What are the responsibilities and job description for the LTU Business Manager position at City of Lincoln/Lancaster County?
The City of Lincoln’s Transportation and Utilities Department (LTU) is seeking an experienced, strategic, and forward-thinking financial leader to serve as the department’s Business Manager, which is the Chief Financial Officer for the largest department within the City of Lincoln. LTU manages essential transportation, transit, and utility services that keep our community functioning and thriving every day.
In this high impact role, the Business Manager oversees a complex financial environment involving federal funds, highway allocation funds, utility revenue, grants, special assessments, impact fees, and other diverse funding sources. This position plays a critical role in ensuring the fiscal integrity, long term sustainability, and strategic financial direction of a department with hundreds of employees and major infrastructure responsibilities.
As a key member of the LTU leadership team, the Business Manager will guide capital budget development and implementation and lead long term financial planning. This position manages and mentors a moderately large team responsible for accounting, utility billing, customer service, collections, grant management and impact fee administration.
Work is performed with considerable independence, and the successful candidate will bring demonstrated financial expertise, excellent judgment, and a proven ability to lead in a complex public sector environment.
Join LTU and help strengthen and sustain the financial future of Lincoln’s essential infrastructure and utilities.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in business administration, accounting, finance or a related field; two years of experience in the supervision of billing and collection activities; two years of experience in the issuance of municipal bonds or other public financing documents or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the desirable knowledge, abilities, and skills.
Salary : $113,464 - $164,528