Budget Advisor– Natural Resources

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• Analyzing Budgets and Fiscal Impacts
• Prepare detailed fiscal analyses and budget recommendations related to specific natural resource agencies and issues.
• Perform independent research and analysis of policies and proposals including expected outcomes, state and local costs, implementation strategies, and stakeholder positions.
• Analyze legislative bills and budget proposals and communicate impacts to senior-level staff.
• Review and approve fiscal notes within short timelines during the legislative session.
• Develop budget provisos, summary texts, and backup documentation to clearly communicate the intent of the Governor’s budget proposal to legislators, legislative staff, other stakeholders and the public.
• Prepare analysis and recommend gubernatorial action on agency request legislation and enrolled bills.
• Presenting the Governor’s Budget proposal
• Develop and present recommendations to the executive team and the Governor concerning the costs and effects of budget-related fiscal and policy proposals.
• Make presentations, attend meetings, and respond to inquiries on budget and fiscal matters to the Governor, senior staff, legislators, stakeholders and the public.
• Monitor and support state agencies in budget development, budget implementation, program performance, and other fiscal matters.
• Coordinate with OFM & Agency Counterparts, Governor Policy Staff, and Stakeholders

• Research and analyze budgets, financial models, legislation, and fiscal data;
• Interpret complex data and apply logic to solve policy and funding challenges;
• Understand the policy and budgetary context of state government;
• Understand and interprets financial information and cost models;
• Evaluate budget proposals and legislative fiscal notes;
• Skilled in presentations, briefings, and legislative testimony;
• Build collaborative relationships across OFM, agencies, the Legislature, tribes, and other stakeholders.

• 12 paid holidays, 14 paid vacation days (minimum), and 12 days of sick leave per year
• Tuition reimbursement
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• State retirement programs

The Office of Financial Management (OFM) serves as the backbone of Washington state government. Our mission is to make our state a better place by connecting people, budgets, policies, data, and systems for state agencies and the Legislature.