• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in business, accounting, public administration, or closely related discipline, with a minimum of 18 quarter  or 12 semester hours in accounting, auditing, or budgeting. Professional experience may substitute for education but not for the accounting credit hours.
• Three (3) or more years of relevant professional-level accounting experience.
• Experience using State of Washington enterprise systems for accounting and reporting (AFRS, Enterprise Reporting-standard and Web Intelligence).
• Two (2) years of experience using Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel and Outlook; to create, edit, modify, save, and delete documents and spreadsheets; includes locating and accurately modifying existing files and templates for reuse.
• One (1) year of experience, planning, prioritizing, and organizing workloads to meet deadlines.
• Reliability to be on the job and be a productive team member in a busy unit with deadlines and seasonal workload issues.

Desired Qualifications:

• Prefer 30 quarter or 20 semester hours of college-level accounting and one or more years of relevant experience.
• Three (3) years of experience using State of Washington enterprise systems for accounting and reporting (AFRS, Enterprise Reporting-standard and Web Intelligence).
• Intermediate proficiency with agency standard software applications and systems.
• Ability to use a 10-key calculator by touch.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and organization skills to create and maintain unit files.
• Reliability to be on the job and be a productive team member in a busy unit with deadlines and seasonal workload issues.
• Understanding of and experience using Lean or other continuous improvement methodologies to achieve efficiencies and respond to customer needs.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, work collaboratively with, and present complex financial material to all levels of management and staff.

Special Requirements / Conditions of Employment:

Employee must read, sign, and abide by the Financial Services/Fiscal Office Agreement on Confidential Information (Part A) and Internal Control Responsibility (Part B).

Please read the supplemental questions carefully and answer completely. Incomplete responses, including “please see resume” may disqualify you from further consideration.

Department of Ecology employees, please make sure to answer the agency-wide questions regarding permanent status as a classified employee within the Washington General Service or Washington Management Service. Do not forget to select Department of Ecology as a response to question 2, and type your personnel ID number for question 3. If you are not sure of your status or do not know your personnel ID number, please contact Human Resources at (360) 407-6186.

If you are reading this announcement in print format, please visit www.careers.wa.gov to access the online recruitment system. Click on “Look for Jobs” and select Dept. of Ecology under the “Department” search list. Click “Apply Search.”

Other Information:

If you have specific questions about the position, please email Carla Clarey at: Ccla461@ecy.wa.gov. Please do not contact Carla to inquire about the status of your application.

The act of submitting application materials electronically is considered affirmation that the information is complete and truthful. The state may verify this information and any untruthful or misleading answers are cause for rejection of your application or dismissal if employed.

This position is included in the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) union bargaining unit for the Department of Ecology. All employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the WFSE will, as a condition of employment, either become members of the WFSE and pay membership dues or, as non-members, pay a representation fee as described in the CBA, no later than the 30th day following the effective date of this CBA or the beginning of their employment.

The Washington State Department of Ecology is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, veterans or people with military status, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. Persons needing accommodation in the application/testing process or this job announcement in an alternative format may call (360) 407-6186. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.