DSHS HCLA Fiscal Analyst 5
About The Position
The Department of Social and Health Services Home and Community Living Administration (HCLA) is seeking a Fiscal Analyst 5 to serve as a key fiscal expert. Reporting to the Client Services Manager, this position develops, maintains, and evaluates HCLA cost allocation methodologies based on the relative services provided and clients served. The role makes recommendations on highly complex cost allocation methodologies for new and existing HCLA programs and leads cost allocation work supporting the transition from AFRS to Workday. The position applies GAAP, SAAM, DSHS policy, contractual requirements, and federal and state regulations to resolve complex accounting issues, strengthen internal controls, support audits, and improve fiscal processes. It supports compliance with state and federal regulations and continuous improvement of fiscal processes. The position is primarily teleworking, with in-office duties as necessary to receive, safeguard, route, and process fiscal mail and original financial documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 12 semester or 18 quarter hours in accounting, auditing, or budgeting, and at least 4 years of relevant professional fiscal experience; or eight years of relevant professional experience; or a master's degree in a financial-related field; or certification as a Public Accountant, Internal Auditor, Certified Governmental Financial Manager, or Management Accountant may substitute for professional experience.
- Professional fiscal experience may substitute for education, but not for the required accounting-, audit-, or budget-related credit hours.
- Ability to assemble, analyze, and prepare reports of complex financial data.
- Ability to follow and comprehend complex policies, procedures, directions, and regulations.
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work independently and analyze complex financial issues, identify causes, and develop practical solutions with minimal supervision.
- Ability to prioritize competing assignments, adapt to changing demands, and meet deadlines while maintaining accuracy.
- Ability to accept and follow direction from management.
- Ability to provide consultation and facilitate customer service problem resolution.
- Ability to operate office machinery and computer programs, including a computer, Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Ability to adopt the Workday system and translate legacy AFRS structures into Workday configurations to ensure data continuity.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in Enterprise Reporting (ER) to produce fiscal reports.
- Proficiency in AFRS, including development of complex toolbox transactions.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and evaluate cost allocation methodologies for HCLA programs based on relative services provided and clients served.
- Develop, maintain, and manage HCLA's chart of accounts in AFRS to support accurate expenditure coding, financial reporting, and cost allocation.
- Make recommendations regarding complex cost allocation methodologies for new and existing HCLA programs.
- Lead and integrate complex cost allocation methodologies into Workday, supporting a seamless transition from legacy systems.
- Provide process improvement solutions, recommendations, consultation, and technical support to staff and management.
- Coordinate with internal programs and other agencies to ensure accurate implementation of cost allocation plans across HCLA programs.
- Analyze monthly data to update cost allocation and ensure the methodology remains acceptable and valid.
- Process journal vouchers to allocate social service expenditures paid through ProviderOne and overpayment expenditures to appropriate state and federal funding sources.
- Provide training and ongoing support to the fiscal specialist responsible for day-to-day billing, payment, and reconciliation.
- Develop processes to track expenditures and review, reconcile, and analyze financial and statistical data to determine eligible transfer amounts and appropriate federal funding sources.
- Apply generally accepted accounting principles, SAAM, DSHS policy, contractual requirements, and federal and state regulations to fiscal work and complex accounting issues.
- Manage competing fiscal priorities and recurring deadlines, and communicate promptly with program and finance staff to resolve coding issues and address potential delays.
- Support internal controls, audits, and continuous improvement of fiscal processes.
- Receive, safeguard, route, and process fiscal mail and original financial documentation as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
