Budget Analyst 4 (Ba4) - Olympia

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: Budget Analyst 4 (BA4)

Location: Olympia, WA / Hybrid

Closes: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Salary: $64,788 - $87,144 Annually

We're looking for an expert in budget monitoring and analysis to join our team.

The Opportunity:

As a Budget Analyst 4 with the Financial & Business Services Division, you will utilize your expertise in budget monitoring, analysis, and creation to help ensure fiscal sustainability for assigned programs within DCYF. In this job you interact with all levels and functions of the Agency, including collaborating with the Cost Allocation Unit, program managers, the Fiscal Review Team, and other Budget team members. This position reports directly to the Program Budget Manager which works out of our Olympia, WA Headquarters office.

Work that matters

Have you wanted to make a difference in the lives of children, youth and families in Washington state but do not have a social work degree?  The Department of Children, Youth & Families' mission is to protect and strengthen families through an array of services and supports so that families can flourish.  When you join the DCYF budget team; you will play a vital and fundamental role in the agency achieving this mission. In the budget team, your contributions in managing the agency's financial resources help to ensure that families have supports available to help them be successful.

Why DCYF

We are dedicated to your work-life harmony and offer one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation, designed to support your lifestyle. DCYF offers flexible work schedules and tele-work environments.

Some of what you will get to do:

• Prepare monthly program status reports for management; including analysis and projections of program spending, grant utilization, performance reporting, and other projects. This includes monitoring program expenditures to ensure they meet the intent and expectation of the program and agency spending plan.

• Analyze staffing levels and review vacancies.

• Analyze contract requests and provide funding recommendations to the Budget Manager, Budget Director, Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

• Provide fiscal data and prepare complex fiscal reports, in accordance with GAAP governmental auditing standards and budgeting guidelines.

• Respond to the agency, OFM, legislative, and other requests for fiscal-related inquiries.

• Coordinate with the Cost Allocation Unit to monitor the utilization of grants that fund programs within the incumbent's assigned portfolio.

• Develop accurate annual spending plans based on the biennial and supplemental budget for programs and monitor the expenditures to ensure fiscal sustainability.

• Prepare and submit spending plan change requests, as necessary.

• Prepare, in partnership with programs, decision packages, and other documents necessary to submit the biennial and supplemental agency budget request.  This includes performing research and compiling data with programs to build the justification for budget requests.

• Develop cost models to substantiate costs.

• Review and analyze legislation to prepare Fiscal Notes during the Legislative session.

• Ensure DCYF expends proviso funds consistent with legislative intent; monitor proviso spending and ensure all eligible expenditures are coded or transferred to the appropriate proviso throughout the year to ensure the fiscal year is closed efficiently.

• Prepare fiscal year close accruals, as necessary, in coordination with Accounting.

• Monitor and calculate contract amendments.

• Work with contract managers on contract expenditures and budgets associated with contracts.

• Develop budgets, which may include multiple funding streams, for annual contract awards.

• Develop and manage complex funding spreadsheets for contractor awards which include linking sources and data to obtain a variety of information, including program budget reporting, contractor budget, and contract site-level information.

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree with major study in business, public administration, accounting, economics, or a related field, and five (5) years of professional experience in budgets, management, or program analysis.

OR

• Equivalent education/experience totaling nine (9) years.

Degree must be obtained from an accredited college or university whose accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or foreign equivalent verified by a NACES-approved organization at naces.org.

Foreign Equivalency certification must be attached to the application for degrees obtained outside the U.S. Incomplete applications may be screened out of the recruitment process.

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:

• A Master's degree with major study in business, public administration, accounting, economics, or a related field.

• Minimum of three years of experience managing budgets and coordinating fiscal projects. Previous demonstrated ability providing ongoing monitoring and analysis of all facets of a programs spending including grants and contracts.

• Previous demonstrated work experience in the development and design of a program and/or agency spending plans.

How do I apply?

Complete your applicant profile and attach the following documents:

• Letter of interest describing how you meet the specific qualifications for this position

• Current resume detailing experience and education

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.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.

This position is included in the bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).  For more information: https://wfse.org/

If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment or if you would like to request an accommodation throughout the application/interview process, contact David Ozment (Talent Acquisition Specialist) at david.ozment@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 (360) 902-2276 or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (800) 833-6388. 

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