Washington State ESD
Overview
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:
Fiscal Analyst 2 (FA2)
Location:
Seattle, WA - Full-Time/Permanent/Hybrid-Telework options available - with occasional required meetings in the office.
Closes:
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
Salary:
$53,136 - $71,472 Annually. The salary listed does not include the additional 5% premium granted to all King County employees.
Responsibilities
Under the guidance of the Regional Business Operations Specialist, perform professional accounting and financial review duties responsible for fiscal controls and business practices with the DCYF Region 4 Business Operations Center (ROC) in the Seattle office supporting all programs within DCYF.
Analyze and interpret reports produced by automated and manual financial systems such as Enterprise Reporting, AFRS, Purchase System, and TEMS.
Understand and comply with GAAP, SAAM, Contracts and DCYF policies to perform the duties of this position.
What you will do
General Accounting: Prepare accruals, review and input accrual batches for operations and bills, to include client and program specific items; Research expenditures and track expenditures to assist with fiscal year estimates; Process warrant cancellations for payments; Prepare common cost accruals; Conduct fiscal year close interagency payables/receivables and other FY close activities for programs.
Contract/Vendor Payments: Verify that the billing and A-19 meets the terms of the contract; Maintain a contract/vendor log to track contract payments and analyze expenditures; Review billing to contract rate/balance/terms, determine account coding, and prepare payment documents; Perform fiscal monitoring of various types of payments.
Process Purchase Requests: Research and process purchase orders; Process consolidated office orders and client drop shipments.
Financial Reports / Auditing: Prepare, review, and analyze expenditure data; Prepare and review monthly reports and enter data into spreadsheets; Review program fiscal status to ensure accuracy of expenditures and allotments.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience totaling four (4) years.
Commitment to equity, inclusion, and respectful workplace principles.
Preferred/Additional Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree with at least 18 quarter or 12 semester hours of accounting, auditing or budgeting and two to three years of relevant professional experience; professional experience may substitute for education but not usually for the credit hours.
A master’s degree in a financial-related field, certification as a Public Accountant, Internal Auditor, Certified Governmental Financial Manager or Management Accountant can be substituted for professional experience.
Strong analytical, research and problem-solving skills; ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
Ability to recognize and strategically analyze risks, benefits, opportunities and associated costs of a prospective action.
How to Apply In addition to completing the online application in detail, please attach the following:
Cover Letter
Resume (current/updated)
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, veteran or military status, disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
Additional Information This position is included in the bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).
Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and wish to claim Veteran's Preference MUST attach a copy of their DD214 or NGB Form 22, or other verification of military service. Please blackout (redact) the social security number before attaching any documents. For additional information on Veteran's Preference and guidance on how to determine if you are eligible, please click here.
If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment or if you would like to request an accommodation throughout the application/interview process, contact Veronica Jones (Talent Acquisition Specialist) at veronica.jones@dcyf.wa.gov. If you're experiencing technical difficulties creating, accessing or completing your application, call NEOGOV toll-free at (855) 524-5627 or email support@neogov.com.
Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may call the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (360) 664-1960.
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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:
Fiscal Analyst 2 (FA2)
Location:
Seattle, WA - Full-Time/Permanent/Hybrid-Telework options available - with occasional required meetings in the office.
Closes:
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
Salary:
$53,136 - $71,472 Annually. The salary listed does not include the additional 5% premium granted to all King County employees.
Responsibilities
Under the guidance of the Regional Business Operations Specialist, perform professional accounting and financial review duties responsible for fiscal controls and business practices with the DCYF Region 4 Business Operations Center (ROC) in the Seattle office supporting all programs within DCYF.
Analyze and interpret reports produced by automated and manual financial systems such as Enterprise Reporting, AFRS, Purchase System, and TEMS.
Understand and comply with GAAP, SAAM, Contracts and DCYF policies to perform the duties of this position.
What you will do
General Accounting: Prepare accruals, review and input accrual batches for operations and bills, to include client and program specific items; Research expenditures and track expenditures to assist with fiscal year estimates; Process warrant cancellations for payments; Prepare common cost accruals; Conduct fiscal year close interagency payables/receivables and other FY close activities for programs.
Contract/Vendor Payments: Verify that the billing and A-19 meets the terms of the contract; Maintain a contract/vendor log to track contract payments and analyze expenditures; Review billing to contract rate/balance/terms, determine account coding, and prepare payment documents; Perform fiscal monitoring of various types of payments.
Process Purchase Requests: Research and process purchase orders; Process consolidated office orders and client drop shipments.
Financial Reports / Auditing: Prepare, review, and analyze expenditure data; Prepare and review monthly reports and enter data into spreadsheets; Review program fiscal status to ensure accuracy of expenditures and allotments.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience totaling four (4) years.
Commitment to equity, inclusion, and respectful workplace principles.
Preferred/Additional Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree with at least 18 quarter or 12 semester hours of accounting, auditing or budgeting and two to three years of relevant professional experience; professional experience may substitute for education but not usually for the credit hours.
A master’s degree in a financial-related field, certification as a Public Accountant, Internal Auditor, Certified Governmental Financial Manager or Management Accountant can be substituted for professional experience.
Strong analytical, research and problem-solving skills; ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
Ability to recognize and strategically analyze risks, benefits, opportunities and associated costs of a prospective action.
How to Apply In addition to completing the online application in detail, please attach the following:
Cover Letter
Resume (current/updated)
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, veteran or military status, disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
Additional Information This position is included in the bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).
Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and wish to claim Veteran's Preference MUST attach a copy of their DD214 or NGB Form 22, or other verification of military service. Please blackout (redact) the social security number before attaching any documents. For additional information on Veteran's Preference and guidance on how to determine if you are eligible, please click here.
If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment or if you would like to request an accommodation throughout the application/interview process, contact Veronica Jones (Talent Acquisition Specialist) at veronica.jones@dcyf.wa.gov. If you're experiencing technical difficulties creating, accessing or completing your application, call NEOGOV toll-free at (855) 524-5627 or email support@neogov.com.
Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may call the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (360) 664-1960.
2025-06485
#J-18808-Ljbffr