Management Analyst - Environmental Services

The City of Gresham is excited to be accepting applications for a Management Analyst.

• Do you find budgeting, grant management, and data analysis interesting?
• Do you appreciate the details and the big picture equally?
• Do you enjoy providing information for informed decision making?

As a Management Analyst you will join a team of experienced and focused professionals in the Budget & Financial Planning division responsible for performing a full range of financial duties including budget development, financial grant management, department-related financial analysis and overall financial support for your assigned department. This position will be assigned to the Department of Environmental Services.

This position plays a critical role in supporting the financial health, operational effectiveness, and strategic decision-making of essential public services, including Infrastructure Development, Transportation, Water, Stormwater, and Wastewater programs.

Management Analysts are responsible for a wide range of financial, budgetary, and project management assignments and act as a liaison between the assigned departments and Budget & Finance. This recruitment will be used to fill a current vacancy and may be used to fill other vacancies in the same classification within 6 months of closing.

As a Management Analyst 2, you will serve as a trusted financial and analytical advisor to department leadership. You will independently manage complex budgeting, financial analysis, grant administration, and program evaluation functions, ensuring regulatory compliance, fiscal accountability, and data-informed decision‑making in support of City and department goals.

Budget Development: Coordinate budget development, establish assumptions and timelines to comply with the city‑wide budget process with guidance and within established processes, ensure department management has appropriate information available for an effective and efficient decision‑making process within their department; review and analyze proposals to ensure consistency with citywide objectives.

Financial Grant Management & Reporting: Assist departments with the tracking and reporting of expenditures related to grants including collection of financial documents, determining eligibility of expenditures per grant documents, reporting in online portals, generating and tracking reimbursement requests, preparing for grantor audits.

Financial Analysis: Monitor budgets, track actual expenditures and revenues, analyze trends and spending patterns to forecast future expenditures and revenues, estimate service delivery costs; identify issues and concerns, make recommendations, and coordinate solutions to address midyear adjustments; manage position control tracking within the department to ensure appropriate staffing levels are maintained.

Communication: Coordinate and prepare materials for presentation to a variety of audiences, potentially including Department Management, City Management, Council, advisory committees and the public; assist in developing communication strategies. Research, develop and write a variety of reports including quarterly and annual reports, staff reports, and Council memos and agenda items; conduct research, analyze findings and present recommendations; draft and review contracts and amendments.

Advisor: Advise on budgetary and financial issues; may participate in department(s) management team structure; evaluate department organizational practices, policies and procedures as they relate to budgetary and financial issues; may plan and/or coordinate implementation of approved changes.

• Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving: Ability to evaluate complex financial and operational data, identify trends, and develop sound, actionable recommendations that support effective service delivery.
• Fiscal Stewardship: Demonstrates a strong commitment to public‑sector financial accountability, ensuring budgets, grants, and funds are managed accurately and transparently.
• Judgment & Independence: Exercises professional judgment, works independently on complex assignments, and appropriately escalates issues when…