DSHS HCLA Fiscal Analyst 5

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services; Lacey (WA); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Department of Social and Health Services Home and Community Living Administration in Lacey, WA is seeking a Fiscal Analyst 5 to serve as a key fiscal expert. You will develop, maintain, and evaluate cost allocation methodologies based on services provided and clients served, and lead the transition from AFRS to Workday.

Reporting to the Client Services Manager, you will analyze financial data, support expenditure coding, and provide training to staff on billing, reconciliation, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing or budgeting with 12 sem/18 quarter hours and at least 4 years of relevant fiscal experience.
• Eight years of relevant professional experience may substitute for education.
• Master's degree or professional certifications can substitute for experience.
• Professional fiscal experience can substitute for education but not for credit hours.

Responsabilités

• Develop and maintain cost allocation systems and procedures for HCLA.
• Maintain AFRS chart of accounts to support accurate expenditure coding and reporting.
• Provide process improvement, consultation, and technical support to staff and management.
• Coordinate with internal programs and other agencies to implement cost allocation plans.
• Analyze monthly data to update cost allocation methodologies and ensure validity.
• Lead cost allocation work in the Workday transition from AFRS.
• Process journal vouchers for expenditures and reconciliations.
• Provide training and ongoing support to fiscal staff.

Connaissances

Financial analysis

Report preparation

Data interpretation

Formation

Bachelor's degree in accounting/auditing/budgeting

Master's degree in finance-related field

Public Accountant / Internal Auditor / CGFM / CMA certifications

Outils

AFRS

Workday

Excel

Word

Outlook

Description du poste

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.

Description

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.

Some Of What You Will Do

• 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)
• 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.

The Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) vision that people find human services to shape their own lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency’s vision that you bring a fairness, access, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to support all Washingtonians, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.

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