Payroll Fiscal Analyst ; FAOlympia - Remote

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."

INTERNAL ONLY:
This position is open to current DCYF employees only.

Job Title: Payroll Fiscal Analyst 3 (FA3) - INTERNAL ONLY

Location: Olympia, WA | Remote — The incumbent will be required to report to the office during the initial training period (Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, as needed), and will then transition to remote work.

Closes: Monday, March 9th, 2026

Salary: $61,644 - $82,872 Annually

The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) is looking for a Payroll Fiscal Analyst in the Financial and Business Services Division. This division prides itself on providing a culture that is inclusive to all by living these culture principles:

• We serve the mission. DCYF’s mission is to protect children and strengthen families so they flourish. Finance is fundamental to the agency achieving its strategy.
• We are great partners and focused on the work that matters so we drive great results. Great partnership starts with having the right people at the table early and often.
• We are the finance team/employer of choice. We will be respectful and create a positive work environment without judgements.
• We are curious and continue to learn. We see mistakes as an opportunity to better understand where things need to change.
• We are future focused. We understand that things change, but we stay focused on serving those who serve our mission (strategic outcomes).

We are looking for self-motivated applicants who possess excellent people skills, the ability to prioritize a time-sensitive workload, and who regularly produce accurate and timely work results.

The Opportunity:

As a Payroll Fiscal Analyst 3 the incumbent will support the Departmental goals and objectives by developing systems and processes that ensure that every paycheck created will be treated as if it were their own. We focus on making sure that the fiscal responsibilities to the State of Washington are met with the highest level of integrity. We need your data analytics and people skills to prioritize time-sensitive workload and produce accurate and timely work results.

Some of what you will do:

DCYF takes a holistic approach to payroll to ensure our customers are taken care of. You’ll be given a specific section of the alphabet for which you will conduct the following work:

• Process personnel actions in HRMS, including hires, separations, transfers, and benefit setup/maintenance, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
• Analyze and process retirement, garnishments, direct deposit, deduction changes, and related payroll transactions in HRMS, including A-19 payments in AFRS.
• Conduct complex retroactive payroll analysis; investigate and correct HRMS redline, ALAS, and RCIPE errors to prevent payroll issues.
• Perform fiscal review, manual calculations, fund adjustments (including Fund 035 impacts), and reporting to validate payroll accuracy.
• Maintain payroll files and tracking logs; respond to employment verifications, employee inquiries, lost/stolen warrants, and locked/non-issued paycheck issues.
• Provide guidance to timekeepers, HRIS, HRC, supervisors, and employees; interpret RCW, WAC, CBA, SAAM, and agency policies; assist in improving payroll processes.

Required Qualifications:

• Equivalent education/experience totaling five (5) years.

OR

• A Bachelor’s degree,
  AND one (1) year of relevant professional experience.

AND

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all the following:

• A Bachelor’s degree, which includes at least 18 quarter or 12 semester hours of accounting, auditing, or budgeting AND two (2) to three (3) years of relevant professional experience. Professional experience may substitute for education, but not usually for the credit hours.
• A Master’s degree in a financial related field, certification as a Public Accountant, Internal Auditor, Certified Governmental Financial Manager or Management Accountant can be substituted for professional…