Budget Analyst 4 (BA4/FS)

About the position

This Budget Analyst 4 position is charged with monitoring expenditures against allotment to identify any fiscal issues for HCA management, program managers and stakeholders, and assures the fiscal information reported to OFM, legislature staff, and the federal government is accurate. This position is responsible for sound fiscal projections to ensure adequate administrative funding for overall agency and divisions. If this sounds interesting to you, please apply! All HCA employees will apply an equity lens to their work, which may include but is not limited to all analyses of core business and processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and Manage Biennial and Supplemental Operating Budget for HCA.
• Develop and prepare Decision Packages for Maintenance Level and Policy Level Packages.
• Assist and advise managers and executives in developing spending strategies.
• Monitor administrative expenditures to allotments for assigned divisions through the monthly financial analysis.
• Provide expert level financial consultation and sound fiscal projections for assigned programs/divisions to ensure adequate administrative funding.
• Provide expert-level assistance and advice for assigned division's administrative budget.
• Provide budget research and review to Position Action Request (PAR).
• Provide budget research and review to Goods and Service Request (GSR).
• Provide budget research and review to Payroll account codes; update Human Resource Management System (HRMS) system as needed.
• Work with accounting section to provide advice and research on account coding used for administrative expenditures.
• Fiscal notes coordination and preparation.

Requirements

• A master's degree in business, public administration, accounting, economics, or statistics and three (3) years of professional experience in budgets, management, or program analysis.
• A bachelor's degree in business, public administration, accounting, economics, or statistics and five (5) years of professional experience in budgets, management, or program analysis.
• An associate's degree in business, public administration, accounting, economics, or statistics and seven (7) years of professional experience in budgets, management, or program analysis.
• Nine (9) years of professional experience in budgets, management, or program analysis.

Nice-to-haves

• Demonstrated expertise using state budgeting and reporting systems, Excel, and Word.
• Knowledge of Office of Financial Management and the State Legislative approach to the budget process.
• Experience using the Washington State Agency Financial Reporting System (AFRS).
• Experience using the Washington State Agency Budget System (ABS).
• Experience using the Fiscal Note System (FNS).
• Experience composing decision packages and fiscal notes for the annual Washington State Legislative session.
• Ability to communicate complex issues verbally and in writing.
• Ability to fit in with a motivated and high-performing team.
• Analytical skills for financial research and modeling in complex multi-system environment.
• Ability to develop and review complex written materials and provide detailed policy analysis.

Benefits

• Meaningful work with friendly co-workers who care about those we serve.
• A clear agency mission that drives our work and is person-centered.
• A healthy work/life balance, including alternative/flexible schedules and mobile work options.
• A great total compensation and benefit package.
• A safe, pleasant workplace in a convenient location with restaurants, and shopping nearby.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Free parking.