Senior Accountant

Are you highly skilled in accounting and looking for a position utilizing your government accounting experience? Do you have a high attention to detail and skill in auditing financial work? If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply for our Senior Accountant position within our Business Support Services program. This is a Regular, Full-Time (1.0 FTE) position.

1st Review of Applications 9/7/2026

Based on our internal compensation review process, the starting hourly wage for this position is $49.98 –$53.50. We make decisions on higher starting salaries based on experience, education, and qualifications.

The full salary range for this position is $49.98- $67.61 per hour. This position also includes a comprehensive benefits package that includes insurance (health, dental, vision, life), retirement plan options, generous leave accruals, annual cost of living salary increases, employee programs, and more. Visit our benefits webpage to learn more.

This is a professional classification that supports the organization’s financial operations by performing a variety of complex accounting and budgeting duties. This role monitors expenditures, analyzes financial documents, and ensures data is complete, accurate, and in compliance with regulatory requirements. The Senior Accountant also ensures grant billing requirements are met. This position develops and maintains policies and systems designed to manage risk and comply with regulatory oversight responsibilities.

This position selects, supervises, evaluates, trains, and coordinates the work of assigned technical and professional staff.

This is the third classification in a series of three Accounting roles. This position serves as a technical consultant to internal and external stakeholders and as a subject matter expert on overall accounting operations. This supervisory and/or lead position works independently, under the general direction of the Accounting Manager, and may oversee a team of accountants, technical, and clerical staff.

• Fiscal Technician
• Accountant
• Senior Accountant

Options to continue your career at the Health Department depend on your interest, education, and training. Possibilities beyond the position series include:

• MAC Manager
• Accounting Manager
• Finance Director

• Performs complex professional accounting work and often acts as a technical resource for other staff. Adheres to government accounting principles such as GAAP, GASB, and Washington State's BARS (Budgeting, Accounting, and Reporting System). Analyzes financial data for discrepancies and variances (budget to actual), develops cash projections, and provides guidance and technical assistance to department managers and staff on financial issues and compliance.
• Prepares and analyzes complex financial statements and reports.
• Manages and performs complex reconciliations of general ledger accounts (e.g., bank accounts, assets, liabilities, grants), ensuring accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial records.
• Monitors the accuracy of grant revenues and expenditures, assures compliance with federal and state grant requirements (e.g., Uniform Administrative Requirements), and prepares related financial reports and billings for reimbursement.
• Assists in developing and implementing internal controls, policies, and procedures to mitigate risk; prepares documentation and acts as a key liaison for external auditors during annual audits;
• Leads and/or supervises other accountants and fiscal staff.

The items in this section are the key duties and responsibilities for this job and do not represent an exhaustive list. Our organization is dynamic, and duties may change based on business needs. Any new duties will remain within the scope of the job.

• Acts as a resource for accounting staff on accounts payable, accounts receivable, cashiering, account reconciliation, monitoring of expenditures, payroll, and other accounting functions. Interprets established policies, procedures, and guidelines and conducts research of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for unusual issues and situations.
• Ensure…