L&I Fiscal Analyst

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, adjust, and reconcile L&I payroll general ledgers.
• Coordinate reconciliations with Payroll Specialists and Financial Management. Provide recommendations, resolutions, and guidance while serving as the technical expert on the Payroll Revolving Account.
• Audit corrections to retirement postings for L&I’s approximately 3,000 employees.
• Prepare statements supporting reconciliation on a monthly basis for presentation to the Payroll Manager and the OHR Director.
• Analyze payroll financials to include error identification, tax reporting, and other complex payroll issues.
• Work with the Office of Financial Management (OFM) and Washington Technology Solutions (WATech) on complex situations to reach a resolution.
• Serve as the agency expert in State and Federal tax law.
• Research, resolve, and respond to IRS correspondence.
• Lead Calendar Year-End, Fiscal Year-End and Biennial Closing responsibilities.
• Oversee Fiscal Analyst staff by assigning and evaluating work, training, coaching, setting expectations, providing mentorship, and ensuring consistent process flow between Fiscal Analysts and Payroll & Benefit Specialists.

• Seven (7) years of professional accounting, auditing, budgeting or finance experience or other related professional experience. This experience should include reconciling as well as communicating complex concepts verbally and in writing.
• Education with a focus on accounting, finance, business or related field may substitute year for year with experience.

• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

• Professional experience preparing, reconciling, and analyzing general ledger entries.
• Professional experience preparing 941 Federal Tax Returns and associated W-2’s for quarterly, year-end and biennium closing.
• Ability to interpret and apply state and federal rules and regulations as they relate to garnishments, and insurance.
• Familiarity with State of Washington civil service rules and collective bargaining agreement provisions.

Teleworking is one of the work schedule options for this position. Telework is permitted part time and dependent upon business needs. There is an expectation to report to the office at least once per month. The assigned duty station for this position is Tumwater, Washington.

State employees who meet the qualifications will become eligible for a generous retirement package at the end of the employee’s career. Benefits information is available on the agency website.

Prior to a placement in this position, a background check, including criminal history record will be conducted. Information from your background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining your eligibility to perform the requirements of the position.

• For positions requiring travel, you must have a valid unrestricted driver's license and have insurance if driving a privately owned vehicle on state business.
• This position is represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).
• Candidates who are offered a job with L&I must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa now or in the future.
• The Department of Labor & Industries complies with the employment eligibility verification requirements of the federal employment eligibility verification form, I-9. The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States consistent with the requirements of that form on the first day of employment.
• Please note:
  
  L&I may use this announcement to fill multiple permanent and/or non-permanent positions.

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