DSHS HCLA Fiscal Analyst 5

State of Washington; Lacey (WA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Primarily teleworking

Background check may be conducted

Equal employment opportunity

Job summary

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Home and Community Living Administration (HCLA) seeks a Fiscal Analyst 5 in Lacey, WA to serve as a key fiscal expert. You will develop and evaluate cost allocation methodologies, maintain AFRS chart of accounts, and support transitions to Workday.

You will apply GAAP and SAAM standards, ensure internal controls, and collaborate with program staff to meet deadlines while managing competing priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12 sem/18 quarter hours in accounting, auditing, or budgeting.
• At least 4 years of relevant professional fiscal experience, or 8 years alternative.
• Master's degree or certain certifications can substitute for professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cost allocation systems and procedures for HCLA.
• Maintain AFRS chart of accounts to support accurate expenditure coding and reporting.
• Provide process improvements and technical support to staff and management.
• Coordinate with internal programs to implement cost allocation plans across HCLA.
• Analyze monthly data to ensure valid cost allocation methodologies.
• Lead complex cost allocation work into the Workday environment.
• Process journal vouchers for social service expenditures and related funding sources.
• Provide training to fiscal staff responsible for billing, payment, and reconciliation.
• Track expenditures and review financial data to determine transfer amounts and funding sources.

Skills

Cost allocation

GAAP

Financial reporting

Workday

Data analysis

Communication

Policy interpretation

Auditing

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/auditing/budgeting

Master's degree in finance

CPA / CGFM / C.G.M.F. certified

Eight years of relevant professional experience

Tools

AFRS

Workday

Enterprise Reporting (ER)

Excel

Job description

DSHS HCLA Fiscal Analyst 5

The Department of Social and Health Services Home and Community Living Administration (HCLA) is seeking a Fiscal Analyst 5 to serve as a key fiscal expert in Lacey, WA. We're looking for a detail-oriented and collaborative fiscal professional to develop, maintain, and evaluate HCLA cost allocation methodologies based on the relative services provided and clients served. Reporting to the Client Services Manager, you will make recommendations regarding highly complex cost allocation methodologies for new and existing HCLA programs. You will also lead HCLA cost allocation work supporting the transition from AFRS to Workday.

The ideal applicant has strong accounting expertise, excellent problem-solving and communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities, adapt to changing demands, and meet fiscal deadlines while maintaining accuracy. This position supports compliance with state and federal regulations and continuous improvement of fiscal processes.

The position applies GAAP, SAAM, DSHS policy, contractual requirements, and federal and state regulations to resolve complex accounting issues, strengthen internal controls, support audits, and improve fiscal processes.

This opportunity is primarily teleworking, with in-office duties as necessary to receive, safeguard, route, and process fiscal mail and original financial documentation.

• Develop and maintain cost allocation systems and procedures for HCLA.
• Develop, maintain, and manage HCLA's chart of accounts in AFRS to support accurate expenditure coding, financial reporting, and cost allocation.
• Provide process improvement solutions, recommendations, consultation and technical support to staff and management.
• Coordinate with internal programs and other agencies to ensure accurate implementation of cost allocation plans across HCLA programs.
• Analyze monthly data received to update cost allocation and ensure the methodology remains acceptable and valid.
• Lead and integrate complex cost allocation methodologies into the Workday environment, ensuring a seamless transition from legacy cost allocation systems.
• Process journal vouchers to allocate social service expenditures paid through ProviderOne and overpayment expenditures to the appropriate state and federal funding sources.
• Provide training and ongoing support to the fiscal specialist responsible for day-to-day billing, payment, and reconciliation.
• Develop processes to track expenditures and review, reconcile, and analyze financial and statistical data to determine eligible transfer amounts and appropriate federal funding sources in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Manage competing fiscal priorities and recurring deadlines, and communicate promptly with program and finance staff to resolve coding issues and address potential delays.

Who we're looking for:

• Professionals who have a Bachelor's degree*, with a minimum of 12 semesters or 18 quarter hours in accounting, auditing, or budgeting, and at least 4 years of relevant professional fiscal experience.
• Or, eight years of relevant professional experience.
• Or, a Master's degree in a financial related field; or certification as a Public Accountant, Internal Auditor, Certified Governmental Financial Manager, or Management Accountant can be substituted for professional experience

*Professional fiscal experience may substitute for education, but not for the accounting, audit, or budget-related credit hours.

Preferred knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Ability to assemble, analyze and prepare reports of complex financial data.
• Proficient in Enterprise Reporting (ER) to produce fiscal reports.
• Proficient in AFRS, including the development of complex toolbox transactions.
• Ability to follow and comprehend complex policies, procedures, directions and regulations.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to prioritize competing assignments, adapt to changing demands, and meet deadlines while maintaining accuracy.
• Ability to accept and follow direction from management.
• Ability to provide consultation and facilitate customer services problem resolution.
• Ability to operate office machinery and computer programs (computer, Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)
• Ability to adopt the Workday system and translate legacy AFRS structures into Workday configurations to ensure data continuity.
• Ability to analyze complex financial issues, identify causes, and develop practical solutions with minimal supervision.

Interviews are anticipated to take place in early November 2026.

Questions?

Please reach out to the recruiter, Chris Pulley at DSHS Recruiter and reference 08324 as the subject.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may 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 job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at [phone]. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.

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