Description

The Opportunity
As the Financial Services Supervisor, you are responsible for supervising professional accounting staff who are involved in tracking and monitoring all agency expenditures and revenue, funds management, accounting reports and statements, and help develop new or modified accounting systems.

You will be the highest statewide expert for the Office of Financial Managment (OFM), the Governor’s Office, and the Office of Independent Investigations for the agency billing and accounts receivable systems. You coordinate activities, such as billing for OFM Central Services Model totaling over $195 million, track expenditures and recoveries, and perform complex accounting for the end of each agency’s fiscal month and year.

Who we are
Our work at the Office of Financial Management (OFM) serves as a crucial part of the decision-making that the governor, Legislature and state agencies do each year. As an employee of OFM, you will be part of a team of dedicated professionals who work hard every day to provide the vital information and services they need to serve the people of Washington.

If playing a key role in supporting and improving state government matters to you, you’ve found the right place.

What we offer our employees

• Foster an environment of diversity, equity and inclusion. We strive to hire, cultivate and retain a competitive workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
• Encourage a healthy life/work balance by offering flexible/alternative work schedules, wellness program, mobile arrangements and telework opportunities.
• Employees (and their families) have coverage options for medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance.
• Opportunity to enroll in state retirement programs and a deferred compensation plan.
• A minimum of 14 days of vacation leave per year and 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• OFM offers a commute trip reduction program, tuition reimbursement, membership to statewide Business Resource Groups and an Infants-at-Work program.

See our Benefits page for more information.

Duties

What you'll do

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  Lead, coordinate, and plan professional accounting activities.
• Revise, formulate and install systems and procedures for accounting, and instruct staff on the proper methods for fiscal operations.
• Monitor and manage the central accounting service activities for the Office of Financial Management, Office of the Governor, and the Office of Independent Investigations.
• Identify best practices and implement internal controls to make sure we properly account for and safeguard funds.
• Coordinate fiscal year-end closing processes with statewide accounting and make sure staff are trained and supported on the applicable policies and procedures.
• Update agency transportation and travel policies for OFM, GOV and OII in accordance with the State Administrative & Accounting Manual (SAAM). Ensure policies are available and accessible to agency staff who travel and/or plan and procure travel.
• Coordinate expenditure and revenue analysis to verify agency information is accurate, complete, and consistent. Monitor accounting activity and develop detailed monthly and quarterly fiscal analysis.
• Train and develop staff on accounting issues, agency policies, financial rules that impact the agency, and continually improve processes.
• Support divisions to ensure the agency operates consistently with executive and legislative intent. Collaborate with program staff to investigate and resolve accounting related issues.
• Recommend hiring and disciplinary actions, conduct performance evaluations, and oversee performance management.
• Help with federal grant reporting, tracking revenues and expenditures for OFM’s Forecasting and Serve Washington divisions.
• Assist with preparing annual financial disclosure statements for the Agency Director and Chief Financial Officer to certify for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) disclosure forms.
• Participate and positively influence staff as we implement new technology systems (the One Washington system).

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

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  Bachelor’s degree or above, including 18 quarter or 12 semester hours of accounting, auditing, or budgeting.
• Three years’ experience applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and handling general ledger accounting.
• Professional supervisory or lead experience.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite of tools.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience or familiarity using state systems such as: AFRS, Enterprise Reporting, Web Intelligence, Workday, and CAMS.
• Understand State Administrative and Accounting Manual (SAAM).
• Understand state fiscal year closing requirements.
• Understand federal grant requirements.

Condition of Employment:
Per Governor Inslee’s Directive 22-13.1, state employees must be fully vaccinated effective November 4, 2022. Providing proof of being fully vaccinated is a condition of employment and your vaccine status will be verified prior to starting work. Being fully vaccinated means two weeks after you have received the second dose in a two-dose series of a COVID-19 vaccine or a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use, licensed or otherwise authorized or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or listed for emergency use or otherwise approved by the World Health Organization. Please reach out to the HR Office if you need information on medical or religious accommodation.

Note: If you have an approved exemption with your current agency, you will still be expected to go through the exemption process with OFM by submitting your request through the OFM HR office for appropriate processing and approval.

Supplemental Information

Application Process
How to Apply
Interested? We would love to hear from you. Click “Apply” at the top of this page to start your application (you can save the application and come back to it, if needed).

Please include the following along with your application:

• Letter of interest: describing your specific qualifications about this position.
• Resume: that details your applicable experience and education.
• References: at least three professional references with current telephone numbers.
• School transcript: a copy of your school transcript displaying classes in accounting, auditing, and/or budgeting.

We will directly contact the top candidates to interview for this position. Because we base our selection on the information you provide, it is in your best interest to identify the knowledge, skills and abilities that address the required and desirable qualifications we described above.

Questions:
For questions about this recruitment or to request reasonable accommodation in the application process, please email Janet at TalentAcquisition@ofm.wa.gov. For TTY service, please call the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.

The Office of the Governor is an equal opportunity employers. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, and disabled and Vietnam-era veterans are encouraged to apply.