Lead Time & Attendance Fiscal Analyst 5 (Hybrid)

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services; Tacoma (WA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is seeking a Fiscal Analyst 5 to lead time and attendance operations supporting Western State Hospital. You will ensure time, leave, and premium pay are recorded accurately while meeting payroll deadlines and help shape the move to a new timekeeping system.

This hybrid Tacoma role requires coaching staff, managing three bargaining agreements, and building trust with hospital leadership to keep payroll on track and improve procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 12 semester or 18 quarter credits in accounting, auditing, or budgeting.
• Four years of relevant professional fiscal experience.
• Professional experience may substitute the degree for the required credits.

Responsibilities

• Lead time and attendance operations supporting Western State Hospital.
• Manage payroll cutoff deadlines and coordinate staff coverage.
• Oversee processing and review of 20,000–25,000 time entries each pay period.
• Interpret three collective bargaining agreements affecting time, attendance and pay.
• Review timekeeping and HRMS reports, reconcile discrepancies and correct errors.
• Follow up on missing entries, approvals and accrual adjustments to prevent incorrect payments.
• Supervise staff, set expectations, address performance concerns and development.
• Build relationships with hospital leadership and resolve escalated timekeeping issues.
• Audit time and attendance records and prepare management reports.
• Improve procedures and support transition to a new timekeeping system.

Skills

Timekeeping

Payroll deadlines

Staff supervision

Analytical reporting

Communication

Education

Accounting/Auditing/Budgeting credits

Tools

HRMS

AFRS

SILAS

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Job description

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is seeking a Fiscal Analyst 5 to lead time and attendance operations supporting Western State Hospital. You will ensure time, leave, and premium pay are recorded accurately while meeting payroll deadlines and help shape the move to a new timekeeping system.

This hybrid Tacoma role requires coaching staff, managing three bargaining agreements, and building trust with hospital leadership to keep payroll on track and improve procedures.