L&I Financial Examiner - Certification Services Unit Supervisor

Our Mission: Keep Washington Safe and Working!
Our Values: Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability

Please Note:
This opportunity and is open to current Labor & Industries employees only.
If you apply and are not a current employee, you will not be considered.

Are you a detail-oriented individual who possesses knowledge of accounting, auditing, and financial analysis? Are you looking for an opportunity to provide excellent customer service and work on a positive, goal-oriented team? If so, don’t miss this opportunity. You have the chance to make a difference by joining our team as the next Financial Examiner 3-Certification Services Unit Supervisor.

The Certification Services Unit processes applications for self-insured employers and manages their workers’ compensation accounts in Washington State. In this position, you will be the lead auditor and financial examiner in charge of independently planning, conducting, and overseeing the most complex risk-focused audits and financial examinations and analysis of self-insured employers throughout the state of Washington.

The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety, health, and security of Washington's workers. We help employers meet safety and health standards and inspect workplaces when alerted to hazards. As administrators of the state's workers' compensation system, we are similar to a large insurance company providing medical and limited wage-replacement coverage to workers who suffer job-related injuries and illness.

Our rules and enforcement programs help ensure workers are paid what they are owed, that children and teens' work hours are limited, and that consumers are protected from unsound business practices.

Insurance Services is the largest division within the agency and administers one of the premier workers’ compensation organizations in the nation serving over 3.8 million employees working for 260,000 employers.

The Insurance Services Self-Insurance program is dedicated to supporting employers and protecting workers by providing impartial oversight and timely, expert services to all employers in Washington State that elect to administer and pay their own workers’ compensation claims.

• Demonstrated critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex information clearly and succinctly in a way that is easy to understand for a variety of audiences both orally and in written format.
• Your organizational skills and attention to detail to coordinate to lead, direct, and monitor the work of others to ensure activities are completed in a timely manner with accuracy and quality.
• Ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks with competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and build rapport with others to contribute to team cohesion and positive, respectful working relationships.

• Ability to review, independently interpret, analyze, and apply specialized program policies and procedures to draw sound conclusions and make recommendations based on data.
• A motivated problem-solver who actively seeks solutions to a variety of business questions and concerns.
• Proficiency utilizing Microsoft Office applications with specific expertise in Excel and SharePoint.

• Review self-insured employers’ financial stability and determine whether they are or are not in compliance with applicable WA State rules and laws related to self-insurance and workers’ compensation.
• Plan, conduct, and lead analysis of regulated self-insure employers.
• Take action against self-insured employers who do not comply with all rules and laws that could lead…