The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), State of Washington, is seeking a Senior Budget Analyst to join the DSHS Central Budget Office. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing budget and allotment of funds, monitoring expenditures, developing fiscal estimates, and providing detailed research analysis for a complex $25 billion agency budget.
What You'll Do
- Work closely and collaboratively with administration/division budget/fiscal staff and the DSHS Office of Accounting Services to ensure accurate financial information.
- Develop CBO products related to budget development, allotment preparation, and monthly fiscal monitoring.
- Ensure administration/division budgets reflect the policy direction and decisions of executive policymakers.
- Ensure budget development meets all internal and external due dates.
- Perform an intensive review of the assigned administration/division’s monthly financial status, year-end projections, and other data submitted by programs.
- Review and recommend approval for proposed rule and policy changes with fiscal implications, grant requests, and legislatively mandated reports.
- Assist program staff with access to the DSHS and OFM budget systems.
- Monitor budgets and expenditures to ensure fiscal accountability and maintain adequate controls over assigned budget areas.
- Participate in Monthly Fiscal Status Report meetings and support efforts to meet ongoing Fiscal Year requirements.
What We're Looking For
- A Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or public administration.
- A minimum of three years of experience in public budgeting or program analysis.
- Familiarity with the budget and legislative processes in Washington State.
- An understanding of the principles of governmental budgeting and accounting.
- An understanding of the relationship between policy changes and their fiscal impact.
Team & Environment
You will be one of nine Senior Budget Analysts within the DSHS Central Budget Office (CBO), part of the Finance, Technology and Analytics Administration.
Work Mode
This position operates on a hybrid work model.
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information.
