Financial Business Process and Data Manager (WMS2)

About the Department

Financial Business Process and Data Manager (WMS2)
At the Department of Commerce, we’re reimagining what’s possible in government. We’re builders, thinkers, and change-makers, working at the intersection of innovation, community, and impact. From unlocking critical funding to fueling inclusive economic growth, we’re turning big ideas into real-world solutions that uplift people and places.

Our agency’s strength lies in the diversity of our workforce, and the breadth of the lived experiences and perspectives employees bring to the work. We believe equity is not just a value but a practice, which is reflected in how we design programs, engage communities, and deliver outcomes. We foster a workplace culture where curiosity is encouraged, bold thinking is welcomed, and collaboration drives our impact.

This job is a commitment to reshape systems so they work better for everyone. If you’re ready to challenge the status quo and build meaningful connections, we want to meet you.

Let’s build what’s next, together.

The Financial Services Division (FSD) provides professional accounting and budget services that support Commerce’s financial health and compliance objectives. Serving all agency employees, vendors, contractors, and by extension communities across Washington, FSD is critical to Commerce’s effectiveness, efficiency and success.

The Financial Business Process and Data Manager serves as FSD’s principal financial subject matter expert and liaison for the agency’s financial systems transition from the Agency Financial Reporting System (AFRS) and other enterprise and Commerce legacy systems to Workday as part of the statewide OneWA initiative. This position plays a vital leadership role in ensuring that the agency’s financial operations, data, and business processes are accurately mapped, transitioned, tested, and adopted within the new Workday environment.

The Financial Business Process and Data Manager is responsible for the development, implementation and management of an effective and efficient agency budget reporting and systems infrastructure. The position ensures that financial data is organized in a way that meets the agency’s business needs. This includes responsibilities such as establishing data standards, leading development of the Foundational Data Model (FDM) for Workday, and leading the documentation of current-state and future-state financial business processes. They regularly evaluate agency financial reporting and system gaps and identify solutions to address those needs. This person will help develop the organizational change management plan for the transition to Workday, and provide or facilitate training to impacted personnel.

As the agency lead for budget data and systems, this position is the agency’s primary representative on statewide financial system issues, including: the One Washington Initiative; Agency Financial Reporting System (AFRS); Agency Budget System (ABS); Capital Budget System; etc. This position provides system access and supports appropriate internal controls related to permissions.

Position Duties

Financial Data Governance:
•Establishes data integrity standards for financial data systems including the Agency Financial Reporting System (AFRS), Agency Budget System (ABS), Capital Budget System (CBS), The Allotment System (TALS), the Contract Management System (CMS), and others as required.
•Serves as the agency’s primary point of contact and subject matter expert for creation, maintenance, and oversight of the Foundation Data Model (FDM) within Workday.
•Implements and monitors the FDM structure to ensure accurate alignment with Commerce’s financial operations, organizing and tracking revenues and expenditures for both high-level reporting and detailed analysis.
•Collaborates with the agency’s Central Budget Office to incorporate fiscal year appropriation updates, ensuring the FDM reflects approved budget structures, funding sources, and legislative intent.
•Collaborates with the agency’s Accounting Team and stakeholders across the agency to establish, assign, and organize FDM worktags that support complete and accurate financial reporting in compliance with federal and state rules and regulations.
•Analyzes and processes updates to the FDM, submitted by the Central Budget Office, and ensures timely and accurate submission of changes to the Office of Financial Management (OFM) in accordance with established protocols.
•Provides expert-level consultation and guidance to budget and accounting staff on proper use of FDM elements for cost coding, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and compliance with GAAP, WAAM, OFM and OneWA guidance, and agency financial practices.
•Maintains documentation, procedures, and internal controls related to FDM management to support financial integrity and audit readiness.

OneWA FSD Liaison:
•Actively engages in all Commerce-specific and OFM OneWA Workday meetings, serving as a strategic participant and financial subject matter expert for the agency.
•Analyzes information presented at OFM OneWA meetings and advises agency leadership and staff on required actions, policy implications, and implementation strategies.
•Communicates key updates and decisions by posting concise, actionable summaries to the Commerce OneWA Teams channel and other internal communications platforms.
•Collaborates closely with Commerce IT staff, offering technical financial insight to support remediation of system interfaces and configurations impacted by the Workday transition.
•Represents the agency and FSD with external contractors in support of the OneWA project
•Represents FSD in partnership with other Commerce divisions and internal business units to ensure financial system requirements and agency business needs are accurately addressed.

Financial Business Processes Management:
•Leads the Budget and Accounting teams to document as-is business processes and future-state business processes for the transition to Workday.
•Assesses process work flow and identifies gaps.
•Develops and documents new processes and procedures for accounting and budget teams that reflect Workday functionality and updated workflows.
•Validates financial business processes and procedures for appropriate internal controls.
•Lead finance team efforts in system testing (unit, integration, and user acceptance), data conversion and validation, and post-implementation support for financial modules in Workday.
•Lead development and implementation of the organizational change management plan.
•Lead development of the training plan, including identifying training needs by role and function.
•Design and deliver Commerce-specific training on Workday financial functions and workflows, and facilitate all-staff training events prior to go-live.
•Provide timely, professional guidance and technical support to Accounting, Budget, IT, and Program staff regarding Workday functionality, OneWA updates, and agency-specific impacts.
•After Workday go-live, evaluates and improves business processes and procedures that use or interact with Workday to meet business needs.

Financial Applications Systems Administrator:
•Liaison between the Department of Commerce and other state agencies, including the Office of Financial Management, on statewide budget system issues.
•Serves as system administrator for enterprise financial applications such as AFRS, Enterprise Reporting, Workday, BudgetWorks systems, and others, and establishes security roles. Updates security roles to meet business needs, incorporating appropriate internal controls.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

7 years of combined experience and education as described below:

Experience: must include two or more of the following areas:
•Financial management in the public sector
•Experience with Washington state budget processes including budget development, accounting, financial reporting, information technology financial management and reporting and its financial applications, including AFRS, ABS, CBS, TALS, Salary Projection System, Enterprise Reports, Web Intelligence, etc.
•Experience with financial business process mapping and/or system design
•Development and/or evaluation of internal controls
•Financial audits in a government enterprise
•Developing, implementing, and providing training regarding budget reporting and systems to all levels within an agency: unit, division, and agency leadership
•Data aggregation and analysis
•Financial data modeling

Education:
•Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, public administration, data analysis or closely aligned field

Examples of how to qualify:
•7 years of experience
•6 years of experience and one year of education
•5 years of experience and two years of education
•4 years of experience and three years of education
•3 years of experience and four years of education
•2 years of experience and five years of education
•1 year of experience and six years of education

Preferred/Desired Education, Experience, and Competencies:
•Experience working with the Washington state budget cycle
•Experience with Washington state financial applications such as Workday, AFRS, TALS, Enterprise Reports, Salary Projection System, Agency Budget System, Capital Budget System, etc.
•Advanced skills in standard Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, and Outlook
•Experience using Workday
•Experience with business process mapping

Required Position Competencies:
•Strong interpersonal skills including relationship building, problem solving and teamwork
•Ability to communicate clearly and accurately, and to work effectively with staff, other divisions, stakeholders and public.
•Ability to intuitively anticipate problems and the impact of potential changes.

To be considered for this position the following are needed:

• A complete and detailed online application.
• A cover letter (enter online).
• At least three professional references (enter online).

For questions about this recruitment, please contact our recruitment team via email: [email protected] - please reference the job number in your message.

Other Qualifications

Work from Anywhere in Washington State 
This position may be located anywhere within Washington State though occasional travel to a Commerce office building or in-state travel to attend events or meetings may be required. If selected, you will need to travel to pick up equipment and receive instruction. Many Commerce employees work remotely or have a hybrid schedule.
 
This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies over the next 60 days.

Technical support is provided by NEOGOV, 855-524-5627 (can't log in, password or email issues, error messages). DES job seeker support may answer general questions regarding the recruiting system at [email protected].
 
Our Commitment to Equal Opportunity 
The Washington State Department of Commerce 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, or interview process or this job announcement in an alternative format may email Human Resources at [email protected].  Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.
               
Department of Commerce also offers a competitive benefits package including: medical and dental insurance benefits, retirement and deferred compensation plans, 11 paid holidays each year, 14-25 vacation days per year (depending on length of employment), 8 hours of sick leave per month (if full time employed), bereavement leave, an employee assistance program, as well as other benefits. Please see the Benefits Tab for more details.

Benefits

More than Just a Paycheck!
Employee benefits are not just about the kind of services you get, they are also about how much you may have to pay out of pocket. Washington State offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation.

We understand that your life revolves around more than just your career. Like everyone, your first priority is ensuring that you and your family will maintain health and financial security. That's why choice is a key component of our benefits package. We have a selection of health and retirement plans, paid leave, staff training and other compensation benefits that you can mix and match to meet your current and future needs.

Read about our benefits:
The following information describes typical benefits available for full-time employees who are expected to work more than six months. Actual benefits may vary by appointment type or be prorated for other than full-time work (e.g. part-time); view the job posting for benefits details for job types other than full-time.

Note:  If the position offers benefits which differ from the following, the job posting should include the specific benefits. 

Insurance Benefits
Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance. There are multiple medical plans with affordable monthly premiums that offer coverage throughout the state.

Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their health care expenses. Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.

To view premium rates, coverage choice in your area and how to enroll, please visit the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) website. The Washington Wellness program from the Health Care Authority works with PEBB to support our workplace wellness programs.

Dependent care assistance allows the employee to save pre-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses.

Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction.

The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees.

Retirement and Deferred Compensation
State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).  New employees have the option of two employer contributed retirement programs.  For additional information, check out the Department of Retirement Systems' web site.

Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP).  This is a supplemental retirement savings program (similar to an IRA) that allows you control over the amount of pre-tax salary dollars you defer as well as the flexibility to choose between multiple investment options.

Social Security
All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems. The state and the employee pay an equal amount into the system.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness
If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, and meet the qualifying criteria, you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Holidays 
Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.

Note: Employees who are members of certain Unions may be entitled to additional personal leave day(s), please refer to position specific Collective Bargaining Agreements for more information.

Full-time employees who work full monthly schedules qualify for holiday compensation if they are employed before the holiday and are in pay status for at least 80 nonovertime hours during the month of the holiday; or for the entire work shift preceding the holiday. 

Part-time employees who are in pay status during the month of the holiday qualify for the holiday on a pro-rata basis. Compensation for holidays (including personal holiday) will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status in the month to that required for full-time employment, excluding all holiday hours. Pay status includes hours worked and time on paid leave.

Sick Leave 
Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month. Overtime eligible employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month, earn a monthly proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Overtime exempt employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month do not earn a monthly accrual of sick leave. 

Sick leave accruals for part-time employees will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Pay status includes hours worked, time on paid leave and paid holiday.

Vacation (Annual Leave)
Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in WAC 357-31-165(1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Full-time employees who are in pay status for less than 80 nonovertime hours in a month do not earn a monthly accrual of vacation leave.

Part-time employees accrue vacation leave hours in accordance with WAC 357-31-165(1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on a pro rata basis. Vacation leave accrual will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment.

Pay status includes hours worked, time on paid leave and paid holiday.

As provided in WAC 357-58-175, an employer may authorize a lump-sum accrual of vacation leave or accelerate the vacation leave accrual rate to support the recruitment and/or retention of a candidate or employee for a Washington Management Service position. Vacation leave accrual rates may only be accelerated using the rates established WAC 357-31-165.  

Note: Most agencies follow the civil service rules covering leave and holidays for exempt employees even though there is no requirement for them to do so. However, agencies are required to adhere to the applicable RCWs pertaining holidays and leave.

Military Leave
Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days paid military leave per year.

Bereavement Leave 
Most employees whose family member or household member dies, or for loss of pregnancy, are entitled to five (5) days of paid bereavement leave. In addition, the employer may approve other available leave types for the purpose of bereavement leave.

Additional Leave
Leave Sharing
Parental Leave
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Leave Without Pay

Please visit the State HR Website for more detailed information regarding benefits.

Updated 01-07-2026

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