Fiscal Analyst 2
SALARY: $2,920.00 - $3,819.00 Monthly
$35,040.00 - $45,828.00 Annually
OPENING DATE: 05/14/15
CLOSING DATE: 05/21/15 11:59 PM
DESCRIPTION:
Keeping Washington Clean and Evergreen
Protecting Washington State’s environment for current and future generations is what we do every day at Ecology. We are a culture that is invested in making a difference. If you want to join a team that is highly effective, collaborative, has leadership that embraces the value of people, and believes in the fun factor, Ecology is a good fit.
Ecology's Fiscal team members are highly sought after for their marketable skills due to having one of the State of Washington’s most complex financial systems. Employee skills are utilized through knowledge of applicable state and federal laws, policies, and rules to maintain the integrity of financial data and provide direct services to staff. Ecology managers, the Governor, State Auditor, Office of Financial Management, and the Legislature can confidently use Ecology’s financial information to make crucial decisions affecting the environment.
Couple valuable learning gained with being able to work with this team that works well across units, you have a great formula for individual success!
To learn more about our agency, please visit our website at www.ecy.wa.gov.
Local efforts... Diverse people... Statewide impacts
DUTIES:
The Financial Services Program manages the agency's financial resources and supports agency planning so that environmental goals and strategic priorities are met.
The program's Revenue & Receivable Unit in Lacey, WA is looking for a Fiscal Analyst 2. This unit is responsible for: loans receivable accounting, cash receipt accounting, and agency receivable accounting.
This position may perform any unit duties consistent with the Fiscal Analyst 2 classification, but typically focuses on agency receivable accounting and accounting for the Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) and back-up for the Toxics Cleanup Program (TCP) receivables functions as needed.
The successful candidate will support the Fiscal Office's mission of delivering useful and timely financial information to all levels of agency management by:
Maintaining the integrity of data in all agency financial systems.
Providing direct services to agency management in all areas of revenue and expenditure accounting and reporting.
Maintaining compliance with all federal and state financial reporting laws and rules.
Some of the key work activities include:
Analyzes and interprets reports produced by various automated systems or semi-automated systems. These systems may include, but are not limited to: Agency Financial Reporting System (AFRS), Toxics Cost Recovery Program Receivable System (TCRP), Grant Receivable System (GRS), Billing & Revenue Tracking System (BARTS), Accounts Receivable System (AR), and Receivable Subsidiary System spreadsheets.
Reviews receivable financial records and prepares monthly aging reports on all agency receivables and monitors the activity.
Position initiates collection actions on past due accounts, reviews and recommends to supervisor steps to take on past due accounts.
Determines which accounts to recognize as uncollectible on the Agency’s statewide financial reports.
Obtains management approval and program approval for uncollectible and agency write-off actions.
Prepares and/or approves invoices for accounts receivable customers.
Informs agency managers and staff of current financial status and potential problem areas. Position is the main fiscal contact for the Water Quality Program Wastewater Discharge fee delinquencies, journal vouchers, and collections activities.
Assists supervisor to develop accounting procedures and automated systems to maintain and monitor receivable contracts, agreements, enforcement orders, negotiated settlements or penalty actions.
Creates billings, letters, delinquency notices, and installment agreements for various agency receivables.
When needed, the position performs cashiering-related duties and backs up the TCP FA2 desk.
QUALIFICATIONS:
All activities and tasks require the ability to understand, interpret, and describe various state and federal laws, rules, regulations, publications, systems, acts, and agreements which may include the State Administrative and Accounting Manual.
Required Qualifications
A bachelor's degree with a minimum of 18 quarter or 12 semester hours of college-level accounting
AND
A minimum of two years of relevant experience.
Professional accounting experience may substitute for education, but not for the minimum accounting credits.
Basic proficiency using Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and Outlook. Able to create, edit, modify, save and delete documents and spreadsheets; includes locating and accurately modifying existing files and templates for reuse.
Accuracy and attention to detail.
Desired Qualifications
30 quarter or 20 semester hours of college-level accounting and three or more years of relevant experience.
Intermediate proficiency with agency standard software applications and systems.
Ability to use a 10-key calculator by touch.
Ability to prioritize tasks and organization skills to create and maintain unit files.
Reliability to be on the job and be a productive team member in a busy unit with deadlines and seasonal workload issues.
Special Requirements/Conditions of Employment
The successful candidate must read, sign, and abide by the Financial Services/Fiscal Office
Agreement on Confidential Information (Part A) and Internal Control Responsibility (Part B).
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Application Instructions
In order to be considered, applicants MUST link the following documents as attachments to their application:
A copy of your college transcript(s) showing your college-level accounting credits. (This may be an unofficial online transcript. It does NOT need to be a sealed, certified copy. HTML or PDF formats, or a screen print into Word are acceptable. Please do not paste text from the internet into Word).
A list of three work-related references (i.e., supervisor, peer, customer) with current phone numbers.
Please complete the applicant profile when applying for this position. Or, you may paste the text of your resume within the profile's resume text field.
Please read the supplemental questions carefully and answer completely. Incomplete responses, including "please see resume" may disqualify you from further consideration.
Department of Ecology employees, please make sure to answer the agency-wide questions regarding permanent status as classified employee within the Washington General Service or Washington Management Service. Do not forget to select Department of Ecology as a response to question 2, and type your personnel ID number for question 3. If you are not sure of your status or do not know your personnel ID number, please contact Human Resources at (360) 407-6186.
If you are reading this announcement in print format, please visit www.careers.wa.gov to access the online recruitment system. Click on "Look for Jobs" and select Dept. of Ecology under the "Department" search list. Click "Apply Search."
Other Information
If you need assistance applying for this job, please call Human Resources at (360) 407-6186 or e-mail careers@ecy.wa.gov. Please do not call this number or send an email to this address to follow-up the status of your application. You can view the latest status of your application on your profile's main page.
The act of submitting application materials electronically is considered affirmation that the information is complete and truthful. The state may verify this information and any untruthful or misleading answers are cause for rejection of your application or dismissal if employed.
This position is included in the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) union bargaining unit for the Department of Ecology. All employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the WFSE will, as a condition of employment, either become members of the WFSE and pay membership dues or, as non-members, pay a representation fee as described in the CBA, no later than the 30th day following the effective date of this CBA or the beginning of their employment.
The Washington State Department of Ecology is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, veterans or people with military status, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. Persons needing accommodation in the
application/testing process or this job announcement in an alternative format may call (360) 407-6186. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.
To see more information please feel free to follow this link: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/washington/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=1147500[5/15/2015 3:31:56 PM]
SALARY: $2,920.00 - $3,819.00 Monthly
$35,040.00 - $45,828.00 Annually
OPENING DATE: 05/14/15
CLOSING DATE: 05/21/15 11:59 PM
DESCRIPTION:
Keeping Washington Clean and Evergreen
Protecting Washington State’s environment for current and future generations is what we do every day at Ecology. We are a culture that is invested in making a difference. If you want to join a team that is highly effective, collaborative, has leadership that embraces the value of people, and believes in the fun factor, Ecology is a good fit.
Ecology's Fiscal team members are highly sought after for their marketable skills due to having one of the State of Washington’s most complex financial systems. Employee skills are utilized through knowledge of applicable state and federal laws, policies, and rules to maintain the integrity of financial data and provide direct services to staff. Ecology managers, the Governor, State Auditor, Office of Financial Management, and the Legislature can confidently use Ecology’s financial information to make crucial decisions affecting the environment.
Couple valuable learning gained with being able to work with this team that works well across units, you have a great formula for individual success!
To learn more about our agency, please visit our website at www.ecy.wa.gov.
Local efforts... Diverse people... Statewide impacts
DUTIES:
The Financial Services Program manages the agency's financial resources and supports agency planning so that environmental goals and strategic priorities are met.
The program's Revenue & Receivable Unit in Lacey, WA is looking for a Fiscal Analyst 2. This unit is responsible for: loans receivable accounting, cash receipt accounting, and agency receivable accounting.
This position may perform any unit duties consistent with the Fiscal Analyst 2 classification, but typically focuses on agency receivable accounting and accounting for the Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) and back-up for the Toxics Cleanup Program (TCP) receivables functions as needed.
The successful candidate will support the Fiscal Office's mission of delivering useful and timely financial information to all levels of agency management by:
Maintaining the integrity of data in all agency financial systems.
Providing direct services to agency management in all areas of revenue and expenditure accounting and reporting.
Maintaining compliance with all federal and state financial reporting laws and rules.
Some of the key work activities include:
Analyzes and interprets reports produced by various automated systems or semi-automated systems. These systems may include, but are not limited to: Agency Financial Reporting System (AFRS), Toxics Cost Recovery Program Receivable System (TCRP), Grant Receivable System (GRS), Billing & Revenue Tracking System (BARTS), Accounts Receivable System (AR), and Receivable Subsidiary System spreadsheets.
Reviews receivable financial records and prepares monthly aging reports on all agency receivables and monitors the activity.
Position initiates collection actions on past due accounts, reviews and recommends to supervisor steps to take on past due accounts.
Determines which accounts to recognize as uncollectible on the Agency’s statewide financial reports.
Obtains management approval and program approval for uncollectible and agency write-off actions.
Prepares and/or approves invoices for accounts receivable customers.
Informs agency managers and staff of current financial status and potential problem areas. Position is the main fiscal contact for the Water Quality Program Wastewater Discharge fee delinquencies, journal vouchers, and collections activities.
Assists supervisor to develop accounting procedures and automated systems to maintain and monitor receivable contracts, agreements, enforcement orders, negotiated settlements or penalty actions.
Creates billings, letters, delinquency notices, and installment agreements for various agency receivables.
When needed, the position performs cashiering-related duties and backs up the TCP FA2 desk.
QUALIFICATIONS:
All activities and tasks require the ability to understand, interpret, and describe various state and federal laws, rules, regulations, publications, systems, acts, and agreements which may include the State Administrative and Accounting Manual.
Required Qualifications
A bachelor's degree with a minimum of 18 quarter or 12 semester hours of college-level accounting
AND
A minimum of two years of relevant experience.
Professional accounting experience may substitute for education, but not for the minimum accounting credits.
Basic proficiency using Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and Outlook. Able to create, edit, modify, save and delete documents and spreadsheets; includes locating and accurately modifying existing files and templates for reuse.
Accuracy and attention to detail.
Desired Qualifications
30 quarter or 20 semester hours of college-level accounting and three or more years of relevant experience.
Intermediate proficiency with agency standard software applications and systems.
Ability to use a 10-key calculator by touch.
Ability to prioritize tasks and organization skills to create and maintain unit files.
Reliability to be on the job and be a productive team member in a busy unit with deadlines and seasonal workload issues.
Special Requirements/Conditions of Employment
The successful candidate must read, sign, and abide by the Financial Services/Fiscal Office
Agreement on Confidential Information (Part A) and Internal Control Responsibility (Part B).
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Application Instructions
In order to be considered, applicants MUST link the following documents as attachments to their application:
A copy of your college transcript(s) showing your college-level accounting credits. (This may be an unofficial online transcript. It does NOT need to be a sealed, certified copy. HTML or PDF formats, or a screen print into Word are acceptable. Please do not paste text from the internet into Word).
A list of three work-related references (i.e., supervisor, peer, customer) with current phone numbers.
Please complete the applicant profile when applying for this position. Or, you may paste the text of your resume within the profile's resume text field.
Please read the supplemental questions carefully and answer completely. Incomplete responses, including "please see resume" may disqualify you from further consideration.
Department of Ecology employees, please make sure to answer the agency-wide questions regarding permanent status as classified employee within the Washington General Service or Washington Management Service. Do not forget to select Department of Ecology as a response to question 2, and type your personnel ID number for question 3. If you are not sure of your status or do not know your personnel ID number, please contact Human Resources at (360) 407-6186.
If you are reading this announcement in print format, please visit www.careers.wa.gov to access the online recruitment system. Click on "Look for Jobs" and select Dept. of Ecology under the "Department" search list. Click "Apply Search."
Other Information
If you need assistance applying for this job, please call Human Resources at (360) 407-6186 or e-mail careers@ecy.wa.gov. Please do not call this number or send an email to this address to follow-up the status of your application. You can view the latest status of your application on your profile's main page.
The act of submitting application materials electronically is considered affirmation that the information is complete and truthful. The state may verify this information and any untruthful or misleading answers are cause for rejection of your application or dismissal if employed.
This position is included in the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) union bargaining unit for the Department of Ecology. All employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the WFSE will, as a condition of employment, either become members of the WFSE and pay membership dues or, as non-members, pay a representation fee as described in the CBA, no later than the 30th day following the effective date of this CBA or the beginning of their employment.
The Washington State Department of Ecology is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, veterans or people with military status, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. Persons needing accommodation in the
application/testing process or this job announcement in an alternative format may call (360) 407-6186. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.
To see more information please feel free to follow this link: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/washington/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=1147500[5/15/2015 3:31:56 PM]
