Budget Analyst 4 (BA4/FS)

About the role

This Budget Analyst 4 role at the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is attractive for professionals seeking high-impact financial roles that combine technical expertise with public service, stability, and excellent benefits.

About the Division

• Collaborates with other HCA divisions and external stakeholders to provide strategic financial expertise for Apple Health, Community Behavioral Health (CBH), PEBB and SEBB programs.
• Oversees budget and compliance functions necessary to manage and monitor the single largest Washington State individual operating budget.
• Manages and monitors the assigned administrative budget, agency budget requests, allotment processes, fiscal notes, and ensures fiscal information reported to OFM, legislature staff, and the federal government is accurate.

Duties

• Prepare and manage biennial and supplemental operating budget for HCA.
• Develop and prepare Decision Packages for Maintenance Level and Performance Level packages.
• Assist and advise managers and executives in developing spending strategies.
• Monitor administrative expenditures to allotments for assigned divisions through the monthly financial analysis.
• Provide expert level financial consultation and sound fiscal projections for assigned programs/divisions to ensure adequate administrative funding.
• Provide budget research and review to Position Action Request (PAR).
• Provide budget research and review to Goods and Service Request (GSR).
• Provide budget research and review to Payroll account codes; update HRMS system as needed.
• Work with accounting section to provide advice and research on account coding used for administrative expenditures.
• Fiscal notes coordination and preparation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business, public administration, accounting, economics, or statistics and three (3) years of professional experience in budgets, management, or program analysis.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, accounting, economics, or statistics and five (5) years of professional experience in budgets, management, or program analysis.
• Nine (9) years of professional experience in budgets, management, or program analysis.

Required Competencies

• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.
• The ability to take action to communicate complex issues verbally and in writing.
• The ability to fit in with a motivated and high-performing team.
• Analytical skills for financial research and modeling in complex multi-system environment.
• The ability to develop and review complex written materials and provide detailed policy analysis.