Assistant Accounting Manager - Olympia

Our vision is to ensure that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy, thriving physically, emotionally, and educationally, nurtured by family and community.”

Job Title:

Assistant Accounting Manager (MA5)

Location:

Olympia, WA - This role is on-site only

Closes:
September 8th, 2026

Salary: $78,504 - $105,612 Annually

Join the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families and play a key role in supporting the financial foundation behind programs that serve children, youth, and families across the state.

This position is part of the Accounting section within the Financial and Business Services Division (FBSD) and works directly with the Accounting Manager to support critical fiscal and program planning, monitoring, and analysis for the agency. Working collaboratively across DCYF and with a variety of stakeholders and partners, FBSD provides essential financial services and financial management that support responsible stewardship of agency resources.

If you enjoy analyzing complex financial information, improving processes, and using your expertise to support effective public service, this role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within DCYF.

to learn more about DCYF.

As the Assistant Accounting Manager, you will report directly to and support the Accounting Manager while providing expertise across a range of fiscally related areas. You will contribute to fiscal and program planning, monitoring, and analysis and serve as an analytical resource in support of policy and process development, business planning, and process improvement. Our ideal candidate will bring professional experience conducting business analysis, developing regulations or policy, and analyzing policies, laws, rules, or regulations.

• Analyze and review data, identify problems, and assist headquarters accounting staff in developing and implementing strategies for corrections as required by policy and law.
• Perform advanced technical and professional analytical duties requiring advanced accounting knowledge to support sound policy development and consultation for department financial and accounting functions.
• Support the Accounting Unit Manager with overall business needs and annual planning, including leading accounting supervisors in establishing goals, objectives, and deliverables used to measure and monitor headquarters accounting office performance.
• Provide expert guidance, advice, and consultation in support of performance management and process improvement, including tools to monitor improvements and report performance and outcomes to the Accounting Unit Manager.
• Analyze complex challenges, align process improvement activities and data with strategic and operational planning and performance, and formulate recommendations to the Accounting Unit Manager.
• Facilitate and collaborate with program partners on process improvement projects and lead complex, multi-dimensional performance improvement activities.
• Produce ad hoc reports and analyses, develop complex reports for key work activities, and write and revise process manuals, technical guides, and other information and training materials.
• Assess business needs for workload and cost-saving impacts and serve as backup to the Accounting Unit Manager in reviewing and analyzing performance metrics.
• Assist the Accounting Unit Manager in tracking and reporting local funds and make recommendations on how to leverage available funds to maximize overall DCYF financial stability.
• Perform and review complex accounting activities, including account reconciliations, accruals, corrections, and financial transaction analysis, and review financial transactions for proper coding, documentation, internal controls, and compliance with accounting standards.
• Prepare, review, and submit required state fiscal reports and coordinate annual fiscal year-end reporting requirements to ensure accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and compliance with statewide accounting policies, OFM requirements, and statutory reporting obligations.
• Create and administer tools, job aids, reference materials, step-by-step guides, and training for…