Statewide Accountant

Please Note: The starting salary offer will be determined based on the successful candidates’ qualifications within the starting salary range of $105,000 - $122,928 annually. Please note that there is career salary growth beyond this starting range for the successful candidate.

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 as needed for business purposes.

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!

Want a role where your accounting expertise has statewide impacts? Our Statewide Accounting Division supports how Washington State manages, reports, and safeguards public funds, and this position plays a key role in making that happen.

Our team manages the State Administrative and Accounting Manual (SAAM)—the playbook for how state dollars are accounted for and reported. We also prepare statewide financial reports, including the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and the Statewide Single Audit Report, and support agencies as they navigate complex accounting questions, new laws, and evolving standards.

In this role, you’ll serve state agencies as a trusted financial consultant. You’ll regularly interpret state financial policies, laws, regulations, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) requirements and translate them into clear, practical guidance for agency leadership. Collaboration is central to the job. You’ll work closely with colleagues across the Accounting Division and partner with other OFM divisions to ensure agencies receive consistent, coordinated guidance on accounting, budgeting, and financial system impacts.

If you’re looking for meaningful public service work where your expertise helps shape statewide financial practices, consider applying now!

• Serve as a consultant to state agencies by providing consulting services to an assigned set of state agencies, as well as others within OFM, in resolving financial and technical issues regarding state financial policies, state laws and regulations, and implementation of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in accordance with state law.
• Monitor agency financial data monthly for accuracy, appropriateness, and conformity with state statute, state allotment authority, and national standards for accounting and financial reporting. Includes analysis of and recommending corrections as necessary to the agency's monthly financial data.
• Review year‑end data submissions by assigned state agencies. Coordinate adjusting entries when needed. Consult with staff of the State Auditor’s Office when necessary.
• Participate in the preparation of the State of Washington Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).
• Maintain assigned provisions of the State Administrative & Accounting Manual (SAAM). This involves interpreting and responding to questions, coordinating appropriate changes to SAAM when state law or other regulations are amended, and developing resources and providing training on the assigned SAAM sections.
• Develop and maintain assigned provisions in Washington Administrative and Accounting Manual (WAAM).
• Assist with developing, reviewing, and providing feedback on statewide accounting training. Conduct instructor‑led statewide accounting courses and present to state fiscal staff at statewide accounting meetings.
• Draft articles for the Statewide Accounting News.