Fiscal Analyst 2

Join the BBCC Team as a Fiscal Analyst 2 – Make an Impact!

Big Bend Community College, nestled in the heart of the beautiful Columbia Basin in Central Washington, is calling dynamic professionals to apply for an exciting opportunity as a full-time Fiscal Analyst 2 in our Business Office. If you’re passionate about helping a vibrant, diverse community thrive and eager to contribute to impactful fiscal work, this is the role for you!

As a Fiscal Analyst 2 at BBCC, you'll play a key role in providing complex fiscal budgeting, financial management, and analysis support to our college operations. You'll be at the heart of budgeting and program planning, supporting essential grant and contract accounting, and tackling intricate financial challenges. Your expertise will help drive fiscal integrity and transparency, while your exceptional customer service will support students, staff, and the community at large.

This position offers a chance to truly make a difference while growing professionally in a fast-paced and rewarding environment. You’ll work closely with our Assistant Director of Finance and be part of a small but mighty team dedicated to achieving BIG things and creating lasting change.

Why BBCC?

BBCC isn’t just a college – it’s a community, a movement. We are a place where small-scale efforts result in BIG outcomes that empower both our students and employees. We’re passionate about providing accessible, inclusive higher education, and fostering an environment where everyone can grow personally and professionally.

Our mission is clear: we serve as a bridge, stand as a leader, and provide the support for success. We are committed to honoring our role as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, equity, inclusion, and diversity in everything we do, and we live our guiding principles daily – advocating for all, embracing innovation, and modeling integrity.  We are here to educate all!

If you share our vision, mission, guiding principles, and values, come be a part of our transformative work at Big Bend Community College. Together, we’ll make a lasting impact on our students and our communities!

Primary essential duties and responsibilities include but will not be limited to the following:

Budget and Financial Oversight

The primary responsibility is to oversee and assist in all budget transactions, ensuring accuracy and compliance. This includes reviewing, monitoring, and updating record-keeping systems for all budget-related activities, such as transactions, reporting, and reconciliation. The role involves making recommendations for improvements to current procedures to better budget management for various programs and assisting in the development of new guidelines. Ensuring that budget control procedures comply with established policies is crucial, as is making sure that resources are allocated effectively and efficiently. Additionally, the position involves conducting in-depth planning and budget studies of both ongoing and proposed programs, offering recommendations for alternative courses of action when necessary, and coordinating budget planning with management to align with organizational goals.

Grant and Contract Management

Another key aspect of the role involves reconciling budgets related to grants and contracts. This includes inputting, revising, and monitoring grant and contract budgets, ensuring they align with the respective grantor’s budget. A critical responsibility is reviewing and posting transactions related to grants, ensuring accuracy and consistency. The role also requires reconciling various grants and contracts, often involving direct communication with campus grant administrators and external agencies to request reimbursements. Furthermore, the job involves managing the indirect costs associated with grants, ensuring these are appropriately charged to grant accounts, and preparing monthly and year-end adjustment entries as necessary.

Cash Management and Payment Processing

Managing petty cash and an assigned cash drawer is another important responsibility. The employee is required to accept and process payments, whether in cash, check, or credit, ensuring that all transactions are handled accurately and efficiently. Maintaining the integrity of cash handling and making sure all procedures follow institutional policies are critical elements of this duty.

Administrative and Backup Support

This role includes various administrative duties, such as collecting and organizing data into electronic spreadsheets and maintaining time and effort (T&E) records for staff compliance. The position also serves as a backup to other Business Office staff, providing support as needed across different functions. Additionally, the employee may be asked to explain the organization's accounting and budgeting systems, procedures, and processes to others within the organization, contributing to cross-departmental training and knowledge sharing.

Compliance and Policy Management

The position ensures compliance with internal policies and external regulations, particularly in the areas of budgeting and grant management. This includes maintaining and monitoring time and effort reporting policies and forms submitted by staff, verifying that all fiscal activities adhere to established standards and guidelines. The role requires regular evaluation of procedures and the implementation of necessary changes to enhance overall compliance and efficiency.

Other Work Responsibilities

The employee is responsible for maintaining professional growth through workshops and affiliations, staying updated on industry trends. Safety is prioritized through adherence to work practices and policies, ensuring no injuries occur. The role also includes ensuring compliance with college policies and relevant state and federal regulations, while fostering effective collaboration with colleagues, staff, students, and administrators from diverse backgrounds. Additionally, the employee may be asked to perform other related duties as required.

• Actively contributes to a work environment that embraces diversity and diverse perspectives to enhance the attainment of organizational goals. 
• Build constructive working relationships characterized by a high level of acceptance, cooperation and mutual regard.
• Accountable for the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of work products.  Can be relied upon to achieve excellent results with minimal oversight.
• Ability to analyze, sort, and synthesize data with careful attention to detail; ability to interpret and strictly adhere to complex policies and procedures.
• Ability to effectively communicate information to promote understanding and implementation of accounting business processes.  Employs tact, discretion, and courtesy to ensure the relationship internal and external constituencies is positive.
• Ability to respect and maintain confidentiality. Ability to avoid situations and actions considered inappropriate, a violation of college policy, state or federal law, or which present a conflict of interest.
• Ability to earn the trust, respect and confidence of staff through honesty, integrity, consistent actions, and professionalism.
• Ability to manage multiple activities with important deadlines.
• Ability to provide positive service outcomes, for students and staff with account problems.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to resolve problems, especially in cases requiring quick action and resolution.
• Knowledge of budgets and financial management practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or other related degree with a minimum of 18 quarter or 12 semester hours in accounting, auditing, or budgeting from a regionally accredited institution.  (The following may be determined at the discretion of the college: Professional experience may substitute for education but not the credit hours.  A Master's degree in a financial related field, certification as a Public Accountant, Internal Auditor, Certified Governmental Financial Manager or Management Accountant may be substituted for the relevant professional work experience.)
• One (1) year of relevant professional work experience including accounting, auditing, budgeting, or other fiscal analyst type work experience.
• Proficient in the use of Excel.  Includes experience creating and utilizing complex, computerized spreadsheets to perform fiscal tasks.   

• Experience in accounting/finance within a public entity, preferably in a community college or higher education setting.
• Experience with PeopleSoft.
• Bicultural experience.

This position closes on February 9, 2025 at 12:00am.  Big Bend Community College reserves the right to offer this position to a qualified candidate at any time, so a prompt response is encouraged.  

To qualify for consideration, applicants must meet required qualifications and submit a complete application packet, which includes the following:

1. BBCC Online application.
2. Cover letter, addressing why you are interested in this position and how your qualifications make you the ideal candidate.*
3. Comprehensive resume or CV.*
4. Response(s) to the questions found in the Supplemental Questions Tab above.*  Supplemental questions are designed to address the Additional Desirable qualifications list in the job posting. 
5. Unofficial transcripts documenting undergraduate and graduate course work and degrees.  Official transcripts required upon employment.*

NOTE:You must complete the online application in full and respond to the required supplemental questions.  Failure to provide this information or responses of "See Resume" may eliminate you from consideration for this position.The college reserves the right to remove documents, submitted but not requested, by BBCC as part of the application process.  These documents include, but are not limited to statements of teaching philosophy, diversity statement, letters of recommendation, student evaluations, performance evaluations, etc. 

BBCC reserves the right to not fill this position, reject all applicants, reopen the position, or make a direct appointment.  Applications received during this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies at the College's discretion.

This posting does not reflect the entire job description and may be changed and/or modified, at any time, without notice.  

If you have difficulty logging into your account, attaching documents, submitting your application, etc., please contact NEOGOV Customer Service at 1-855-524-5627.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Pursuant to RCW 28B.112.080, applicants must declare whether they are the subject of any substantiated findings of sexual misconduct in any current or former employment or are currently being investigated for, or have left a position during an investigation into, a violation of any sexual misconduct policy at the applicant’s current or past employers. By law, post-secondary education institutions cannot hire an applicant who does not complete the questions.  

Prior to employment, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted.   Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform the position.  

An offer of employment will not carry with it any responsibility or obligation on the part of Big Bend Community College to sponsor an H-1B visa.   In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, proof of authorization to work in the United States will be required at the time of hire.  

Official transcripts must be provided to the college upon hire. 

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION:  

Big Bend provides reasonable accommodations for qualified students, employees, and applicants with disabilities in accordance with the American with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Please direct all inquiries regarding compliance with access, equal opportunity, and/or grievances to the Vice President of Human Resources & Labor/Equal Opportunity Officer/Title IX Coordinator/Section 504 Coordinator, BBCC 7662 Chanute Street NE, Moses Lake, WA  98837; 509-793-2026 or via email at hroffice@bigbend.edu.  

DRUG AND ALCOHOL-FREE CAMPUS:

In compliance with state and federal regulations, BBCC is committed to a safe and drug and alcohol-free campus.  Employees are expected to comply with BBCC’s policy prohibiting illegal drug use or activity, including notifications of criminal drug convictions and the use of prescription drugs or over-the-counter medications that are likely to affect job safety.  The complete policy and procedure are available to view on the policies page of the BBCC website.  Printed copies of the policy and procedure are available by contacting the Human Resources Office at 509-793-2008.

BBCC ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT:

BBCC strives to be a safe and secure campus for our students, employees, and community.  Detailed information regarding campus security, crime statistics for the most recent-three year period, and other information is available on the Campus Safety and Security page of the BBCC website.  If you have questions or would like a printed copy of the materials please contact Campus Safety and Security at 509-793-2286.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY:

Big Bend Community College provides equal opportunity in education and employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, religion, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical, mental or sensory disability, use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, marital status, pregnancy status or families with children, a mother breastfeeding her child, AIDS/HIV or hepatitis C, genetic information, and/or status as a veteran or any other legally protected classification.  

Salary : $45,732 - $61,404