Salary : $105,000.00 - $132,924.00 Annually
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: 08/31/2026
Closing Date: 9/9/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Description
Senior Budget Analyst (WMS Band 2)
Financial Services Division - Washington State Office of the Attorney GeneralOlympia, Washington | Full-Time | Permanent | Non-Represented
Position Overview
The Washington State Attorney General's Office (AGO) is seeking a Senior Budget Analyst to lead the AGO's operational budget activities and to ensure the budget is accurate and reflects the decisions of the AGO Core Leadership Team, the standards of the Office of Financial Management (OFM), and all applicable rules and regulations.

Success in this role requires the incumbent to lead the AGO's operational budget activities, manage deadlines, analyze data, and monitor the provision of both AGO division and client agency support.

The Budget Manager will support the financial integrity and stewardship of the agency through strategic budgeting and financial management. This position serves as a key resource for AGO finances, providing advanced budget expertise that supports informed decision-making and ensures agency resources align with AGO, and statewide priorities. Working closely with executive leadership, OFM, legislative staff, and other stakeholders. This role helps ensure financial accountability and credibility.

The successful candidate will also promote collaboration and knowledge sharing within the budget office through technical guidance, training, and mentoring. This position plays an important role in ensuring the AGO can effectively manage public resources and continue delivering legal services to the state agencies and Washington State.

Salary and Compensation

• Annual salary range: $105,000-$132,924/annual
• Washington Management Service structure position: Band 2

The base pay offered accounts for internal equity and may vary depending on the preferred candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The following stipends may apply based on position requirements:

• Incumbents assigned to a position designated as requiring dual language skills will receive a 5% Dual Language Requirement Pay stipend.

Excellent Benefits
Washington State offers one of the most competitive and comprehensive in the nation, including:

• Medical/dental/vision for employees and dependent(s)
• Vacation, sick, and other leave
• 11 paid holidays each year
• Employee recognition leave
• Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) plans
• Life insurance
• Dependent Care Assistance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
• Tuition waiver programs
• Deferred compensation options

We also offer support through:

• Flexible schedules and telework options
• A wellness program and the Employee Assistance Program
• Numerous employee affinity groups centralized on community and connection

Position Description
Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Serve as the AGO's budget office's subject-matter expert for complex programs and budget issues.
• Interpret and apply state financial laws, policies, and practices to ensure budget compliance.
• Monitor spending, resolve budget variances, and recommend process or policy improvements.
• Provide strategic budget guidance to leadership and AGO divisions.
• Monitor and recommend resource distributions across all funds, locations, and divisions as demonstrated by producing all OFM required allotment packets, balancing with AGO expenditure authority, matching to the AGO expenditure plans, and incorporating the payment of administrative overhead costs by the applicable fund source.
• Conduct and disseminate research and data reporting for all tasks in a clear and concise manner.
• Respond to requests from AGO leadership, OFM, and the Legislature by conducting budget and policy analysis, preparing detailed analytical reports with supporting documentation, doing so in a succinct, timely and accurate manner.
• Develop briefing memos and presentations regarding complex budget issues to convey financial concepts to varying audiences.
• Work in a team environment to review and streamline practices across FIS.
• Use problem solving and technical expertise to ensure the OFM Central Service Model (CSM) legal service allocations by client is accurate and complete.
• Assist and back-up the Senior Policy Budget Manager with legislative oversight regarding fiscal notes and decision package requests while working closely with AGO divisions and client agencies.
• Participate on or lead committees as needed to conduct Divisional Financial Reviews (DFR) and other workgroups.

About the Financial Services DivisionThe Financial Services Division (FIS) provides support and accountability for agency financial and budgetary decisions and practices. FIS's primary goal is to protect and enhance the financial health and resources of the AGO, which includes providing efficient, centrally located accounting, budgeting, payroll, contracts and grant services and management. FIS produces top quality work in a manner that contributes to the AGO's mission to be the best public law office. FIS conducts business in a professional and cooperative manner, recognizing the contribution of each team member. FIS ensures 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.
About the Washington State Office of the Attorney General
The AGO serves more than 230 state agencies, boards, commissions, colleges and universities, the Legislature, the Governor, and other separately elected state officials. The AGO is comprised of nearly 700 attorneys and 800 professional staff, all working together to deliver the highest quality professional legal services to Washington state officials, agencies, and entities. This includes:

• Economic justice and consumer protections (safeguarding consumers, protecting youth, seniors, and other vulnerable populations)
• Social justice and civil rights (addressing discrimination, environmental protection, and veteran and military resources)
• Criminal justice and public safety (investigative and prosecutorial support, financial crimes)
• The AGO also has national reach, representing the State of Washington before the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, and trial courts in all cases that involve the state's interest. If you want to make a difference, we may be the perfect fit for you! Learn more about the AGO

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of six years* of government budget and finance experience (three biennial cycles) with increasing levels of responsibility.
• A bachelor's degree in business, public administration, accounting, economics, or statistics and six years of professional experience in budget, finance, management, or program analysis.
• Expert proficiency in statewide financial systems, such as The Allotment System (TALS), Agency Budget System (ABS), Result through Performance Management System (RPM), Fiscal Notes System (FNS), Salary Projection System (SPS), and Enterprise Reports/Web intelligence (ER / WebI) to create reports, allotments, decision packages, revenue reports, fiscal notes, coding structures, and processes. Enter data into these systems, conduct research to analyze behavior against allotments and plans.
• Expert proficiency in utilizing spreadsheet software, such as Microsoft Excel, to develop and maintain complex spreadsheets with macros, multiple math functions, advanced filters, and links to external sources of information. Create charts, Pivot Tables, and use data analysis tools.

*A master's degree can substitute for some experience.
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
The ideal candidate will have experience with:

• Cost allocation methodologies
• Federal grant administration
• Governmental revolving funds
• Creating billing rates that recover costs
• Working with OFM
• Treasury Management System (TMS) and the OFM SPS
• Timekeeping systems that are used to record time worked and to create billings to customers

They will also have:

• Extensive use of the following OFM systems: Agency Financial Reporting System (AFRS), Enterprise and WebI reporting
• Willingness to work around other staff schedules/demands and ability to change priorities fluidly

Application Instructions
In addition to completing the online application, applicants must submit the following attachments:

• A cover letter, describing your specific qualifications for the position; and
• A current resume detailing experience and education.

Supplemental Information

• 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
• A resume will not substitute for completing the "work experience" section of the application.
• Please be sure to remove private information such as your Social Security number, date of birth, etc.
• All information may be verified and documentation may be required.
• The Washington State Office of the Attorney General does not use the E-Verify system; therefore, we are not eligible to extend STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT). For more information, please visit