Business Analyst

About the role

Join the City of Modesto as our next Business Analyst and help shape the future of our local economy! In this dynamic role, you'll build relationships with businesses, analyze key economic data, and support programs that attract investment, create jobs, and strengthen our community.

Responsibilities

• Recruit business prospects and assist them in the set up and permitting of their businesses City-wide.
• Work with existing businesses City-wide, to protect and expand investments in the local economy.
• Develop and manage databases pertinent to business retention and recruitment efforts.
• Analyze real estate transactions.
• Create and analyze proformas and other financial documents.
• Analyze business loan and grant requests.
• Negotiate, prepare, and supervise the processing of documents, including disposition and development agreements, owner participation agreements, contracts, resolutions, and requests for proposals/qualifications.
• Participate in the development and implementation of the City's budget.
• Create and/or implement programs to help broaden the local tax bases, generate, or attract new capital, increase business activity, produce jobs and diversify the local economy.
• Participate in the development and implementation of division goals, objectives, policies, and priorities.
• Research redevelopment and economic development problems and solutions and prepare a variety of comprehensive reports.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other City employees, Community Based Organizations and the public using principles of good customer service.
• Observe and maintain a safe working environment in compliance with established safety programs and procedures.

Requirements

• Knowledge of: Principles and practices of community development, redevelopment, and real estate.
• Principles of marketing, sales, advertising, and public relations with specific focus on business retention and recruitment.
• Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, rules, and regulations.
• Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.

Qualifications

• Experience: Three years of increasingly responsible experience in business and community development, redevelopment project management, or real estate finance and development.
• Education: Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in public administration, business administration, economics, engineering, or a related field.

Skills

• Exceptional analytical capability.
• Strong business insight.
• The ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders to advance organizational goals.

Benefits

Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) enrollment in either the 2% @ 60 or the 2% @ 62 formula is dependent on eligibility, as per AB 340. Employee pays the full member contribution. Retirement benefit is based on the employees three year final compensation average. The City does not participate in Social Security except for the required 1.45% Medicare contribution by both the City and the employee (applies to employees hired after 4-1-86).

Pay

Salary offered depends on candidate’s experience. Salary incentives include a 2.5% education incentive for a bachelor's degree and a 5% education incentive for a master's degree.

Schedule

Due to the volume of applications received, resumes will not be screened for the purpose of determining who is most qualified to compete in the testing process. It is the applicant's responsibility to fill out the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application with complete information and adequate detail.

Application Process

Applicants will be assessed on the application submitted. The following information is provided for you to use as a reference and as a planning tool. Human Resources is unable to schedule make-up examinations. Applicants may be screened to the most qualified and invited to continue to the next phase of the testing process which may include an oral board interview.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Modesto is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.