Fiscal Analyst 5 (FA5) Olympia - Internal

• Supervise and coordinate the work performed by professional accounting staff involved in agency purchasing activities: including monitoring contract disbursements, capital asset management. inventory accounting, accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Conduct performance evaluations and develop performance measures and standards.
• Conduct and participate in staff meetings by serving as a resource, offering solutions to problems that arise, and using the information gathered at the meetings to improve job performance.

• Determine work procedures, manage work schedules to ensure the business needs are being met, determine methods for expediting workflow. assign, review and approve the work of subordinate staff.
• Advise, consult and mentor staff on work assignments to ensure timely and accurate processing of transactions in the Agency Financial Reporting System (AFRS).
• Communicates with management regarding the impact of state legislation and regulations pertaining to fiscal matters.
• Manage the completion of assigned fiscal year activities within the designated timeframes set by OFM.
• Analyze and reconcile financial data to prepare assigned state financial disclosure forms.
• Review financial data or documentation to determine amounts owed to or by the agency.
• Submit invoices to other agencies within the terms and conditions of the signed agreements.

• A bachelor's degree, which includes 18 quarter or 12 semester hours in accounting, auditing, or budgeting, AND four (4) years of relevant professional experience, and at least four years as a lead or supervisor. Professional experience may substitute for education, but not for the credit hours.

• Equivalent combination of education and experience totaling seven (7) years.

• Commitment to equity, inclusion, and respectful workplace principles.

• Supervisory principles, practices, and office administration.
• General Accepted Accounting Principles (GMP) as well as accounting policies and procedures.
• State policies and laws, i.e., State Administrative and Accounting Manual (SAAM), Revised Code of Washington (RCW), and the Washington Administrative Code (WAC).
• Problem-solving and decision-making processes.
• Effective communications and interpersonal relations.

• Be resilient and professional under pressure.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• Recognize and strategically analyze the risks, benefits, opportunities and associated costs of a prospective action.
• Lead, mentor, and train direct reports.
• Plan and manage complex projects, including the establishment and maintenance of accounting procedures.
• Analyze and interpret findings and prepare comprehensive reports.

• Embrace changing business needs and adapt approaches, goals and methods to achieve success in a dynamic environment.
• Prioritize competing work demands, identify expected deliverables, and evaluate effectiveness of efforts.
• Respond to difficult or stressful interpersonal situations in a way that minimizes potential conflict and maintains good working relationships among internal and external stakeholders.
• Engage others in open, constructive and candid discussion and build good working relationships with multiple stakeholders who may hold different points of view.

• Resume (current/updated)

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