Cost Allocation Analyst | Management Analyst; MA- Olympia

Our vision is to ensure that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy—thriving physically, emotionally and academically, nurtured by family and community."

Cost Allocation Analyst - Management Analyst 4 (MA4)

Olympia, WA - The selected candidate will work in the Olympia office for the initial 6-month training period, with the possibility to move to a hybrid work schedule.

This recruitment is open until filled. First review of applications will begin December 19th, 2025. We encourage all applicants to apply early. The hiring authority reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any time.

$69,744.00 - $93,804.00 Annually

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is looking for a Cost Allocation Analyst (Management Analyst
4) to bring expertise in accounting, federal reporting, and cost allocation to support the Early Learning Cost Allocation and Federal Grants team. The Cost Allocation and Federal Grants section serves the mission! DCYF's mission is to protect children and strengthen families so they flourish. Finance is fundamental to the agency achieving its strategy.

Learn more about DCYF.

As a Management Analyst 4 (MA4), you'll ensure federal grants comply with both federal regulations and state requirements. Also, management of the automated cost allocation plan, monthly plan build process, AFRS edit entries, and bypass journal voucher entry. Are you ready for an opportunity to grow and to explore cost allocation and federal grants? If so, we encourage you to apply.

• Research, analyze, and monitor financial expenditures for assigned grants to ensure compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, and accounting principles.
• Manage and maintain the automated cost allocation plan for assigned grants.
• Complete federal reporting and federal claims for assigned grants within applicable federal systems.
• Establish and maintain account coding to ensure tracking of federal grants at the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for both revenue and expenditures.
• Coordinate and track all audit requests to ensure deadlines for submission are met.
• Review all SAO audit data requests and work with various staff to ensure sufficient data and/or reports are provided.
• Review and pull all supporting documentation (AP/AR) to ensure SAO has necessary documents for audits.
• Review Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audits for nationwide findings and federal self-assessments to limit federal non-compliance findings and reduce risk.

• Equivalent education and relevant professional experience with increasing levels of responsibility totaling six (6) years. Relevant experience includes experience in accounting, payroll, finance, or closely related field. Professional experience may substitute for education but not usually for the credit hours.
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• A Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, or a related field, which includes 18 quarter or 12 semester hours in accounting, auditing, or budgeting, and five (5) years of relevant professional experience with increasing levels of responsibility. Professional experience may substitute for education, but not for the credit hours.
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• Ability to communicate clearly; both in writing and verbally, to provide consultation and program interpretation to staff and stakeholders. Compose and edit briefing papers and reports which convey complex information, including federal regulations, in a concise and clear manner.
• Ability to evaluate, compile, and organize data into reports and policy recommendations including creating spreadsheets, or applicable documents using various systems to analyze a variety of DCYF expenditures to produce informative information to upper management.
• Effectively manage multiple priorities and complex projects in a fast-paced environment and meet ongoing competing deadlines

• Knowledge of federal funding regulations, requirements, and procedures that relate to Title IV-E, Title IV-B, SSBG, TANF, CCDF, and Title XIX.
• Knowledge of state rules, regulations, and laws.
• Knowledge…