Wildlife Program Budget Manager - WMS Band 2 - Permanent - 2026-04515

**Description** --------------- **Title –** Wildlife Program Budget Manager**Classification \-** WMS Band 2**Job Status \-** Full\-Time/Permanent **WDFW Program –** Financial Services Program, Budget Office **Duty Station –** Olympia, Washington – Thurston County**Remote Employment** – This position may include telework options up to 2 days per week, at the discretion of the supervisor.**Posting Timeframe** \- This recruitment is scheduled to be posted until June 14, 2026\. Application review is ongoing, submit your application materials as soon as possible, this recruitment may be closed at any time. Learn more about being a member of **Team WDFW**! *Photo Caption: Bull Elk at Sunset – Photo Credit: Patrick Young* **As the Wildlife Program Budget Manager, you will provide strategic leadership in the development, coordination, and oversight of the Wildlife Program’s operating budget and financial systems, ensuring responsible stewardship of public resources in support of WDFW’s mission and statewide priorities.** **Serving as a key advisor on budget strategy, fiscal policy, and operational planning, you will lead agency\-wide coordination of control totals, spending plans, allotments, and fund balance projections for an operating budget exceeding $400 million per biennium.** **In this role, you will drive continuous improvement of financial systems and statewide business processes by developing tools, training, and procedures that strengthen budget development and monitoring across the agency.** **Through data\-informed decision\-making and strong fiscal oversight, you will help ensure public trust, legislative credibility, and the financial stability needed to sustain Washington’s fish and wildlife resources.** *Photo Caption: Bohemian Waxwing – Photo Credit: Keith Nelson* **What to Expect \-** **In this role, you will support development and oversight of the Wildlife Program’s spending plans and state financial system entries. Key responsibilities include:** * Serving as the key budget advisor to the Wildlife Program on the development of agency control totals and the development and maintenance of agency allotments. * Leading your team in budget monitoring and reporting for the Wildlife program. * Developing and coordinating with the Wildlife program for timeline, content, and collaboration for budget packages for the department. * Coordinating the development of internal program allotments in the Contracts and Project System (CAPS) database and monitors their accurate upload into TALS. * Providing technical assistance to programs as needed to help them interpret Office of Financial Management (OFM) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) rules and principles. * Improving and maintaining coordination between the Fiscal, Human Resources, Contracts, and Budget divisions to ensure the agency reports accurate data in state financial systems. * Focusing on process improvements between divisions and developing w