Statewide Payroll Advisor

Please note:

The starting salary offer will be determined based on the successful candidate’s qualifications within the budgeted salary range of $90,000 - $112,000 annually. However, there is the potential for longevity, growth, and salary progression for the individual once employed.

Hybrid:
Our physical office is in Olympia, WA. We offer flexible work schedules and locations. This is a hybrid position where most of the work allows for telework. However, you will need to travel to in-person activities, meetings, and events according to business needs.

The Office of Financial Management (OFM) serves as the backbone of Washington state government. Our mission is to make our state a better place by connecting people, budgets, policies, data, and systems for state agencies and the Legislature. Our team includes budget advisors, researchers, and other experts, all dedicated public servants working towards an equitable future for every Washingtonian.

If you want to play a key role in enhancing how state government serves its citizens, you’ve found the right place. Join us in making a meaningful difference for every Washingtonian!

The Statewide Accounting Division is made up of five units. Statewide Customer and Supplier Registration Unit, Banking Unit, Financial Reporting Unit, Payroll Unit and Training Unit. The Statewide Accounting Division is responsible for managing and updating the state policy and procedure manual, the Washington Administrative and Accounting Manual (WAAM), and documents authorized waivers for complying with policy requirements. All units work with agency fiscal, budget and legislative staff to assist with interpretation and application of the WAAM.

The Payroll Unit is responsible for providing payroll consulting services to state agencies, provides support to HRMS, the states payroll system. The Payroll Unit works closely with the other Statewide Accounting Division units as well as other OFM divisions such as State HR and IT.

This position serves state agencies by providing payroll consulting and is delegated responsibility to identify, plan, coordinate, and implement all necessary payroll consultant services for program areas having limited statewide impact. This position also participates in a variety of statewide payroll projects and assists in the development and maintenance of statewide payroll policies. This position actively partners with co-workers to maximize their success on the job, fosters team cooperation and participates in process improvement activities to promote the effectiveness and efficiency of Accounting Division work efforts.

Payroll Systems Support

• HRMS Wage Type Audit – Review and validate existing HRMS wage types established to ensure they are accurately calculating payroll within the HRMS system.
• HRMS System error clean-up – Beginning with Phase 1A go-live. For each payroll cycle, when HRMS submits a file to Workday, review and research all errors and work with the impacted agencies to correct the errors.
• Support the Statewide Accounting Payroll Manager with the Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) readiness activities, including the coordination, issues resolution, and preparation for payroll-related implementation activities.

Agency payroll consulting

Serves as a consultant to assigned state agencies by providing payroll consulting services, as well as resolving payroll and technical issues regarding state systems, state financial policies, state laws and regulations in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Consulting duties include:

• Provide consulting services on state policies and procedures related to accounting, financial reporting, and administrative regulations…