Fiscal Analyst 4

Recruitment #2024-1-A349

Full-time. Permanent, Represented position

Location: Natural Resources Building- Olympia, WA

Flexible Work Hours and Partial Telework flexibility may be available and considered

Relocation Compensation may be available and considered

Salary: $4,723.00 - $6,349.00 Monthly

Responsibilities (To include, but not limited to):

Serves as the specialist in handling complex benefit eligibility worksheets, payroll transactions, and records.
Manages, coordinates, and reconciles all aspects of health benefits, dental benefits, life insurance, and long-term disability for all agency employees.
Prepares PEBB worksheets for all division employees’ benefits eligibility. Assists staff in interpreting, and applying payroll and benefit laws, rules, regulations, bargaining unit contracts, policies, and procedures.
Enters and analyzes employee master data entered by HR or Payroll staff and how it affects entries to the general ledgers.
Interprets, evaluates, and resolves problems pertaining to all aspects of employee health benefits, dental benefits, life insurance, long-term disability, sign-up, changes, inquiries, terminations, and the annual open enrollment process in accordance with all state laws, CBAs, WACs, HCA regulations in the area of benefits administration and agency policies & procedures.
Reconciles detailed employee and employer data against reports provided by HCA; researching discrepancies and making necessary reconciling adjustments.
Notifies employees of options for insurance, processes changes with insurance companies, and verifies coverage and billings.
Audits and reviews peer and staff-level transactions for accuracy.
Generates and distributes the payroll EOS & and related reports.
Prepares payment and journal vouchers as needed.
Advises Supervisor, Payroll Manager, or Financial Manager of training or performance needs of team members or region payroll staff.
Analyze data and reports such as TARs, fire time records, labor system reports, leave and insurance reports, and forms.
Verifies and reconciles the semi-monthly payroll information for approximately 50 permanent and part-time employees.
Conducts financial review and reconciliation of division payroll registers and leave reports.
Processes employees’ insurance including medical, dental, life insurance, long-term disability enrollments, corrections, and notifications for employees and families.

Required Qualifications:

A bachelor’s degree AND 3 years experience in business, human resources, accounting, auditing, records management, or a relevant field.
OR, A combination of education and/or relevant experience.
18 quarter or 12 semester hours of college-level accounting or completion of these courses within 12 months of hire.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel & Word.
Experience and proficiency in using computer systems.
Demonstrated commitment to fostering and supporting an environment that honors diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental justice practices.
Perform assigned duties in a manner consistent with applicable laws, regulations and public records retention requests are followed.

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