Lead Budget Analyst

Lead Budget Analyst (BA4)

WaTech: A great place to work!
As a Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) employee you will have a unique opportunity to help advance the latest IT technologies and practices used by state government to meet the needs of Washingtonians. Through teamwork partnership and collaboration WaTech works to transform public service through a connected government.

About the position
This position is a part of WaTechs Finance group and provides financial management services to managers and staff within the agency. The staff in the Finance group work collaboratively with each other in the areas of budgeting billing accounts payable accounts receivable payroll and general ledger accounting. This position reports to the Budget Manager.

Some of what to expect with this role:

• Lead the process flow for fiscal notes beginning with posting and notifying appropriate subject matter experts and following up with analysts.
• Lead the process flow for decision packages. This involves bringing together subject matter experts (SMEs) Communications the Executive team directors budget analysts and managers to produce a coherent decision package.
• Lead the optimization of Apptios reporting capabilities and train new users; be a resource for service owners on financial reports available in Apptio (such as cost transparency expenditure trend reporting expenditure transaction etc.)
• Serve as a resource for budget analysts in development and maintenance of the following reports: monthly and quarterly financial status reports corrective journal entries and other on-demand reporting to support the divisional service owners (Sos) the Office of Financial Management (OFM) and legislative staffing team members.
• Guide and advise budget analysts on maintenance- and policy-level funding requests by reviewing and assisting with writing their financial analyses.
• Provide an annual report about increases in vendor payments to the Budget Manager to determine how much to request maintenance-level funding.
• Submit allotments and regular adjustments to Budget Manager for review and approval.
• Submit payroll projections for the entire agency to Budget Manager for budgeting purposes taking into account funding splits position moves approved budgets for partial or full funding newly established positions etc.
• Submit a comprehensive agency-wide allocation to Budget Manager of CSM revenues to various cost centers in the agency based on staffing funding approvals and other split determinants.

Heres what were looking for:

• Nine years of experience in budget management fiscal program analysis or financial accounting. This experience must include:
  • Five years of professional experience performing cost or rate analysis and/or financial modeling.
  • Two years of experience supervising or leading budget staff.
• A bachelors degree in business accounting public administration or closely allied field may substitute for up to four years of required experience.
• Experience with state budget processes and policies or experience with federal city or other governmental budget processes and policies.
• Expert-level skills in Excel financial modeling techniques and data management/analysis skills.
• Experience with Xlookup Vlookup nested IFs and SumIFs; advanced pivot table functions such as calculated fields; macros are required.

Preference may be granted to applicants with the following:

• MBA or MPA with a focus on budgeting planning and/or accounting.
• Two years experience with Washington state budget processes and applications.
• Experience with information systems such as AFRS Workday ERP reporting Apptio or other database systems.
• Experience with writing funding proposals issue papers or similar.
• Experience with Washington state legislative process.

We value diversity and different perspectives:

WaTech is committed to providing equal access and opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees. We seek to attract and retain a diverse staff and welcome your experiences perspectives and unique identity.We invite you to include your preferred name and pronouns in your material to ensure we address you correctly throughout the application process.

What WaTech offers:

As an employee of WaTech youll have access to an outstandingemployee benefits package that includes medical and dental plan options for you and your family paid leave and holidays retirement plan options and more.

While WaTech is headquartered in Olympia Washington which is near some of the countrys mostscenic national parkswe are able to offer many of our positions telework and flexible schedule options to help support a healthy work-life balance.

To learn more about WaTech and what our employees enjoy about working here pleasevisit our website.

Additional information about this role:

This position requires a background check. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicants suitability to perform in the position and is a continued condition of employment.

How to apply:

Applications for this recruitment will be accepted electronically. Please select the large apply button at the top of this addition to completing your online application please also include the following attachments:

• A current resume detailing your applicable experience training and/or education.
• A letter of interest highlighting how your experiences align with the outlined job posting.

Top candidates will be asked to provide a list of their professional references with contact information.

Reminders:

• A real person is reviewing your application material. It is in your best interest to complete the application in its entirety and review thoroughly before submitting. You will not be eligible to re-apply to this posting for 30 days.
• Applications with missing or incomplete fields or supplemental question responses such as see resume may be considered incomplete and removed from consideration.
• WaTech complies with the employment eligibility verification requirements of the federal Form I-9. The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States. WaTech does not use the E-Verify system. We are not eligible to extend STEM Optional Practice Training (OPT) opportunities. For more information please
• Applicants wishing to claim Veterans Preference should attach a copy of their DD-214 (Member 4 copy) NGB 22 or signed verification of service letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to their application. (Please redact any personally identifiable data such as social security number and date of birth prior to submittal.)

By submitting your materials you affirm that all information is true and correct. Any untruthful information is cause for removal from the applicant pool. If hired as a result of this recruitment the discovery of incorrect or falsified information may lead to disciplinary action or dismissal.

Recruitment process:

The first round of application assessments will be conducted seven days after the initial job posting date. The hiring authority reserves the right to offer the position at any time after the initial seven-day job posting date. It is to the applicants advantage to apply as early as possible. This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions.

The salary range reflected above reflects the full potential for this position. The base pay offered to the selected candidate will consider the candidates specific qualifying experience and internal equity of the existing team.

Contact us:For inquiries about this position please contactRebekah Wilkesator email to

If youd like to request an accommodation for any part of the selection process or to receive the application material in an alternative format please contact Human Resources at or.Persons of disability or those who are deaf or hard of hearing can call the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-.