancies.
• Process semi-monthly payroll leave and attendance.
• Review and assess overtime and leave reports for reasonableness, investigate, and resolve any issues to ensure payroll and timekeeping systems are always in balance.
• Interpret and apply rules associated with leave usage to leave slips received.
• Analyze and interpret all payroll and wage related reports.
• Assist with managing local funds including K9, activity, petty cash and resident funds.
• Track and complete meal count for OSPI report.
• Back up timekeeper, responsible for ensuring accurate and timely entries into Leave Tracker and HRMS.
• May assist with purchasing.

Required Qualifications:

• Equivalent education/experience totaling three (3) years.

OR

• Three (3) years fiscal record keeping experience that may include Human Resource Management System (HRMS) or Leave Tracker system experience.

AND

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

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all the following:

• Demonstrated experience with HRMS, AFRS, and Leave Tracker.
• Demonstrated knowledge of basic accounting principles.

How do I apply?
In addition to completing the online application, applicants must attach the following documents to their profile to be considered for this position:

• Cover Letter describing how you meet the specific qualifications for this position.
• 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.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.

The incumbent must successfully complete formal training courses as required by law, policy, and regional requirements within one year of their appointment.

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

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Benefits eligibility for this position may be different than what’s listed in the benefits tab of this recruitment announcement, for more information on employee benefits eligibility visit-Public Employee Benefits Board (PEBB).

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and wish to claim Veteran's Preference MUST attach a copy of their DD214 or NGB Form 22, or other verification of military service. Please blackout (redact) the social security number before attaching any documents. For additional information on Veteran's Preference and guidance on how to determine if you are eligible, click here.

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 email support@neogov.com.

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

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