L&I General Accounting Lead (Fiscal Analyst 3)

About the role

Our Mission: Keep Washington Safe and Working! Our Values: Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability.

The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) Financial Management Division is comprised of five units that all contribute to maintaining the financial integrity of the agency. Our work is directly tied to L&I's goals and the agency mission To Keep Washington Safe and Working. Within L&I's Financial Services Program, our Fiscal Analysts support several specialized fiscal functions: Cashiering, Warrant Handling, Capital Asset Management, Accounts Payable, Revenue, Electronic Benefit Payments, and Accounts Receivable. The General Accounting Lead position located within our Accounting Services Unit works under the leadership of the Accounting Improvement Manager and shares in the responsibility for reviewing and analyzing all fiscal transactions that are released from the system interface and recorded into the Agency Financial Reporting System (AFRS).

We are looking for someone who can:

• Focus beyond the program unit to understand the big picture of accounting at L&I
• Has a process improvement mindset
• Listens to their team, customers, and partners and is able to make thoughtful decisions
• Can provide holistic leadership to their team
• Can communicate clearly and fosters relationships based on mutual respect
• Is a team player
• Is customer centered

Responsibilities

• Ensure that AFRS and related systems interface on a daily basis and that all items are processed within the same business day.
• Perform daily reconciliation process to ensure all batches have posted.
• Review the un-balanced, in-process report daily and ensure all errors have been corrected.
• Prepare and send the daily Washington State Investment Board (WSIB) investment projection instructions as well as other bi-weekly and annual investment projections.
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual balance sheet reconciliations.
• Update reconciliation templates and prepare service requests to update system reports where there is a change in business process or accounting requirements.

Qualifications

Required:

• High school diploma or GED AND four (4) years of fiscal or related experience.
• OR equivalent combination of experience and education may be used to qualify for the four (4) years of fiscal or related experience such as:
  • Two (2) years of fiscal experience AND
  • Two (2) years of college courses AND
  • The ability to take action to learn and grow.
  • The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

Desired:

• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Experience in training, coaching, mentoring, and providing feedback to staff in a lead position or supervisory role.

Benefits

• Teleworking is one of the work schedule options for this position (permitted on occasion and dependent upon business needs and supervisor approval).
• Flexible custom work schedules are offered.
• State employees who meet the qualifications will become eligible for a generous retirement package at the end of the employee's career.
• L&I provides one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation.

Schedule

• This position is required to have a work schedule in which the shift ends at 5:00 pm.
• The assigned duty station for this position is Tumwater, Washington.
• For positions where in-office work is necessary, the frequency of telework will be discussed with the supervisor of the position at the time of offer.