Joe Olson, Assistant Director
(360) 359-6403
joe.olson@commerce.wa.gov

The Financial Service supports Commerce programs by providing a variety of internal services. Over 90 percent of Commerce’s resources are passed through to local governments, nonprofit organizations or other locally-based organizations via contracts, grants and loans. This means that a major function of the financial services is to coordinate and manage this resource management process.

Our objectives are: 

• To provide high quality and cost-effective internal services to Commerce’s programs.
• To provide leadership to the department in the areas of budget processes and management practices.
• To ensure that Commerce’s financial management systems and practices meet the standards set by regulating agencies.
• To develop management systems that help Commerce programs improve the quality of their services to clients and citizens.
• To coordinate with other agencies of state government to pursue opportunities for streamlining government regulations and administrative practices.

For more information, please call (360) 725-2721.