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Fiscal Analyst 2 - Local Funds lead worker
If you thrive in a role that blends precision with purpose, this may be the perfect position for you. TheFacilities, Finance, and Analytics Administration (FFA) are hiring for a Fiscal Analyst 2 to join their Consolidated Business Services (CBS3) team, in Centralia, WA. As a Fiscal Analyst 2 in the Local Funds Unit, you’ll play a key role in maintaining and monitoring patient and group financial accounts at the Maple Lane Residential Treatment Facility. This position ensures financial accountability and supports the well-being of individuals receiving treatment and care.
You’ll manage a variety of fund accounts, analyze financial data, and interpret a web of financial rules and healthcare regulations. Your accuracy and critical thinking will help support transparent operations and ensure compliance with state and federal requirements. You will also serve as a key financial point of contact, providing consultation to staff and responding to financial inquiries with tact and professionalism.
Please note: This position is on-site at our Maple Lane location.Watch this video to find out why people like you enjoy working for DSHS at Maple Lane.
Opportunities performed on-site at this work location at least three days a week may be eligible for an additional 5% premium pay in addition to the advertised salary.
Some of what you'll do
- Manage approximately 50 patient trust and group accounts using an automated accounting system.
- Audit accounts for accuracy and prepare adjustments to correct discrepancies.
- Monitor patient trust funds to determine financial responsibility toward cost of care.
- Respond to financial inquiries by analyzing data and preparing historical account reports.
- Apply Medicaid guidelines, state laws and agency policies to all account activities.
- Calculate and prepare daily bank deposits and ensure secure handling of all monetary items.
- Prepare bank bags for courier pick-up and verify incoming cash and checks delivered on site.
- Review and determine how to process unclaimed or abandoned funds in compliance with state requirements.
- Compile unclaimed property reports and submit them to the Department of Revenue.
- Track and report sales tax obligations related to patient and group fund purchases.
- Prepare payment documents for gate money, Therapeutic Funds and client vocational incentives.
- Audit and input client work pay records into the system.
- Prepare and submit financial transmittals for recoveries in the current budget cycle.
- Calculate and process monthly payments due to the Office of Financial Recovery.
- Monitor and report patient accounts identified as eligible for financial recovery.
- Act as the on-site lead for Local Funds operations when the supervisor is unavailable.
Professionals who have a bachelor's degree*, with a minimum of 12 semesters or 18 quarter hours in accounting, auditing, or budgeting and 1 to 2 years of relevant professional experience**.
Professional experience may substitute for education, but not for the accounting, audit, or budget-related credit hours.
**A master's degree in a financial related field; or certification as a Public Accountant, Internal Auditor, Certified Governmental Financial Manager, or Management Accountant can be substituted for professional experience.
Additional knowledge, skills, and abilities we're looking for:
- Accounting knowledge – You understand the principles of accounting and can apply them to reconcile complex fund records.
- Regulatory understanding – You are able to navigate financial rules, Medicaid requirements, and Washington state regulations.
- Analytical skills – You interpret data, identify financial discrepancies and recommend effective solutions.
- Technical proficiency – You are comfortable using accounting software and Excel, including creating spreadsheets and importing/exporting data.
- Discretion and ethics – You consistently maintain confidentiality and act with integrity in handling sensitive financial information.
- Clear and patient communication – You communicate professionally with a wide audience, both in writing and in person. When your communication isn't understood, you reword or restructure your response to aid understanding.
- Time management – You can manage deadlines, prioritize tasks and organize your workload efficiently.
- Adaptability – You are flexible, open to change, and able to absorb new procedures and expectations quickly.
Interested? Apply today!
Please include unofficial college transcripts with your application.
The Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) vision that people find human services to shape their own lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency’s vision that you bring an equity, anti-racism, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.
Questions? Please contact georgina.pringle@dsha.wa.gov and reference job number 02661.
Supplemental Information
Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may 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 in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at (360) 725-5810. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.
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