Salary: $105,000.00 - $119,242.00 Annually
Location : Thurston County - Olympia, WA
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number:Department: Dept. of Licensing
Division: Director's Office
Opening Date: 10/05/2026
Closing Date: 10/25/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
DescriptionOur Financial Services Office is currently recruiting for two Division Budget Managers with excellent communications skills to manage the development, execution, and oversight of our Management Support Services' and Business and Profession's Division's budgets.Are you ready to take the next step in your career in a strategic role? Your ability to advise agency leaders on implementing budgetary changes based on observed needs, changing priorities, and strategic objectives will be vital to help DOL achieve its purpose. Duties As a Division Budget Manager, your ability to communicate effectively in plain talk to a diverse audience will be critical to your success as you will provide consultation in navigating budget cycle and operational activities to agency leadership. Building on your comprehensive understanding of the various business operations within assigned divisions is key to providing accurate strategic consultations. As a trusted advisor you will manage and coordinate the budget and fiscal activities of one of our seven divisions. The work you do will improve processes to enhance transparency, ease and usefulness of budget office products, and services.
Management Support Services contains many typical administrative executive offices like Human Resources, Legislative Policy Office, Financial Services Office, and the Director's Office.
Business and Professions Division supports the budget needs for licensing of DOL's regulated professions, the collection of fuel tax, and uniform commercial code filings.
Some of what you will do:
- Provide strategic guidance to program executive management and staff on use of financial resources and performance measures to achieve program, division, and agency goals.
- Coordinate and provide directions on the fiscal note preparation and processes.
- Serve as the division representative in proposing and reviewing revisions to agency resource management policies and procedures.
- Assist fellow Budget Managers in departmental policy development and implementation.
- Represent division's budgetary interests in the agency budget development and budget management processes.
- Recommend and develop decision packages to request funding to meet division and agency business needs.
- Assure appropriate and optimal use of the division's resources.
- Assist in fee setting processes for licenses and fees where DOL has rulemaking authority.
If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for ensuring compliance with financial policies and regulations while finding creative solutions, we invite you to apply! QualificationsWhat you will bring to the position:- Nine (9) years of combined professional experience in budget, accounting, or program financial management field, comparing and analyzing financial data, identifying issues or challenges, and trends; using critical thinking to provide important feedback and status reports; and problem solving to offer well thought out options for resolution and next steps and education.
OR
- Experience in a State position titled Budget Manager, Budget Officer, or Chief Financial Officer.
- Knowledge of:
- Principles of state financial management.
- State budgeting policies, processes, and systems.
- Principles of management and public administration, including budget, staffing, performance measurement strategic planning, life cycle cost analysis, tactical and business planning, project management, legislative process, and research techniques.
- Legislative budget and policy procedures and documents.
- Ability to:
- Analyze legislation (bills).
- Analyze legislative and budget proposals.
- Able to understand administrative code pertaining to assigned division.
- Develop well-written, financially sound budget decision packages and fiscal notes.
- Use strategic planning principles to formulate performance-based budgets consistent with divisional goals and objectives.
- Establish, update, and monitor performance measurement models.
- Understand customer needs and help ensure customer satisfaction.
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with a wide variety of executive, management, professional, technical, and front-line staff within assigned division, agency, the Legislature, Office of Financial Management, and other state agencies.
- Develop moderate-level Excel spreadsheets, formulas, and graphical display of data.
- Present budget information at internal and external meetings, including legislative hearings and work sessions.
- Plan, facilitate, and manage group quality processes.
- Understand and cultivate stakeholder relationships.
- Make independent decisions.
- Advise agency executives, Assistant Director and program administrators on policy and fiscal matters.
- Understand and follow agency values of respect, trust, diversity, equity, and inclusion through behaviors and decisions.
- Promote and support a respectful, equitable, and inclusive workplace for all employees.
- Promote and support respectful, equitable, and inclusive delivery of services to customers.
- Take action to learn and grow.
- Take action to meet the needs of others.
* Experience can be gained concurrently *Up to four (4) years of relevant education may substitute year for year for experience.What may help set you apart: - Washington State budgeting and accounting related processes experience.
- Develop advanced-level Excel spreadsheets, formulas, and graphical display of data. Power Pivot/Query Macros. (Expert)
- Experience working through 2 full state budget cycles. (4 years)
Additional Requirements of Employment:- The ability to work in-person two days a week or more as business needs arise.
- The ability to travel overnight and out of state.
- Prior to a new hire, a preemployment check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.
For information about available accommodations, the interview process, or the position contact Dawn LoduhaSupplemental InformationHow to Apply:- Select the Apply button at the top of this job announcement.
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- Your resume
- A cover letter detailing your qualifications for the role and providing specific examples that illustrate your ability to fulfill the responsibilities outlined in the job description.
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