Job Description

Posting number: 26DOT-NWR-10873

Department: Dept. of Transportation

Division: Northwest Region

Job classification: FISCAL ANALYST 2

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Accounting and Finance, Office and Administrative Support

About WSDOT

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a multimodal agency with a global reputation for excellence. Our dedicated workforce plans, designs, builds, and operates an integrated transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people and goods throughout the state. In addition to maintaining over 20,000 lane miles of state highway and 4,100 bridges, WSDOT leads an award-winning Active Transportation Plan, manages the world's longest floating bridge, and operates the largest ferry system in the nation!

The Opportunity

WSDOT is looking for a skilled and detail-oriented Fiscal Analyst 2 to join our team in Shoreline, WA! In this role, you’ll play an important part in ensuring the financial activities that support our region are accurate, accountable, and aligned with state and federal requirements. You’ll apply your financial expertise to review and analyze complex transactions, identify issues and trends, and help ensure resources are managed responsibly and effectively.

If you enjoy digging into the details, solving financial problems, and using your analytical skills to support sound business decisions, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact. You’ll work with a variety of financial activities and transactions while partnering with others across the region to promote accuracy, accountability, and compliance with agency policies and procedures.

What to Expect

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Fiscal Analyst 2 will:

• Ensure compliance of financial transactions and/or related transactions
• Ensure compliance of documentation supporting a transaction with various payment and/or procurement requirements and ensure expenditure coding components and requirements are applied correctly.
• Verify and validate payment transactions for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with policy and procedures.
• Examine payment documents to ensure correct amounts are disbursed, appropriate coding components are applied, and payments comply with relevant federal, state and agency procurement and payment requirements.
• Analyze payment documents and financial transactions.
• analyzing expenditure data to determine if project charges or coding corrections are needed.
• Analyze, interpret, and reconcile expenditure and payment activity.
• Trace or track financial transactions.
• Prepare and produce documentation.
• Prepares fiscal year end closing adjustments and accrual journal vouchers using WSDOT financial systems, information retrieval systems, and various software applications

Qualifications

To be considered for this opportunity, the following competencies are required

• Customer Service: Ability to provide excellent customer service and build collaborative relationships with internal staff, vendors, and stakeholders while supporting operational or administrative functions.
• Communication Skills: Strong communication skills both in written and verbal form to effectively communicate information to internal and external customers.
• Microsoft Suite Proficiency: Proficient with MS Office Suite products, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Organization Skills: Strong organizational and administrative skills, including the ability to track multiple requests, maintain accurate records, and manage several tasks or processes simultaneously.
• Fast-Paced Work: Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities while coordinating activities with multiple offices, vendors, and partners.
• Financial Analyst: Ability to review, analyze, and interpret financial information and reports, as well as analyzing and correcting discrepancies.
• Growth Mindset: Actively demonstrates a commitment to learning and growth.
• Service-Oriented: Takes action to meet the needs of others.

The following qualifications are also required

It is preferred that qualified candidates also demonstrate:

• Accounting, Auditing & Budgeting: Demonstrated knowledge and experience applying accounting, auditing, and budgeting principles to analyze financial activities, transactions, and data. Ability to apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and applicable state and federal requirements to support accurate and accountable financial management.
• Financial Analysis & Compliance: Demonstrated ability to review, analyze, reconcile, and interpret complex financial data and transactions; identify discrepancies or trends; research and resolve issues; and ensure financial activities comply with applicable state and federal regulations, agency policies, and established accounting practices.
• State & Federal Financial Policies: Demonstrated knowledge and ability to interpret and apply state and federal budget and financial requirements, including the State Administrative and Accounting Manual (SAAM), Office of Financial Management (OFM) requirements, agency policies, procedures, directives, and applicable accounting and purchasing standards.
• Accounts Payable, Receivables & Travel: Demonstrated knowledge and ability to process, review, reconcile, and resolve financial transactions involving accounts payable, cash receipts, travel, and related fiscal activities while ensuring accuracy, proper documentation, and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Financial Systems & Data Management: Demonstrated ability to navigate, query, enter, retrieve, extract, reconcile, update, and correct financial data using accounting, financial reporting, and data retrieval systems. Ability to work with multiple integrated financial systems and databases to research transactions, identify discrepancies, and produce accurate financial information.
• WSDOT Financial Systems: Demonstrated ability to use financial and data systems to support accounting and fiscal operations, including systems such as TRAINS, PCMS, CICS, Cognos, FIRS, and ECM, or comparable financial, accounting, and enterprise data systems.
• Financial Reporting & Data Interpretation: Demonstrated ability to interpret financial information and data produced by accounting, financial reporting, and integrated enterprise systems; evaluate the accuracy and completeness of information; and use financial data to support reporting, reconciliation, analysis, and decision-making.
• Attention to Detail & Problem Solving: Demonstrated ability to identify discrepancies, research complex financial issues, determine appropriate corrective actions, and resolve problems while maintaining accurate records and documentation.

Important Notes

• This recruitment may also be used to fill additional positions per business needs.
• This position offers flexible/hybrid remote work options, however 2 days a week in the office is required at our Shoreline office.
• The salary listed includes the legislative approved 5% salary premium for positions in King County.
• In addition to base salary, employees may be entitled to other forms of compensation depending on the type, duties, or location of the position. For union-represented positions, more information on other forms of compensation can be found in the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements Information on other compensation types for non-represented positions can be found in Chapter 357-28 of the Washington Administrative Code.
• WSDOT does not use the E-Verify system, therefore we are not eligible to extend STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT). For more information, please visit www.uscis.gov

Why WSDOT

• Work-Life Balance – We offer flexible work schedules that allow you time for your life outside of this excellent opportunity.
• Paid Leave – In addition to 12 paid holidays, full-time employees mayearn up to 25 paid vacation days per year!
• Tuition Assistance – Permanent employees have several options for assistance with education expenses, including tuition reimbursement programs, government discounts at participating colleges throughout the state, and eligibility for federal student loan forgiveness.
• Plan For Your Future – WSDOT offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes a variety of healthcare options. Employees also have a choice of state retirement programs, and much more. Go to State Benefits for more information.

Check out this video to learn more: Why WSDOT?

How to Apply

Applications for this recruitment will be accepted electronically. Your relevant experience may be evaluated to determine salary. Therefore, it is very important that the “Work Experience” portion of the application be completed in as much detail as possible.

In order to be considered for this opportunity, please include the following with your online application:

• An attached Resume outlining (in reverse chronological order) your experience to date.
• An attached Cover Letter that further explains your qualifications and indicates why you believe you are a viable candidate for this role.
• Contact details for a minimum of three (3) individuals who can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job-related competencies. This information can be entered in the “References” section of the online application; does not require an additional attachment.

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WSDOT is an equal opportunity employer. We value the importance of creating an environment in which all employees can feel respected, included, and empowered to bring unique ideas to the agency. Our diversity and inclusion efforts include embracing different cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints while fostering growth and advancement in the workplace. All persons, regardless of race, ethnicity, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, and/ or gender identity, are encouraged to apply. Persons with disabilities needing assistance in the application process, or those needing this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the recruiter listed.

Contact Us

For inquiries about this posting, you may contact the assigned Recruiter at amanda.strebeck@wsdot.wa.gov . Please be sure to reference Fiscal Analyst 2 #10873 in the subject line.