Management and Budget Analyst

• Perform budget preparation to include analysis of budget requests, understanding and prioritizing requests, compiling the initiatives to be funded, and communicating these in the annual budget document.  Examine the budget estimates or proposals for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with established procedures, regulations, and MMSD objectives.
• Identify significant budget issues and potential solutions.  Understand proposals and costs beyond current year and provide forecasts of future expenditures or revenues. Work with cost center managers who may need assistance in budget development, such as project planning or cost estimating.
• Perform budget administration to include monitoring the budget by reviewing reports and working with cost center managers to determine if allocated funds have been spent as specified.  If variations appear between the approved budget and actual experience, explain the causes of the variations along with a year-end projection and potential solution or alternative.
• Inform cost center managers and others of the status and availability of funds in different budget accounts.
• Assist cost center managers with the administration and understanding of impacts on their budgets.
• Conduct timely vacancy analyses and efficiency and effectiveness studies of various MMSD operations.
• Work on cost analyses for special projects or contracts for decision making.
• Work as part of an analytical team to study, identify, and evaluate alternatives for MMSD programs, operations, and/or policies.
• Examine past and current budgets and research economic and financial developments that affect MMSD’s spending.
• Complete special projects as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in public policy, public administration, political science, economics, accounting, business administration, or a related field.  
• Two years of job-related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of public budgeting processes.
• Strong budget forecasting and financial experience.
• Experience working in a professional environment and interacting with all levels of management.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to make cost-effective recommendations. 
• Ability to prepare reports and make presentations. 
• Training in budgeting from Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) within one year of hire.
• Computer software proficiency with Microsoft Office.

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

Sensory Requirements:

• Work has standard vision requirements.  Vocal communication is required for conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly. Hearing is required to received detailed information through oral communication and/or to make fine distinctions in sound.
• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data.

Environmental Exposures:

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

MMSD is a qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness.