Senior Operational Budget Manager; WMS ; Financial Services Division | Olympia, WA

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Financial Services Division – Washington State Office of the Attorney General
Olympia, Washington | Full-Time | Permanent | Non-Represented

The Washington State Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is seeking a Senior Operational Budget Manager to lead the AGO’s operational budget activities and to ensure the budget is accurate and reflects the decisions of the AGO Core Leadership Team, the standards of the Office of Financial Management (OFM), and all applicable rules and regulations.

Success in this role requires the incumbent to lead the AGO’s operational budget activities, manage deadlines, analyze data, and monitor the provision of both AGO division and client agency support.

The Budget Manager will support the financial integrity and stewardship of the agency through strategic budgeting and financial management. This position serves as a key resource for AGO finances, providing advanced budget expertise that supports informed decision-making and ensures agency resources align with AGO, and statewide priorities. Working closely with executive leadership, OFM, legislative staff, and other stakeholders. This role helps ensure financial accountability and credibility.

The successful candidate will also promote collaboration and knowledge sharing within the budget office through technical guidance, training, and mentoring. This position plays an important role in ensuring the AGO can effectively manage public resources and continue delivering legal services to the state agencies and Washington State.

• Annual salary range: $105,000-$132,924/annual
• Washington Management Service structure position:
  Band 2

The base pay offered accounts for internal equity and may vary depending on the preferred candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The following stipends may apply based on position requirements:

• Incumbents assigned to a position designated as requiring dual language skills will receive a 5% Dual Language Requirement Pay stipend.

Washington State offers one of the most competitive and comprehensive benefits packages in the nation, including:

• Medical/dental/vision for employees and dependent(s)
• Vacation, sick, and other leave
• 11 paid holidays each year
• Employee recognition leave
• Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) plans
• Life insurance
• Dependent Care Assistance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
• Tuition waiver programs
• Deferred compensation options

We also offer support through:

• Flexible schedules and telework options
• A wellness program and the Employee Assistance Program
• Numerous employee affinity groups centralized on community and connection

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Serve as the AGO’s budget office’s subject-matter expert for complex programs and budget issues.
• Interpret and apply state financial laws, policies, and practices to ensure budget compliance.
• Monitor spending, resolve budget variances, and recommend process or policy improvements.
• Provide strategic budget guidance to leadership and AGO divisions.
• Monitor and recommend resource distributions across all funds, locations, and divisions as demonstrated by producing all OFM required allotment packets, balancing with AGO expenditure authority, matching to the AGO expenditure plans, and incorporating the payment of administrative overhead costs by the applicable fund source.
• Conduct and disseminate research and data reporting for all tasks in a clear and concise manner.
• Respond to requests from AGO leadership, OFM, and the Legislature by conducting budget and policy analysis, preparing detailed analytical reports with supporting documentation, doing so in a succinct, timely and accurate manner.
• Develop briefing memos and presentations regarding complex budget issues to convey financial concepts to varying…