Accountant; Fiscal Analyst

Salary: $62,880.00 - $71,136.00 Annually

Location:

1300 Fifth Street, Wenatchee, WA

Job Type: Full-time

Job Number:

Department:
Fiscal Services

Opening Date: 08/20/2026

Under the general supervision of the director of financial services, this position serves as the senior general ledger accountant and will perform a variety complex accounting entries, analysis, and reconciliation; the incumbent is also responsible to develop and maintain a variety of complex financial reports. The incumbent will work independently to plan, coordinate, and conducts comprehensive fiscal reviews of general ledger accounts all in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP);
State Board for Community & Technical College (SBCTC) guidelines, the Office of Fiscal Management (OFM), applicable federal/state guidelines, and college policies and procedures.

• Perform accounting activities for the college consistent with the requirements of the Washington State Office of Financial Management, the federal government and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.
• Interpret institutional, state and federal fiscal policies; monitor for compliance issues with all funds.
• Review and recommend improvements to the college's internal accounting policies, procedures, policy interpretation.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts.
• Ensure all AP, AR, Campus CE, and other FIN transactions are reconciled to general ledger and the bank statement.
• Responsible for all monthly revenue and expense transfers: facilities labor, WEX fuel card, motor pool, postage, printing & supply, etc.
• Research accounting transactions and prepare corrections and adjustments as appropriate.
• Assist in monthly and year-end closing processes.
• Monitor college endowments and perform yearly transfers.
• Request monthly reimbursement for state allocations from the state treasurer's office (VPA request).
• Submit monthly building and innovation fees to the state treasurer's office.
• Analyze/reconcile a variety of complex data for financial reporting.
• Serve as back up to accounts payable.
• Reconcile bank statement and Local Government Investment Pool (LGIP) account.
• Ensure all cashiering/student finance transactions are reconciled to the general ledger and bank statement.
• Oversee all wire transactions on bank site.
• Develop various of complex financial reports using data from ctcLink and other databases; analyze, summarize, and make recommendations based on the data.
• Assist business office staff in data queries for reporting, such as IPEDS, variance dashboard, financial statements, etc.
• Assist with financial statement preparation.
• Monitor and track all use tax transactions, report to department of revenue monthly and journalize transactions in general ledger.
• Work with grants accountant to prepare and send quarterly running start invoices to school districts.
• Monitor unclaimed property, report to department or revenue yearly; journalize transactions in general ledger.

This is not intended to be an exclusive list of all duties and responsibilities. Related duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

• A bachelor's degree which includes 18 quarter or 12 semester hours in accounting, auditing or budgeting*.
• One year of relevant professional experience.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of internal controls and separation of duties.
• Proficient with word processing and spreadsheet software (Microsoft Word and Excel preferred).
• Or, if you do not meet one or more of qualifications listed above but have an applicable combination of education and experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the essential functions of the position.

* Relevant work experience may substitute for degree but not credit hours.

• Experience with fund accounting.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and/or projects simultaneously and carry out assignments under pressure with short deadlines and/or frequent interruptions.
• Experience working in a community college or other higher education environment.
• Experience creating digital content (such as Word/PDF documents and web and learning management system content as appropriate to the role) in accessible formats.
• Experience with People Soft.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English.

• Demonstrated ability to use exceptional communication and interpersonal skills demonstrating professionalism, empathy, diplomacy, discretion and integrity in interactions with diverse constituencies.
• Knowledge of testing procedures and protocol, testing security and confidentiality.
• High level of proficiency and accuracy in software packages including word processing, spreadsheets and database applications.
• Experience with People Soft and testing administration software preferred.
• Quality:
  Accurate and thorough, prepare detailed reports, evaluate processes to identify ways to improve and promote quality.
• Professionalism:
  Approach others in a tactful manner, react…