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NEOGOV · 1 day ago

General Accounting Lead - Fiscal Analyst 4 - Permanent - 2026-00489

Thurston County – Olympia, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$5,398/mo - $7,254/mo

5+ years exp

NEOGOV is seeking a General Accounting Lead to join the Fiscal Services Program within the Department of Fish and Wildlife in Olympia, WA. The role involves leading financial tasks, overseeing fiscal reports, and serving as a liaison for various accounting functions to ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial operations.

GovTechHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologySoftware

No H1B

Responsibilities

This position is a lead worker that provides leadership and training to General Accounting and Fiscal Office staff

Lead financial worker of Fiscal Office, including coordination, oversight, and performance of a variety of complex manual and automated fiscal tasks including reconciliations of agency subsidiary accounts such as capital assets, IT costs, expenditure correction, chart of accounts, daily in-process, payroll reconciliation, and multiple general ledger accounts that maintain the financial integrity of agency-wide core internal accounting system and processes

This position prepares and/or has an oversight of other related financial reports, business analysis and investigation of various business transactions that may be questioned by auditors or assigned by their supervisor for review

Independently reviews the work of others, makes recommendations of assigned work, tracks progress and uses metrics to formulate goals

This position is lead and serves as a liaison between DFW, OFM, OST for functions such as the One Washington project, belated claims, and the state Lease Purchase program. Most of the job duties assigned to this position fall in the General Accounting Unit. However, this position works as a liaison coordinating cross-unit projects

Coordinate and prepare fiscal year-end entries for compensated absence, consumable inventory, petty cash, capital assets and lease purchase

Daily monitoring of exception reports, research discrepancies, working with appropriate Fiscal Office staff to provide resolution and make necessary adjustments

Provides oversight to the FA2 regarding year-end 'Due to' balances to report to OFM

Coordinates preparation and submission of financial reports required by state and federal government agencies

Lead coordinator of PDR requests

Receives and responds to inquiries from agency staff regarding fiscal data and reports

Responsible for overseeing the preparation of monthly status reports and performance measures

Serves as a liaison between DFW Fiscal and OST for the statewide lease purchase program. Responsible for working with DFW FSP Managers and individual program Managers to determine lease options, seek approval and coordinate lease agreements

Serves as the liaison between DFW Fiscal and OFM statewide accounting for belated claims approvals

Implement One Washington chart of accounts at WDFW which includes establishing internal guidelines, providing training and instruction on sub object coding. Working with Fiscal Office Management on whether or not established codes meet business and reporting needs

Coordinates Apptio updates with WATech and agency staff regarding agency IT spend as it relates to XY

Qualification

Financial analysisAccounting principlesBudgetingFinancial reportingMicrosoft Office SuiteFinancial softwareCustomer serviceCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in business, public administration, accounting, economics, statistics, or relevant field

Two (2) years of professional experience in accounting, budget, finance, payroll, or public administration

One (1) year as a Fiscal Analyst 3

Equivalent experience which is equal to five (5) or more years of professional experience in accounting, budget, finance, payroll, or public administration

Preferred

Four (4) years or more of professional experience in conducting complex financial analysis and applying State Administrative & Accounting Manual (SAAM), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) rules

Four (4) years or more of professional experience in accounting, budgeting, banking, credit cards and state policies and practices

Four (4) years or more of professional experience in Agency Financial Reporting System (AFRS), Enterprise Reporting, Ad Hoc Reporting, Office of Financial Management (OFM) State Administrative & Accounting Manual (SAAM), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Federal regulations

Four (4) years or more of professional experience in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc…)

Proven ability and experience using financial software programs such as QuickBooks, Xero, or Sage

Creating data and reports for executive level presentations

Skill in assessing customer needs and context to determine the most effective communication method and to convey information in a clear and appropriate manner

Working within a team environment, including collaborative problem solving, maintaining open communication among staff, and allowing flexibility for creative input from others

Communicating complex fiscal issues orally and in writing to a variety of audiences

Handling and processing public money/transactions

Transforming financial regulations into policies and procedures

Developing finance goals and objectives

Benefits

Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance.

Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their health care expenses.

Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.

Dependent care assistance allows the employee to save pre-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses.

Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction.

The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees.

State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).

Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP).

All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems.

If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, and meet the qualifying criteria, you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.

Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month.

Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in WAC 357-31-165 or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days paid military leave per year.

Most employees whose family member or household member dies, or for loss of pregnancy, are entitled to five (5) days of paid bereavement leave.