Fiscal Analyst 1

Benefits

The Washington State Department of Corrections is seeking a motivated and critical thinking team player to join the Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC) team as a Fiscal Analyst 1. The goal of this position is to ensure the accurate and timely management of agency resources by performing general fund accounting and reconciling general ledgers accurately and timely.

• Preparing, analyzing and GL Account Reconciliation
• Preparing journal vouchers (JV) and A-19 warrants to record financial activity.
• Recording financial activity into the Agency Financial Reporting System (AFRS)
• Recording and reconciling reimbursable activities and ensure expenditures are cleared from the general fund by AFRS fiscal month close
• Independently running Accounting for Local Funds (ALF) and Enterprise Reporting (ER) to analyze and reconcile AFRS General Ledgers for discrepancies and correct as appropriate
• Acting as the travel liaison: provides assistance to staff requesting Travel advances, processes advances, and provides TEMS support to staff
• Incarcerated Individual releases: Apply policy 200.000 guidelines to payment of outstanding department debt and deductions from I/I sub-accounts required by statute and prepare release check from I/I’s account
• Assisting the Local Business Manager with completing monthly and annual ACFR duties
• Accurately and efficiently processing deposit and withdrawal activity for locally held accounts
• Preparing and processing accounting entries for local accounts
• Interpreting and applying DOC policy, WAC and RCW in responding to inquires received from incarcerated individuals (I/I), I/I family/friends, local/other facility staff and external entities
• Preparing monthly local fund financial reports, prepare and produce payment for local fund liabilities owed to the Department and other local funds, State of WA, and external entities to include other-State/Federal/County agencies and the courts
• Entering daily deposit of cash receipts into Accounting for Local Funds (ALF) system

• High School Diploma or GED
• Accounting 201 and Accounting 202 from an accredited college or university whose accreditation is recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or foreign equivalent
• One (1) year of relevant experience
• Relevant experience is defined as Fiscal Technician 2 or above-level work

• Benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k matching
• Flight privileges
• Flexible spending accounts
• Deferred compensation
• Generous retirement plan
• Dependent care assistance
• Paid holidays and sick leave
• Vacation time
• Employee assistance program

Working together for safer communities.

Mission:

Improving public safety by positively changing lives.

Our Commitment:

To operate a safe and humane corrections system and partner with others to transform lives for a better Washington.