Senior Payroll Analyst III – Pay Operations

State of Washington Dept of Children, Youth, and Families; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is seeking a Fiscal Analyst 3 to join the Financial and Business Services Payroll Team in Olympia. You will support payroll processing, overpayment resolution, and reconciliation tasks while upholding state standards and integrity in every paycheck.

Ideal candidates have a background in accounting or finance, with at least one year of payroll experience and strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Equivalent education/experience in accounting, auditing, budgeting totaling five years.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, auditing, budgeting or related field.
• One year of relevant professional experience in payroll or finance.
• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

Responsibilities

• Process and/or resolve employee overpayments; identify the cause and amount of an overpayment, offset the amount to stop immediate collection, notify employees, and respond to questions.
• Process receipts and disbursements for the foster parent shared leave pool, including monthly reconciliation of special revenue Fund 22H.
• Reconcile and log semi-monthly garnishment writ collections.
• Create and upload A-7 journal vouchers and A-19 payments in AFRS.
• Analyze and process warrants cancelled as SOL.
• Monitor the Unbalanced In-Process report and assist in clearing payroll related items.
• Process the quarterly payments for Paid Family Medical Leave & Washington Cares Fund tax.
• Assist with resolving issues with the Fund 035 Payroll Revolving Account reconciliation.
• Assist in creating and updating payroll processes and procedures and updating tools such as templates and spreadsheets.
• Maintain payroll files.

Skills

Payroll processing

Accounting

Budgeting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field

Tools

AFRS

A-7 journal vouchers

A-19 payments

Job description

The State of Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is seeking a Fiscal Analyst 3 to join the Financial and Business Services Payroll Team in Olympia. You will support payroll processing, overpayment resolution, and reconciliation tasks while upholding state standards and integrity in every paycheck.

Ideal candidates have a background in accounting or finance, with at least one year of payroll experience and strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.