INTERNAL ONLY Management Analyst 5 (MA5) - Olympia

Management Analyst 5 (MA5)

Our vision is to ensure that "Washington state's children and youth grow up safe and healthythriving physically, emotionally and academically, nurtured by family and community."

Internal Only : This position is open to current DCYF employees only.

Location : Olympia, WA Hybrid.

Closes : Friday, November 14th, 2025

Salary : $76,968 - $ 103,536 Annually

The Opportunity : The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) mission is to protect children and strengthen families, so they flourish. To succeed in that mission requires funding from a variety of sources, each of which carries its own requirements. As the result of a multi-million-dollar, multi-year Child Welfare IT system replacement effort, this Management Analyst 5 will ensure that DCYF is in compliance with the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System funding allotments and meeting all necessary reporting requirements through a variety of tasks focused on quality assurance and process control. Without this position the agency puts at risk the entirety of the system replacement funding and the Child Welfare case management system.

This position provides expert level analysis and direct support in developing and maintaining agency financial guidelines, developing and maintaining internal controls, and supporting audit liaison activities related to federal and state audits. The position also manages multiple highly complex and interdependent federal funding streams, analyzes, interprets, and provides guidance to DCYF staff on federal grants managed by this positions, and ensures costs are appropriately allocated to available funding sources while maintaining compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

DCYF Finance Division Principles :

We serve the mission. DCYF's mission is to protect children and strengthen families so they flourish. Finance is fundamental to the agency achieving its strategy.

We are great partners and focused on the work that matters so we drive great results. Great partnership starts with having the right people at the table early and often.

We are the finance team / employer of choice. We will be respectful and create a positive work environment without judgements.

We are curious and continue to learn. We see mistakes as an opportunity to better understand where things need to change.

We are future focused. We understand that things change but we stay focused on serving those who serve our mission (strategic outcomes).

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Some of what you will do :

• Develop reports to isolate specific transactions related to CCWIS and FamLink systems to process transaction level journal vouchers to appropriate fund sources as a part of the grants management process.
• Review data sets from the budget unit to ensure transactional level data links to the transactions in the Agency Financial Reporting System (AFRS) as required.
• Work collaboratively with Programs, Budget, Accounting, and other stakeholders to prepare comprehensive reports, summaries, recommendations, and development of financial reports.
• Research, analyze and monitor financial expenditures for assigned grants to ensure compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, and accounting principles.
• Utilize proper accounting procedures and methods in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Work with the assigned budget analyst to ensure corrections to funding are accurately reflected in the financial data.
• Verify expenditures are in accordance with federal regulations, budgetary constraints, and proper period of availability.
• Analyze allowable fund utilization to anticipate future account coding changes that will be necessary to optimize available funding.
• Remain up to date on current federal and state rules and impacts to available programmatic funding streams.

Required Qualifications :

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In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following :

How do I apply?

In addition to completing the online application, applicants must attach the following documents to their Complete your applicant profile and attach the following documents :

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington's children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving. We invite all candidates to join us in our mission to create a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.

This position is in a bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). For more information : https : / / wfse.org / .

The incumbent must successfully complete formal training courses as required by law, policy, and regional requirements within one year of their appointment.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.