DSHS FTAA Finance Director

As Finance Director, your job is to champion fiscal stewardship for the operational backbone of Washington’s largest state agency. Reporting to the CFO, you will provide strategic financial leadership and independent fiscal analysis for the Finance, Technology, & Analytics Administration (FTAA) and other divisions, overseeing a combined $620M biennial budget across state, federal, and grant funds. In this role, you will coordinate IT budget centralization, ensure full regulatory compliance, and guide the administration through the high-profile

One Washington transformation.

Leading a skilled, knowledgeable, and dedicated 18-person staff with strong processes already in place, you will drive continuous improvements to optimize timely accounting and strategic budgeting . This position offers enterprise-scale impact, allowing you to elevate an established team, mitigate budget risks in alignment with the strategic plan, and maximize public funds that support millions of Washingtonians.

This position offers flexible hybrid remote work, though regular, on-site presence at the Olympia, WA location is required.

Bachelor’s Degree in the field of finance or accounting and five years of professional level management experience with fiscal impacts over $10 million

• Leadership experience that imbeds vision, mission, and values into the planning of budget requests
• Experience managing large, complex budgets with multiple funding streams
• Strong leadership, collaboration and organizational change capabilities
• Knowledge of state and federal regulations and principles of financial management and fiscal accountability
• Advanced knowledge of state and federal regulations and principles of financial management, and state and Federal policy concerning budgetary constraints, fiscal accountability
• Experience planning, developing and managing technology budgets
• Excellent communication skills; ability to brief executive management, CBO, OFM and legislative staff

• Extensive experience managing large, complex budgets with multiple funding streams and significant public accountability
• Advanced knowledge of state and federal financial management principles, budgetary constraints, and fiscal accountability requirements in health and human services
• Demonstrated experience working effectively with stakeholders including collaboration with elected officials, legislative staff, and executive leadership
• Experience overseeing federal grants and ensuring compliance with federal regulations and allowable costs
• Strong understanding of the state legislative budget process and interagency coordination
• Ability to provide clear, executive-level communication and guidance across all levels of a large organization

• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and performance management, using data to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement.
• Leading financial governance through reorganization.

• Provide budget expertise, independent financial analysis and strategic forecasting to the CFO and Executive Leadership to guide the administration’s $620M biennial budget
• Coordinate with the Office of Financial Management (OFM), the Governor’s Office, and legislative staff on budget development, decision packages and the creation of accurate fiscal notes and cost models
• Establish allotment structures to ensure strict stewardship of public funds, document allocation methodologies and manage the tracking and monthly presentation of the Monthly Financial Status Report
• Develop and manage complex budgets for federal, private, and grant-funded programs, ensuring compliance with Medicaid funding, maintenance-of-effort obligations and authoring CMS Advanced Planning documents
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