Financial Manager

MPL • Milwaukee, WI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Financial Manager in the Department of Public Works (DPW) organizes, coordinates, directs, and administers the Parking Section's financial activities to ensure its financial health. This role involves managing budgets, monitoring expenditures and revenues, and analyzing financial data for various parking operations, including citations, meters, permits, structures, lots, leases, tow fees, auctions, and vehicle disposal. The position also supports capital improvement projects, investigates methods to increase productivity through technology, assists with procurement, and responds to open records requests. Additionally, the Financial Manager will provide financial analysis for the Streetcar unit, including ridership, rate methodologies, and grant data reporting, and will be responsible for organizing invoices and ensuring timely payments. Contract management is a key aspect, involving overseeing compliance, responding to complaints, meeting with contractors, overseeing renewals, and writing, bidding out, and administering contracts for services like snow plowing, mowing, and lot clean-up. The role also includes creating and administering contracts and leases for City-owned parking facilities and ensuring insurance requirements are met. The Financial Manager will oversee Parking Services Supervisors responsible for maintaining parking structures and lots, and ensure invoices are processed correctly according to lease terms.

Requirements

• Regular status as a City of Milwaukee employee, having successfully completed a probationary period for a civil service position, or status as a City of Milwaukee employee in a fixed-term position.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, budgeting, and/or financial management.
• Valid State of Wisconsin Driver’s License at the time of appointment and throughout employment.
• Good driving record at the time of appointment and throughout employment.
• Advanced knowledge of general accounting and finance principles and practices.
• Knowledge of statistical and system analysis techniques.
• Knowledge of budgeting practices and principles to prepare capital and operating budgets.
• Knowledge of revenue/expense forecasting principles and techniques.
• Proficiency using standard computer software and programs such as Outlook and Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Ability to use Financial Management Information System (FMIS) query functions.
• Ability to research and develop analytic and statistical methodologies.
• Ability to prepare statistical reports with clear and concise recommendations, including the ability to analyze and make recommendations concerning the financial impact of parking programs and operations.
• Ability to implement changes in work processes with demonstrated improvements and efficiencies.
• Ability to read, interpret and apply complex rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices.
• Ability to effectively lead and supervise staff members, including the ability to establish policies and deadlines, set goals and expectations, assign and review work, monitor employee performance, provide training and feedback, and address employee problems.
• Ability to foster an environment of inclusion wherein all employees are treated respectfully, are valued for their strengths, and feel that they can safely express themselves.
• Ability to prepare and efficiently manage a budget and department resources.
• Written communication skills to prepare clear and concise business correspondence and reports.
• Ability to produce data reports and financial materials so individuals at all levels of the organization can understand them.
• Verbal communication skills; ability to speak clearly and concisely and explain complex concepts to non-technical audiences both large and small.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with managers, direct reports, other City staff, elected officials, community partners, and outside agencies.
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with people whose backgrounds may differ from one’s own.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyze and report on financial data.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and a high degree of organizational skills.
• Ability to meet competing, challenging, and ever-changing priorities.
• Ability to work within tight time constraints.
• Ability to effectively evaluate or make independent decisions based on experience, knowledge, and training.
• High degree of initiative and dedication to process improvement.
• Initiative, honesty, integrity, and responsible stewardship of City of Milwaukee resources.

Responsibilities

• Develop annual budgets and provide financial management and administration of over $45 million.
• Manage and monitor operating expenditures for parking enforcement, the City Tow Lot, five parking structures, fifty parking lots, and the parking meter shop.
• Monitor revenues from parking citations, parking meters, night parking permits, parking structures, parking lots, miscellaneous leases, tow fees, vehicle auctions, and vehicle disposal.
• Develop and monitor expenditures of parking capital improvement budget.
• Track and analyze funds, sales, and usage of the various parking activities; investigate irregular reports or activities.
• Investigate methods of increasing productivity to reduce the percentage increase in annual expenditures through the use of technology.
• Assist with procurement projects and provide analytical assistance.
• Respond to open records requests.
• Testify before Common Council Committees and state legislative committees as needed.
• Manage Parking services contracts for overarching compliance with managers.
• Respond to complaints of contractors and follow up with management to correct contractor issues.
• Meet with contractors regarding technology planned to improve productivity.
• Oversee contract renewals.
• Write, bid out, and administer contracts.
• Provide financial analysis for the Streetcar unit.
• Provide analysis of ridership, research rate methodologies, and monitor accounts.
• Conduct data reporting for grants.
• Organize invoices and ensure timely payments.
• Create and administer contracts and leases for City-owned parking facilities.
• Create and administer leases for City-owned parking lots and partial spaces in select lots.
• Oversee insurance requirements, ensuring they are met and retained.
• Oversee the Parking Services Supervisors who are tasked with maintaining Parking Structures and Surface Lots.
• Oversee invoices, ensuring they are sent out and paid per the lease terms.
• Prepare bid outs and administer up to three contracts for the plowing and removal of snow, mowing, and lot clean-up for the City’s parking lots.

Benefits

• The current salary range (1KX) is $108,967-$131,235 annually, and the resident incentive salary range for City of Milwaukee residents is $113,326-$136,484 annually.
• Appointment will be made in accordance with the provisions of the City of Milwaukee Salary Ordinance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager