Business & Finance Officer

The Department of Community and Human Services values diverse perspectives and life experiences. The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, veterans, and those with lived experiences.

King County’s Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) provides equitable opportunities for people to be healthy, happy, and connected to community.

DCHS is seeking detail‑oriented and agile finance professionals to serve as Business and Finance Officer I (BFO I) positions within the Director’s Office Finance, Accounting, and Compliance Services team. These positions perform day‑to‑day accounting, budgeting, and finance functions that support contracting, invoicing, data integrity, and financial management for programs across multiple DCHS divisions.

• Developmental Disabilities and Early Childhood Supports Division (DDECSD)
  Two BFO I positions support programs in DDECSD. These are 24‑month Special Duty or Temporary Limited Term (TLT) opportunities.
• Children, Youth and Young Adult Division (CYYAD)
  One BFO I position supports programs in CYYAD. This is a career service position.
• Adult Services Division (ASD)
  One BFO I position supports programs in ASD. This is a 24‑month Special Duty or TLT opportunity.
• Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD)
  One BFO I position supports programs in BHRD. This is a 12‑month Special Duty or TLT opportunity.

• Perform accounting transactions, including payment of complex invoices; recording revenue transactions; preparing inter‑fund transfers to/from other agencies within King County; preparing journal entries; preparing monthly allocations; and preparing documentation and audit trails for all recorded transactions.
• Support year‑end fiscal activities, including invoice deadlines and accrual processing.
• Field inquiries from Provider Network regarding monthly payment and billing transactions.
• Understand and comply with HIPAA and internal procedures for protected health information.
• Process confidential client billing information using multiple systems and investigate all issues arising from the multiple systems to ensure resolution.
• Ensure data integrity across multiple interfacing systems, reconcile all data discrepancies, and work to make necessary corrections.
• Reconcile County financial systems with internal financial systems across multiple fund sources.
• Provide integrated reporting for programs and funding, including current year/biennium information as well as historical analysis.
• Work collaboratively with program managers to learn their programs and provide useful reporting and analytic tools.
• Administer and monitor funds, contracts, and specialized funding streams; read and become an expert on funds, contracts, and associated financial requirements.
• Perform ad hoc financial analysis of various programs, revenue contracts, funds, and appropriations; assist in the written descriptions of financial analysis and explain them to non‑financial staff.
• Assist the Business and Finance Officer II in gathering data for the division’s service providers’ fiscal site visits to ensure compliance.
• Extract, organize, and review financial records, data, and reports from Oracle EBS, Oracle Business Intelligence, and other internal systems to ensure the accuracy of revenues and expenditures.
• Serve as an accounts payable process technical expert.
• Collaborate with other Business and Finance Officers within the department to assist with the interpretation and implementation of funding requirements.
• Assist with department‑wide financial management as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Three years of professional, comprehensive accounting experience.
• Knowledge of budgeting, finance, managerial accounting, and financial accounting.
• Self‑motivating individual.
• Knowledge of and experience working in governmental accounting and budgeting.
• Experience working with automated financial management systems.
• Skill in adjusting to changing priorities and handling multiple tasks simultaneously with attention to detail.
• Knowledge and…