Fiscal Analyst

Description

Would you thrive in an inclusive environment where accuracy, collaboration, and service excellence are top priorities? Would you enjoy using your organizational and analytical skills to support essential financial and payroll processes? And are you someone who can easily balance working with numbers and processes while providing timely, warm, and accurate customer service to employees and vendors? If this sounds like you, the role of Fiscal Analyst 1 at the Department of Retirement Systems could be the next great step in your career!

This recruitment will remain open until filled. Applicants who apply by 11:59 pm (PST) on Monday, January 19, 2026, will get first consideration. The hiring manager reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any time during the recruitment process. Virtual Interviews will be scheduled for the week of January 26, 2026.

The Opportunity: Working in the Administrative Services Division (ASD), you will play a vital part in supporting the agency's financial and payroll operations by assisting with accounts payable, payroll, benefits, and leave activities. As a Fiscal Analyst 1, you will help ensure accurate processing, tracking, and reporting of financial transactions while providing responsive customer service to employees, vendors, and internal partners.

Some of What You'll Do Includes:

• Assisting with payroll, benefits, and leave verifications, including retirement, healthcare, and shared leave activities.
• Assists with adjustments and inputting payroll, benefit, and leave related transactions in HRMS and/or Benefits
  24/7.
• Supporting onboarding by helping train new employees on benefits, timekeeping, and leave processes.
• Responding to employee inquiries and working with internal and external partners to help resolve payroll, benefit, or leave-related questions.
• Reviewing, monitoring, and maintaining accounts payable records, including tracking purchase orders and invoices to support timely payments.
• Analyzing reports and identifying discrepancies related to accounts payable, payroll, benefits, and leave, and escalating issues as appropriate.
• Coordinating with purchasing, accounts payable, and program staff to confirm receipt and approval of invoices prior to payment.
• Maintaining tracking spreadsheets and documentation to support accurate financial reporting.
• Providing support to other Accounting Services functions as needed, including accounts receivable and retirement deduction processing.

NOTE: After successful completion of the review period and effectively demonstrating the ability to perform work independently, you may be eligible to telework up to three (3) days per week, at the discretion of the Appointing Authority and with a telework agreement in place. The ability to work remotely is dependent on the nature of the tasks and projects performed, the distance of your alternate work location from the DRS building, and the presence of a remote work environment that is safe and has an appropriate level of reliable connectivity.

You must live within a reasonable commuting distance to the DRS building in Tumwater, WA, and must be willing and able to adjust your telework schedule, whenever necessary, to complete work assignments, attend mandatory meetings, trainings, etc., at the DRS facility.

What we're looking for (required qualifications):

• Demonstrated experience in payroll or benefits and accounting, preferably in a governmental entity.
• Demonstrated experience processing leave and benefits. Experience using the Washington State Human Resource Management System (HRMS) and Benefits
  24/7 system is highly preferred. The above experience is typically earned through one (1) year of professional full-time experience.
• Experience working in a Washington State agency and using the Agency Financial Reporting System (AFRS) and its processes is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel and Word (version 2016 or newer).
• Demonstrated proficiency in 10-key calculator operations; and
• Demonstrated proficiency in the following competency areas:

Accountability Understands the link between job responsibilities and organizational goals. Manages his or her own performance to meet expectations and achieve expected results. Holds self-accountable for decisions, actions, and behavior.

Attention to Detail Plans and organizes time and resources efficiently. Follows processes and procedures in the completion of work. Carefully monitors the details and quality of work and checks work products to ensure accuracy and consistency.

Customer Focus Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of customers. Deliver high quality services and products. Establishes and maintains trust, respect, and confidence of others through consistent honesty, forthrightness, and professionalism in all interactions.

Ethics, Integrity, Values, and Trust Earns the trust, respect and confidence of others through consistent honesty, forthrightness, and professionalism in all…