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Role Description

As a Payroll Fiscal Analyst 3, the incumbent will support the Departmental goals and objectives by developing systems and processes that ensure that every paycheck created will be treated as if it were their own. We focus on making sure that the fiscal responsibilities to the State of Washington are met with the highest level of integrity. We need your data analytics and people skills to prioritize time-sensitive workload and produce accurate and timely work results.

• Process personnel actions in HRMS, including hires, separations, transfers, and benefit setup/maintenance, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
• Analyze and process retirement, garnishments, direct deposit, deduction changes, and related payroll transactions in HRMS, including A-19 payments in AFRS.
• Conduct complex retroactive payroll analysis; investigate and correct HRMS redline, ALAS, and RCIPE errors to prevent payroll issues.
• Perform fiscal review, manual calculations, fund adjustments (including Fund 035 impacts), and reporting to validate payroll accuracy.
• Maintain payroll files and tracking logs; respond to employment verifications, employee inquiries, lost/stolen warrants, and locked/non-issued paycheck issues.
• Provide guidance to timekeepers, HRIS, HRC, supervisors, and employees; interpret RCW, WAC, CBA, SAAM, and agency policies; assist in improving payroll processes.

Qualifications

• Equivalent education/experience totaling five (5) years.
• A Bachelor's degree, AND one (1) year of relevant professional experience.
• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree, which includes at least 18 quarter or 12 semester hours of accounting, auditing, or budgeting AND two (2) to three (3) years of relevant professional experience. Professional experience may substitute for education, but not usually for 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 can be substituted for professional experience.
• Previously demonstrated experience performing payroll processing/operations duties in accordance with RCW, WAC, CBA and SAAM.
• Previously demonstrated experience independently performing complex payroll review and analysis.

Company Description

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington’s children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving. We invite all candidates to join us in our mission to create a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve.