NEOGOV · 7 hours ago
Fish Program Budget Analyst - Budget Analyst 4 - Permanent - 2026-00984
Thurston County – Olympia, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$5,956/mo - $8,012/mo
6+ years expNEOGOV is seeking a Fish Program Budget Analyst to provide expert-level budget support to the Fish Program within the Department of Fish and Wildlife. This role includes managing ongoing financial monitoring, overseeing federal grants, and supporting budget development for multiple divisions, ensuring effective fiscal management and policy implementation.
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Responsibilities
Serves as the division expert that provides technical assistance to internal and external customers regarding highly complex budget, financial, and operational activities that result in improvements within eight Fish Program divisions
Manages ongoing division budgets, financial, and operational activities
As the divisional budget analyst expert, this position exercises discretion and independent judgment, conducts in depth analyses/evaluations and provides recommended actions to identify and address issues, problems and opportunities related to assigned division budgets, financial, and/or business operations to internal and external constituents and manages implementation of changes for program effectiveness
Assists program staff with management of federal grants and local contracts, including developing spending plans and assisting with the submittal of contract amendments and grant applications
Develops and implements financial monitoring tools and reports (i.e., development of projection and analytical models containing financial data) in coordination with the Fish Program Budget Manager/Assistant Budget Manager and the Fish Program Division Managers for projections and fund balance management
Leads tactical and strategic budget planning and policy development within the Fish Program division assignment by managing projects to implement agency goals and objectives, strategic initiatives, and policies and procedures using work plans, written directives and workshops/trainings conducted both internally and externally
Monitors, interprets, prioritizes, and implements budget and operational policies and procedures for the deployment of division budget and operational functions
Ensures that Fish Program executive management and other internal and external stakeholders are provided accurate, timely and credible information to assist them in making budget and policy decisions that affect areas of division business operations, both internally and externally
Serves as division expert that leads the development and production of budget and financial reports addressing complex and sometimes unprecedented budget, financial, and operational issues:
Research and analyze expenditure patterns, organizational structure, and applicable state and federal regulations for issues requiring specific fiscal and operational expertise for various divisions within the Fish Program
Recommends and implements consultative actions necessary to meet critical division, program, and agency goals and objectives, policies, and rules
Provides consultative planning and detailed analysis using excel to program staff in the development and monitoring of biennial and supplemental budget allotments for all fund sources including local and federal funds and associated match
Prepares reports using excel, including findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Improves budget operations and ensures that follow-up service is provided to management for compliance with changes. Provides findings to program management as well as communicating these complex issues to affected external constituents, advisory boards and groups, and stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Six (6) years of professional experience in accounting, budget, finance or public administration, including one (1) complete biennial cycle, with increasing levels of responsibility
Six (6) months' experience as a Budget Analyst 3 and one (1) completed biennial cycle, with increasing levels of responsibility
A bachelor's degree in a closely related field may replace two (2) years of experience
A technical degree, vocational education, or an associate's degree in business, accounting, or budget may replace one (1) year of experience
Preferred
A bachelor's degree in business, public administration, accounting, economics, statistics, mathematics, or closely related field
Intermediate excel skills including proficiency in analytical formulas and functions, data management, pivot tables, and charts and graphs
Fiscal Office or Budget Office experience
Ability to conduct sound and detailed analyses from both a programmatic and a fiscal perspective
Benefits
Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance.
Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their health care expenses.
Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.
Dependent care assistance allows the employee to save pre-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses.
Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction.
The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees.
State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).
New employees have the option of two employer contributed retirement programs.
Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP).
All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems.
If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, and meet the qualifying criteria, you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.
Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month.
Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in WAC 357-31-165.
Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days paid military leave per year.
Most employees whose family member or household member dies, or for loss of pregnancy, are entitled to five (5) days of paid bereavement leave.
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