Budget Analyst

Introduction

The Wisconsin Historical Society, considered one of the nation's finest historical institutions, is a State of Wisconsin government agency as well as a mission‑driven entrepreneurial organization. The Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS), founded in 1846, ranks as one of the largest, most active and diversified state historical societies in the nation. As both a state agency and a private membership organization, its mission is to help people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories.

At its core, WHS believes that increasing the public's knowledge of history has profound societal, cultural, and economic benefit. Its library, archives and collections, historic sites and museums, historic preservation office, and extensive educational programs and community outreach are focused on our vision to enrich and transform lives through unparalleled access to history.

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WHS is committed to being a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization because we truly believe this is the most effective way to attract, engage, and retain the best talent and the most meaningful way to support our mission.

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The Budget Analyst is responsible for developing, analyzing and managing assigned operational budgets, assessing program policy, and evaluating legislative and fiscal analysis for the Collections Division, Sites Division, and Museum Archeology Program within the Wisconsin Historical Society. These large areas utilize a variety of funding sources such as general purpose revenue, earned revenue, endowment/contributed funds, federal grants, and program revenue.

This position will monitor funding from sources to enable program flexibility and review expenditures to ensure compliance with funding source requirements. This position works in coordination with assigned program areas and supporting core budget and policy functions.

This position serves as a primary liaison between the Budget and Finance Office and internal stakeholders in the Collections Division, Sites Division, and Museum Archeology Program.

The salary will be between $28.00 - $37.82 per hour plus excellent benefits. Pay on appointment for current or former state employees may vary according to the applicable pay provisions found in the Wisconsin State Compensation Plan. This position is in pay schedule 81, range 04. The classification is Budget and Policy Analyst-Agency. A 12-month probationary period will be required.

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A criminal background check will be conducted prior to an offer of employment to determine if the circumstances of any conviction may be related to the job.

Interested permanent classified state employees should complete this application process to apply.

WHS does not sponsor work visas. Any appointment made will be contingent on the applicant being able to prove valid status to work in the United States.

Certain positions within WHS may allow remote/work from home flexibility for a portion of their work schedule, depending on the needs of the position and the work unit. This topic and any remote work flexibility that may be available will be discussed in more detail in the interview process.

Please make sure to describe the following qualifications within your resume and/or letter of qualifications in order to be considered for this position.

Minimally qualified candidate will have experience in all of the following:

• Experience with management of the internal budget process (developing, monitoring, and/or reviewing transactions, and preparing projections and reports)
• Experience consulting with and advising business areas on budget and/or financial matters.
• Collecting and analyzing data, providing recommendations as needed.
• Developing methodologies for calculating allocations of shared costs
• Experience using automated financial systems (such as STAR/Peoplesoft) and Microsoft Excel in a budgeting role.

In addition to minimum…