Fiscal Analyst 2

About WSDOT

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a multimodal agency with a global reputation for excellence. Our dedicated workforce plans, designs, builds, and operates an integrated transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people and goods throughout the state. In addition to maintaining over 20,000 lane miles of state highway and 4,100 bridges, WSDOT leads an award-winning Active Transportation Plan, manages the world's longest floating bridge, and operates the largest ferry system in the nation!

WSDOT is looking for a skilled and detail-oriented Fiscal Analyst 2 to join our team in Shoreline, WA! In this role, you’ll play an important part in ensuring the financial activities that support our region are accurate, accountable, and aligned with state and federal requirements. You’ll apply your financial expertise to review and analyze complex transactions, identify issues and trends, and help ensure resources are managed responsibly and effectively.

If you enjoy digging into the details, solving financial problems, and using your analytical skills to support sound business decisions, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact. You’ll work with a variety of financial activities and transactions while partnering with others across the region to promote accuracy, accountability, and compliance with agency policies and procedures.

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Fiscal Analyst 2 will:

• Ensure compliance of financial transactions and/or related transactions
• Ensure compliance of documentation supporting a transaction with various payment and/or procurement requirements and ensure expenditure coding components and requirements are applied correctly.
• Verify and validate payment transactions for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with policy and procedures.
• Examine payment documents to ensure correct amounts are disbursed, appropriate coding components are applied, and payments comply with relevant federal, state and agency procurement and payment requirements.
• Analyze payment documents and financial transactions.
• analyzing expenditure data to determine if project charges or coding corrections are needed.
• Analyze, interpret, and reconcile expenditure and payment activity.
• Trace or track financial transactions.
• Prepare and produce documentation.
• Prepares fiscal year end closing adjustments and accrual journal vouchers using WSDOT financial systems, information retrieval systems, and various software applications

To be considered for this opportunity, the following competencies are required:

• Customer Service: Ability to provide excellent customer service and build collaborative relationships with internal staff, vendors, and stakeholders while supporting operational or administrative functions.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong communication skills both in written and verbal form to effectively communicate information to internal and external customers.
• Microsoft Suite Proficiency: Proficient with MS Office Suite products, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Organization
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong organizational and administrative skills, including the ability to track multiple requests, maintain accurate records, and manage several tasks or processes simultaneously.
• Fast-Paced Work: Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities while coordinating activities with multiple offices, vendors, and partners.
• Financial Analyst: Ability to review, analyze, and interpret financial information and reports, as well as analyzing and correcting discrepancies.
• Growth Mindset: Actively demonstrates a commitment to learning and growth.
• Service-Oriented: Takes action to meet the needs of others.

The following qualifications are also required:

• Ability to maneuver and transport various materials and/or equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.

It is preferred that qualified candidates also demonstrate:

• Accounting, Auditing & Budgeting: Demonstrated knowledge and experience applying accounting, auditing, and budgeting principles to analyze financial activities, transactions, and data. Ability to apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and applicable state and federal requirements to support accurate and accountable financial management.
• Financial Analysis & Compliance: Demonstrated ability to review, analyze, reconcile, and interpret complex financial data and transactions; identify discrepancies or trends; research and resolve issues; and ensure financial activities comply with applicable state and federal regulations, agency policies, and established accounting practices.
• State & Federal Financial Policies: Demonstrated knowledge and ability to interpret and apply state and federal budget and financial requirements, including the State Administrative and Accounting Manual (SAAM), Office of Financial Management (OFM) requirements, agency policies, procedures, directives, and applicable accounting and…