Hybrid Associate Management and Budget Analyst bei Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI

About the Department

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) is a regional governmental agency that serves 1.1 million people in the greater Milwaukee area. MMSD provides water reclamation, flood management, and green infrastructure services for our community.  Our mission is to protect public health and the environment through world-class, cost-effective water resource management, leadership, and partnership. Join our diverse team and support your community while protecting our environment.

MMSD is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Associate Management and Budget Analyst in the Finance Division. Reporting to the Budget Manager, you will develop and administer MMSD's operations and maintenance (O&M) and capital budgets to achieve its mission while ensuring the cost-efficient use of MMSD resources.

Position Duties

• Annual O&M and capital budget preparation, including a review of budget expenditure requests for completeness and accuracy, working with cost center managers on requests, analysis of requests for conformance with established procedures, regulations, and MMSD objectives, and prioritization of requests to achieve goals.
• Analysis and preparation of forecasts for MMSD revenue sources.
• Compilation and preparation of annual budget documents.
• Annual budgets administration, including monitoring budget to actuals by reviewing reports and working with cost center managers to determine if allocated funds have been spent as specified and the identification and analysis of spending variances.  Offer recommendations for mitigation where necessary.
• Preparation of fiscal notes and financial reports.
• Research and monitoring of economic and financial developments that affect MMSD's budgets.  Understanding proposals and costs beyond current year and provide a forecast of future expenditures or revenues.  Identification of significant issues for MMSD's forecast and potential solutions.
• Manage reviews and vacancy analyses, and the efficiency and effectiveness of various MMSD operations.
• Special projects as assigned.  Work as part of an analytical team to study, identify, and evaluate alternatives for MMSD programs, operations, and policies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, public policy, public administration, political science, business administration, or a related field.  
• Six months of job-related experience (advanced education degrees will be considered in lieu of experience). 
• Budget forecasting and financial experience.
• Experience working in a professional environment and interacting with management.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to make cost-effective recommendations. 
• Ability to prepare reports and make presentations.  
• Computer software proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Other Qualifications

Physical Requirements:

• Work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 lbs. of force.
• Work frequently requires sitting, speaking, hearing, and using hands.  Work occasionally requires standing, walking, and repetitive motions.

• Work has standard vision requirements.  Vocal communication is required for expressing ideas by means of the spoken word. Hearing is required to receive detailed information through oral communication and/or to make fine distinctions in sound.
• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data. 

• Work has no exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
• Work is generally in a moderately noisy location.