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

Senior Operational Budget Manager

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.

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

Excellent Benefits:
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 audiences.

Work in a team environment to review and streamline practices across FIS. Use problem solving and technical expertise to ensure the OFM Central Service Model (CSM) legal service allocations by client is accurate and complete. Assist and back-up the Senior Policy Budget Manager with legislative oversight regarding fiscal notes and decision package requests while working closely with AGO divisions and client agencies.

Participate on or lead committees as needed to conduct Divisional Financial Reviews (DFR) and other work groups.

About the Financial Services Division:
The Financial Services Division (FIS) provides support and accountability for agency financial and budgetary decisions and practices. FIS's primary goal is to protect and enhance the financial health and resources of the AGO, which includes providing efficient, centrally located accounting, budgeting, payroll, contracts and grant services and management. FIS produces top quality work in a manner that contributes to the AGO's mission to be the best public law office.

FIS conducts business in a professional and cooperative manner, recognizing the contribution of each team member. FIS ensures the reporting and transmission of agency financial information is complete, accurate, and timely. FIS is also responsible for agency budget development and monitoring in addition to accounting, payroll, contracts, and purchasing functions. FIS contains three main sections:
Accounting, Contracts, and Budget.

About the Washington State Office of the Attorney General:
The AGO serves more than 230 state agencies, boards, commissions,…