L&I Budget Analyst 3

Our Mission: Keep Washington Safe and Working!
Our Values: Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability.

Bring your proven knowledge and experience in analysis, critical thinking, customer relations and consultation to your next career opportunity. Join the Central Budget Office (CBO) within the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) as our next Budget Analyst 3.

As a Budget Analyst 3, you will support the Budget Operations Manager, Budget Director, and senior budget staff and work with the agency’s executive management, program managers and staff, and other budget staff to interpret and implement the agency’s budget policies and coordinate and implement budget procedures and processes. While you serve in a support role providing budget expertise to your assigned division(s) and senior budget staff, you are also modeling advocacy for the enterprise (L&I).

This position is crucial to the CBO’s capability to obtain, understand and communicate the budget needs of the department. You will provide professional level research, evaluation, analysis, consultation, review, oversight, and monitoring of the division’s financial status and expenditure projections.

We are searching for an individual who enjoys thought-provoking and fast-paced work with a team of high energy, proven performers and critical thinking people who provide crucial services to the agency, assist with securing resources to accomplish the department’s mission of “Keeping Washington Safe and Working”, and ensure sound fiscal management, while maximizing the use of those resources.

Our ideal candidate will embrace this position and start by learning their assigned programs’ financials, customers, enterprise budget processes, financial systems and reporting, as well as getting to know the budget team.

Fast-forward 6 to 12 months; you are performing comprehensive research, data analysis, forecasting for various programs and budget, budget allocations and development, legislative assignments, consulting and building relationships with customers, and becoming a strong member of the budget team. Additionally, you are successfully managing your assignments; knowledgeable about core budget activities and various programs business operations and goals; and maintaining continuous growth and development.

What we are looking for:

Experience in state budgeting procedures and principles.
Experience in compiling, analyzing, and interpreting data, developing forecasts, and preparing reports, including the use of charts, graphs and other visual displays of data. Creatively approach issues and willingly offer alternatives.
Competency in Excel spreadsheets and graphs, Microsoft Outlook, Word and PowerPoint.
Knowledge of the Washington State legislative process.
Ability to quickly learn statewide and in-house financial systems.
Ability to prioritize competing priorities and perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
Ability to present information in a clear, concise, effective manner, both verbally and in writing.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with a team.
Demonstrated consultative and customer centric service skills.
Demonstrated professionalism, self-motivation, curiosity, collaboration, and reliability.

Duties
Some of the work the Budget Analyst 3 will perform:

Perform detailed research and analysis for assigned programs financial and resource data and information.
Analyze financial and resource information to ensure accuracy of data and coordinate with appropriate programs to facilitate the correction of data if needed.
Provide direct assistance and consultative services to programs, the Budget Operations Manager, Budget Director, and budget staff.
Work in multiple statewide and internal financial systems used for allocations, budget development, position control, financial/position reporting, and projections.
Provide quality control for most electronic budget data related to allotments, expenditures, projections, variances, workloads and caseloads, and resources.
Develop budget status reports for executives, explain variances and anomalies in data, and keep management apprised of any concerns.
Develop biennial and supplemental budgets and allotments, and allotment amendments for assigned programs.
Perform allotment distributions and allotment adjustments of program resources, ensuring accuracy of data and documentation of changes.
Review program allotment requests and position actions and make recommendations or validate.
Conduct analysis of proposed legislation, prepare fiscal notes, and assist and coordinate fiscal notes and legislative activities.
Perform budget development for agency maintenance and policy level requests and budget version analysis of legislative and governor’s biennial and supplemental budgets.
Assist in the preparation of complex caseload, expenditure and revenue forecasts.
Assist in training of others working with the budget; explain budget systems, procedures and processes.
Utilize Microsoft Excel, Power BI and various other tools and technology.
And much more!
Qualifications
Required:

This position requires a total of nine years of experience and/or education. Qualifying experience includes budgets, management, or program analysis. The required experience may be obtained concurrently with job experience and education in finance, budget, business, public administration, accounting, economics, statistics, or closely allied field. Qualified education may substitute for work experience on a year-by-year basis.

OR

An Associate’s degree in accounting, finance, budget, business, public administration or closely allied field AND seven years of experience in budgeting, which includes working knowledge and demonstrated experience in analytics, critical thinking, customer relations and consultation, writing, and intermediate use of Excel.

OR

A Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, accounting, economics, statistics, or closely allied field AND five years of experience in budgeting, which includes working knowledge and demonstrated experience in analytics, critical thinking, customer relations and consultation, writing, and intermediate use of Excel.

Desired:

The Budget Analyst must be able to work with diverse colleagues in different programs. They must have the ability to coordinate a diverse group of people in a professional manner and the ability to clearly communicate technical and/or ambiguous processes and information. They must be able to learn a subject quickly and decipher the necessary steps to accomplish any particular assignment. They must possess and use excellent written and communication skills and be resilient and professional under pressure. They must follow core competencies.

Supplemental Information
Things You Need To Know

State employees who meet the qualifications will become eligible for a generous retirement package at the end of the employee’s career. Click on the “Benefits” tab to learn more.

At L&I, your voice matters. In addition, L&I is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety and health and security of Washington’s 3.3 million workers. Take a look at this brief video and learn more about why L&I is an employer of choice.

We value our employees and their work-life balance. L&I offers flexible work schedules and telework. For positions where in-office work is necessary, the frequency of telework will be discussed with the supervisor of the position at the time of offer.

For this position, telework is permitted full time. Upon business need, you may be required to come into the office for meetings or events. The assigned duty station for this position is Tumwater, Washington.

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Application Process

We will contact the top candidates directly to interview for this position. Because we base the selection on information provided by you, it is in your best interest to identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities that address the required and desirable qualifications described in the announcement.

Please include the following documents with your application:

A cover letter describing specific qualifications.
A current resume detailing applicable experience and education.
A list of at least three professional references with current email addresses and telephone numbers.
Consideration will be given to complete applications with an attached resume and Cover Letter. Your Cover Letter should concisely describe how you have “What we are looking for” as outlined above.

Please do not attach or place any medical information (vaccination status included) within the application, resume, or cover letter. If you do, we will have to reject your application to safeguard others from receiving your confidential information. You will have to remove the confidential information before you can apply again.

To learn more about our hiring process timeline at L&I please visit our L&I recruiting page at Hiring Process at L&I. If you would like to read our website in a language other than English, scroll up to the top of the page to select your language of choice from the banner.

Background Check Notice

Prior to a placement in this position, a background check, including criminal history record will be conducted. Information from your background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining your eligibility to perform the requirements of the position.

Other information

For positions requiring travel, you must have a valid unrestricted driver’s license and have insurance if driving a privately owned vehicle on state business.
This position is represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).
Candidates who are offered a job with L&I must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa now or in the future.
The Department of Labor & Industries complies with the employment eligibility verification requirements of the federal employment eligibility verification form, I-9. The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States consistent with the requirements of that form on the first day of employment.
Please note: L&I may use this announcement to fill multiple permanent and/or non-permanent positions.
Applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process may be requested to complete a skills assessment as part of the interview process. If a skills assessment is administered, you will be contacted and provided additional information.
Did You Know?

Washington is America’s Top State to live, play, and work, according to U.S. News (2021). Join the L&I team and enjoy all the Evergreen State has to offer.

In addition to offering a positive balance between life and work, L&I provides one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation. We also believe your voice matters. We value our employees and their work-life balance by encouraging flexible schedules. L&I is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety and health and security of Washington’s 3 million workers.

Veterans Preference

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Applicants wishing to claim Veterans Preference should attach to their application a copy of their DD-214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22, or signed verification of service letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Please blackout any personally identifiable data such as Social Security numbers. For further information, contact L&I’s Jobs@lni.wa.gov.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Employer

L&I employees come from all walks of life. We strive to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

We believe in the importance of recognizing the value each of us contribute to the success of the agency mission. Having a diverse workforce is this agency’s greatest resource of strength and knowledge. It is through the combination of talents and abilities that we can pursue finding effective measures to provide the best customer service. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone and we strongly mean everyone.

The State of Washington is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with a disability who need an accommodation in the application process or testing process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative format, may call 360-902-5700. TTY users should first call 711 to access the Washington Relay Service.

You are welcome to include the name and pronoun you would like to be referred to in your materials and we will honor this as you interact with our award-winning diverse and inclusive organization.

For more Information

If you have any questions regarding this job posting, program, or the agency, please contact Angela Laramie at lari235@lni.wa.gov.