LTU Business Manager

LTU Business Manager

Salary

$54.55 - $79.10 Hourly

Location

Lincoln, NE

Job Type

Full time/probationary or status

Job Number

202600301

Department

Transportation & Utilities Department

Opening Date

05/22/2026

Closing Date

6/7/2026 11:59 PM Central

• Description
• Benefits
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Job Posting Information

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.

We value each City of Lincoln employee and one way we demonstrate this is by providing an attractive and competitive total compensation package that adds value to our employees professional and personal lives. The following benefits are available for this position:

• Pay increases are available upon completion of the 6-month new employee probationary period, and annually thereafter based on performance.
• We encourage a healthy work-life balance by offering 20 days of vacation leave approximately 12 days of sick leave annually that you begin accruing upon hire; plus 11 paid holidays and 2 personal convenience days.
• All medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family begin the first of the month following hire, no need to wait!
• 30 days of Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programs offering work/life services, wellness coaching, short-term counseling, legal assistance, and financial coaching.
• Up to 3 days of Funeral and Bereavement Leave
• $70,000 of Life Insurance
• 401(a) Retirement Plan. If you make a 7% contribution, the City will contribute 9%
• Employer provided Post Employment Health Plan for eligible medical expenses that occur after you leave City employment.
• Optional benefits include:
• Medical and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Allstate Voluntary Plans
• Supplemental Term Life
• Deferred Compensation Plans

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I understand that applicants will be screened based upon the information listed on their application and their responses to all of the following Supplemental Questions. All employers, work and volunteer experience, and education described in the following Supplemental Questions must also be listed on the application. A resume cannot be used as a substitute for any part of the application or supplemental questions. I understand that failure to list all employers and education, and to describe related work duties on the application and Supplemental Questions could be cause for rejection based on insufficient information.

• Yes
• No

02

Indicate if you have a degree in the following fields: (Please select only one option per field)

• Accounting - coursework only
• Accounting - Bachelors degree
• Accounting - Masters degree
• Finance - coursework only
• Finance - Bachelors degree
• Finance - Masters degree
• Business Administration - coursework only
• Business Administration - Bachelors degree
• Business Administration - Masters degree
• Related Field (specify below)
• None

03

If you selected Related Field above, please specify:

04

Describe your experience managing multi-fund budgets. What strategies did you use to ensure accuracy, accountability, and alignment with organizational goals?

05

Provide an example of your experience with municipal bonds or other public financing tools. What role did you play, and what outcomes were achieved?

06

Describe your supervisory experience in accounting, billing, customer service, collections, or revenue management. How did you develop and support your team?

07

Describe your experience with utility finance, public works, or municipal operations, and how your work supported the organizational mission and long-term planning.

Required Question

Employer City of Lincoln/Lancaster County

Address 555 South 10th Street, Room 302

Lincoln, Nebraska, 68508

Phone (402) 441-7597

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/lincolnne/default.cfm