Sr. Budget and Management Analyst

Milwaukee County; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee County, at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, seeks a Sr Budget and Management Analyst to oversee the airport's $105 million operating budget and support budget development, forecasting and amendments. The role acts as a financial advisor to assigned units and tracks performance against budget to flag risks requiring action.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in accounting and budgeting, a related Bachelor's degree, and advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills.

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, and financial roles.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Create, update, and modify master budget and related financial templates for use on an airport-wide basis.
• Analyze specific accounts and advise on the soundness of budgetary assumptions.
• Perform monthly and annual position reconciliation.
• Complete independent monthly financial forecasting for assigned business units.
• Perform comparative analysis to forecasts, identify variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide ongoing budget and financial support to business units.
• Prepare monthly fiscal reports and presentations for various audiences.
• Develop and/or update financial models that track and predict performance and rates and charges for airlines.
• Prepare budget narrative and supporting tables.

Skills

Analytical skills

Budgeting experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or closely related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Closing Date: 11/5/2026 or upon the receipt of the first 50 application submissions.

Sr Budget and Management Analyst

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

Annual Salary Range: $65,915.20 - $98,862.40

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 assists in budget development, financial forecasting, and preparing budget amendments. This position serves as a liaison between the Airport’s assigned business units and Finance and serves as their financial advisory resource. The main task is to track performance to budget and inform management of underlying risks that drive variances that could require corrective action.

We offer multiple attractive work week options: five days on site, two days remote (Tuesday and Thursday), and 4 ten and four ten-and-a-half-hour days to suit each candidate’s work-life balance.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Create, update, and modify master budget and related financial templates for use on an airport-wide basis. Analyze specific accounts and advise on the soundness of budgetary assumptions. Perform monthly and annual position reconciliation.
• Complete independent monthly financial forecasting for assigned business units. Perform comparative analysis to forecasts produced by individual business units, identifying variances. Recommend financial corrective action to senior management.
• Understand the work of the business units. Provide in-depth, ongoing budget and financial support.
• Periodic review and correction of misclassified financial entries.
• Prepare monthly fiscal reports and presentations for various audiences.
• Develop and/or update financial models that track and/or predict performance and outcomes. This includes models that develop rates and charges for airlines.
• Prepare budget narrative and supporting tables.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including operating budget carryovers, updating budget template balances after legislative approval of carryovers,

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, and financial roles.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.