Fiduciary Specialist (Fiscal Analyst 2) FA2 - Seattle

State of Washington; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Washington's Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) seeks a Fiduciary Specialist in King County (Seattle) to review, process, and track client service payments and recoveries. You will perform a broad range of fiscal activities including accounting, contracts, grants, and federal funding compliance for regional payments.

Qualifications include four years of accounting/auditing/budgeting experience or a bachelor’s degree in those fields; strong analytical skills and

Qualifications

• Four (4) years of professional experience in accounting, auditing or budgeting.
• Equivalent education/experience totaling four (4) years.
• Bachelor’s degree, in accounting, auditing or budgeting.
• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.
• Desirable: 18 quarter or 12 semester hours in accounting/auditing/budgeting.
• Desirable: One year of relevant professional experience.
• Desirable: Master’s degree in a financial related field.
• Desirable: CPA/IA/CGFM certification.

Responsibilities

• Interpret payment documents for compliance with contractual terms.
• Develop standards and procedures to ensure accountability needs of the Department are met.
• Problem solve with DCYF staff and external partners to resolve payment and service delivery issues.
• Educate and clarify payment issues via phone, email and written communication.
• Analyze data to determine training needs of regional staff, providers and community partners.
• Identify and recover overpayments to recover funds due to Department or provider error.

Skills

Accounting

Auditing

Budgeting

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing or budgeting

Master’s degree in a financial field

Job description

Our vision is to ensure that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy —thriving physically, emotionally, and academically, nurtured by family and community.

Job Title: Fiduciary Specialist

Location: King County – Seattle, Washington

Closes: October 28th, 2026

Salary: $54,204.00 - $72,900.00 Annually

* The salary listed does not include the additional 5% premium granted to all King County employee s.

The Business and Financial Services Division supports DCYF’s mission to protect children, strengthen families, and promote the well‑being of Washington’s youth by providing responsible financial management, budget oversight, financial monitoring, service provider payments, and essential business resources. Through effective financial planning, accurate and timely payments, and strong fiscal accountability, the division ensures that funding and resources are managed efficiently to support critical programs, community partners, and services that improve outcomes for children, youth, and families across Washington.

Click here to learn more about DCYF.

The Opportunity

We need your fiscal expertise to function as a Fiduciary Specialist for the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) Fiduciary Unit. You will review, process, and track client service payments and recoveries associated with those payments. You will also perform a wide range of general and specialized fiscal activities including accounting, contracted services, grants, or other financial requirements for Regional payments.

Some of what you will get to do

• Interpret payment documents for compliance with contractual terms.
• Assist in the development of standards and procedures to ensure accountability needs of the Department are met.
• Problem solve with DCYF staff and external partners to resolve payment and service delivery issues in accordance with policy.
• Communicate telephonically, via e-mail and written communication to providers, staff and community partners to educate and clarify payment issues.
• Analyze data and determine training needs of regional staff providers and community partners.
• Responds to questions via the phone or in written letters to providers and staff.
• Analyze, identify and assist field staff to comply with mandates and regulations to maximize federal funding opportunities for accurate and timely payments.
• Insures approval signatures and process for Appointment Approval Request (AAR)requirements are met for requested services.
• Review case records and Famlink screens to ensure payment practices comply with contracts, CA policy, federal mandates, etc.
• Provide payment data elements and trends for requested Programs or expenditures.
• Coordinate activities to monitor Regional Payment Adjustment process. Notify Contract Manager, Program Manager and Licensing Resources of potential and actual compliance Issues
• Identify and process overpayments to recover funds due to Department or provider error.

Required Qualifications

Four (4) years of professional experience in accounting, auditing or budgeting.

OR

Bachelor’s degree, in accounting, auditing or budgeting.

OR

Equivalent education/experience totaling four (4) years.

AND

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

Desirable/Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, which includes at least 18 quarter or 12 semester hours of accounting, auditing or budgeting.
• One year of relevant professional experience.
• A Master’s degree in a financial related field.
• Certification as a Public Accountant, Internal Auditor, Certified Governmental Financial Manager or Management Accountant.

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.

DCYF participates in the federal E-Verify program. The selected candidate must provide proof of identity and authorization to work in the United States, consistent with E-Verify requirements, on their first day of employment.