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Closing Date: April 16th, 2026, or upon receipt of the first 50 applicant submissions

Sr Budget and Management Analyst

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

Annual Salary Range: $66,580.80 - $99,860.80

Job Summary: The Sr Budget & Management Analyst serves as the principal budget and financial analyst for the Airport whose annual operating budget totals approximately $105 million. This position performs significant duties in the areas of budget development, as well as internal budgetary technical and advisory services to the Airport’s business units. This position functions as a primary resource for financial forecasting, informing senior management of significant variances that could require financial corrective action.

Essential Responsibilities:

Devise and maintain master budgetary and financial templates for use on an airport wide basis. Analyze specific accounts and advise on soundness of budgetary assumptions. Perform monthly and annual position reconciliation and base build. Enter budgets.
Complete independent monthly financial forecasting on an airport wide basis. Perform comparative analysis to forecasts produced by individual business units identifying variances. Recommend financial corrective action to senior management.
Provide in-depth, ongoing budgetary technical and financial advisory services to the airport’s business units. Educate business units on basic finance management and train on financial tools available to promote financial accountability.
Periodic review and correction of misclassified financial entries. Lead preparation of monthly fiscal reports and operating major maintenance, distribute overtime reports, assist in presentation development (County Board, AAAC, etc.) as requested.
Perform and/or validate as requested financial feasibility of proposed initiatives. Analysis should include both the cost and/or revenue impacts of initial and ongoing implementation.
Perform other duties as assigned. Duties to include operating budget carryovers and updating budget template balances after legislative approval of carryovers, serve as backup role and resource for expense coding and review, general ledger approval, and year end.

Minimum Qualifications:

Current resident of Wisconsin
Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or closely related field.
At least three (3) years of experience in accounting, budgeting, financial roles.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

NOTE: This ORIGINAL APPLICATION is open to qualified residents of the State of Wisconsin at the time of application. Candidates need to submit a full account of their training and experience (i.e., by submitting an up-to-date resume or by fully completing the application) during the application process and may also be asked to take additional written or performance tests as part of the selection process.

APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AT TIME OF FILING APPLICATION

Milwaukee County is committed to fostering an equitable working environment, free from discrimination and harassment, on the basis of any characteristic protected by law. We prohibit any form of discrimination, harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, pregnancy related condition, national origin, age, disability, FMLA status, sexual orientation, military status, marital status, or any other category or status that is now or in the future protected by federal, state, and local law. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing, background checks and pre-employment physicals subject to job requirements. If special accommodations are needed, please contact 414-278-3936.

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