The director of the Office of Financial Management is appointed by the governor, and is supported by the Leadership Team. To see the structure of OFM and a list of organizations we support, see the OFM organizational chart [PDF].

The Office of Financial Management provides vital information, fiscal services and policy support that the governor, Legislature and state agencies need to serve the people of Washington. We:

October 2016

The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) adopted an Open Data Policy that directs state agencies to develop, implement and maintain an open data plan by October 1, 2016.  Agencies also must report to the OCIO at least every twelve months on the status, progress and evolution of their plans.

This rule-making activities webpage provides information about anticipated rules and those recently adopted and administered by the Office of Financial Management (OFM), including the State Human Resources (SHR) Division. For additional information on SHR rulemaking, please visit the civil service rules webpage.

• Anticipated rules agenda [PDF]

Washington State Office of Financial Management
P.O. Box 43113
Olympia, WA 98504-3113
Directions to our office locations

Verifying employment

We are unable to verify employment of workers from other state agencies. To verify employment:

Commonly requested records and documents

Before you submit a request, the records you are looking for may be already publicly available:

Mailing address

For questions related specifically to OFM, contact us directly by mail, phone, or email:

Washington State Office of Financial Management
P.O. Box 43113
Olympia, WA 98504-3113
360-902-0555
TDD 360-902-0679

Maps & directions to building locations

Our headquarters office located on the 3rd floor of the Insurance Building is open to the public. To visit OFM staff at our other locations, please contact them to make arrangements.

Here at OFM, we want to make sure you fully understand what information we may collect from you and why.  We want you to feel peace of mind when using our website, knowing that any confidential information you share with us will be protected. 

OFM is working hard to foster a culture of data awareness including protecting confidential data.  We have implemented seven privacy principles to accomplish this, and our staff are required to take privacy training at least once every two years. 

OFM Privacy Principles 

The following represents sample job descriptions at OFM. We welcome all qualified applicants.

OFM publications and data sets are provided in a variety of formats. If you do not have the software required to view a document, you may wish to download one or more of the free viewers using the links provided here.