Salary: $5,111.00 - $8,172.00 Monthly
Location : Thurston County - Olympia, WA
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number:Department: Attorney General's Office
Division: Financial Services
Opening Date: 10/27/2026
Closing Date: 11/3/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Salary Information: The high end of the salary range, Step M is typically a longevity step
Description Position and SalaryThe Attorney General's Office is recruiting for a permanent full time Budget Analyst 4 in the Financial Services. This position is located in Tumwater, Washington, and is not union-represented. Note: there is the possibility of an in-training from the Budget Analyst 3 level.
Budget Analyst 4 Salary range (61): $72,900 - $98,064 annually | Budget Analyst 3 Salary range (54): $61,332 - $82,440 annuallyThe base pay offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the preferred candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
The AGO provides a workplace that is understanding of work-life balance and promotes advancement by offering a wide variety of professional development and growth opportunities.
Excellent benefits Washington State offers one of the most competitive in the nation, including Medical/Dental/Vision for employees & dependent(s); Vacation, Sick, and Other Leave; 11 Paid Holidays per year; Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) plans; and Life Insurance. Beyond these traditional benefits, we offer Dependent Care Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Tuition Waiver, Deferred Compensation, Employee Recognition Leave, and more. With the goal of employee health and wellness, we also offer:
- Flexible schedules and part-time/hybrid telework options;
- A Wellness Program, an Infants in the Workplace Program, and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides counseling, webinar, and other cost-free support resources;
- Numerous employee-driven affinity groups to foster community and connection, including Bereavement, Elder Care, Parenting, POC, LGBTQ+, Veterans and more. The AGO is a place to belong and make a difference!
About the Financial Services DivisionThe Financial Services Division (FIS) provides support and accountability for agency financial and budgetary decisions and practices. FIS ensures that the reporting and transmission of agency financial information is complete, accurate and timely. FIS is also responsible for agency budget development and monitoring
in addition to accounting, payroll, contracts and purchasing functions. FIS contains three main sections: Accounting, Contracts and Budget.
The Budget Unit is responsible for all agency budget functions, expenditure monitoring and projections. In this capacity, the budget unit develops and submits biennial and supplemental budget requests, advises senior management regarding all budgetary issues, builds all divisional budgets, monitors expenditures and
revenues, and prepares and submitted almost 400 fiscal notes last year. The budget unit works closely with OFM and legislative staff to represent and explain the AGO budget as well as client agencies. The budget unit calculates billing rates to recover legal services costs. The total AGO budget is roughly $550M per year, the majority of which is paid for by legal services billing.
Duties and Essential Functions of a Budget Analyst 4:This is a senior level position providing expert level budget analysis, consultation, interpretation and other assistance. In this role staff work independently to provide accurate and timely research support for staffing, and budget development functions for the agency to make good resource decisions. This position directly contributes to AGO values delivering high-quality legal services, serving the people of WA and promoting a collegial, diverse and inclusive workplace.
Some specific activities include:
- Work independently to analyze agency budget practices and develops data for entry into systems (i.e. Salary Projection System (SPS), Budget Development System (BDS), Budget Reporting System (VRS), Allotment System (TALS), Fiscal Note System, AAG Salary Database).
- Make recommendations for allocations which balance to appropriations correctly, balances division revenue and expenditure budgets, prepares draft budgets, and updates as legislation and circumstances change.
- Creates other computer-generated spreadsheets, reports, and presentations for budget/financial reporting and tracking. Ensures the accuracy of all work by careful proofreading.
- Reviews processes and makes proposals for procedural problem solving and documenting of AGO budget practices.
- Assists other staff in legislation evaluation of fiscal impact.
- Shared responsibility for all aspects of AGO expenditure authority to include detail of both AGO division allocations and the AGO client agency allocations so that the master control totals match the expenditure authority schedule and take into consideration inter agency agreement funds and FTEs.
- Independently reviews agency expenditures and revenues for errors, problems or potential issues. Provides analysis and research to include proposed resolutions.
- Communicate - excellent written and verbal communication expertise, preparing, reviewing and summarizing information in a clear, accurate and concise manner that meets the needs of diverse audiences.
- Understand Complex Information - ability to understand and synthesize large amounts of budget and policy information and approach problem solving in a supportive, logical and solutions oriented manner.
- Manage Tasks - work effectively in ever changing, fast paced and sometimes political environment.
- Resourcefulness - effectively manage tasks, work efficiently and collaboratively in a team environment, sometimes in high stress situations, to achieve agency goals.
- Monitor - budgets, and work with non-financial managers to reconcile spending to budgeted levels. This includes helping managers develop and implement customized spending proposals and plans that ensure budgets are appropriately and fully utilized, and monetary rules and regulations are adhered to.
This recruitment announcement may be used to fill multiple open positions for the same classification, in addition to the position(s) listed in this announcement.
In-Training Defined:
An in-training is on-the-job instruction designed for candidates with less experience than the required goal classification to learn and grow into a higher-level role. In this job posting, we are open to considering those eligible at the
Budget Analyst 3 level who are interested in learning on-the-job with the goal of moving into the
Budget Analyst 4 role. You'll gain the competencies and skills needed to successfully perform your duties while being supported by your supervisor, manager, and coworkers. Upon successful completion of your training and demonstrating knowledge of the position requirements, you will be promoted into the
Budget Analyst 4 level.
Required QualificationsTo qualify at the Budget Analyst 3 Level:A Bachelor's degree in business, public administration, accounting, economics or statistics
Plus
Five years of professional experience in budgets, management or program analysis.
To qualify at the Budget Analyst 4 Level:A Bachelor's degree in business, public administration, accounting, economics or statistics
Plus
Five years of professional experience in budgets, management or program analysis.
Plus
Demonstrated expert level experience with one or more of the following:
- Minimum of four years in Washington State Government with experience in systems, accounting, budgeting and operations.
- Experience with cost allocation methodologies.
- Experience with timekeeping systems that are used to record time worked and to create billings to customers.
- Use database software, such as Microsoft Access, to create template-based databases and design simple tables, queries, data entry forms, and/or reports. Import data from other sources, sort records by multiple fields, find records, run simple queries, and filter by selection
For both levels:- A Masters' degree can substitute for two years of experience.
- Additional experience may be substituted year-for-year for education.
Application InstructionsIn addition to completing the online application, applicants must attach the following documents to their profile in order to be considered for this position:
- A letter of interest, describing your specific qualifications for the position;
- A current resume detailing experience and education.
Read the Following Information Completely:- Carefully review your application for accuracy, spelling and grammar before submitting.
- You may not reapply to this posting for 30 days.
- The initial screening of applications will be solely based on the contents and completeness of the "work experience" and "education" sections of your application in , completeness of the application material submitted, and responses to the supplemental questionnaire.
- A resume will not substitute for completing the "work experience" section of the application.
- All information may be verified and documentation may be required.
More than Just a Paycheck!Employee benefits are not just about the kind of services you get, they are also about how much you may have to pay out of pocket. Washington State offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation.
We understand that your life revolves around more than just your career. Like everyone, your first priority is ensuring that you and your family will maintain health and financial security. That's why choice is a key component of our benefits package. We have a selection of health and retirement plans, paid leave, staff training and other compensation benefits that you can mix and match to meet your current and future needs.
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