Yavapai College Looking for Specialist, SBDC Analyst Full Time

Salary: $46,438.00 – $53,000.00 Annually

Location: Prescott Valley, AZ

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: 2023-00505

Department: SBDC

Opening Date: 10/26/2023

Description of Position

Specialist, SBDC Analyst

Hiring Range: $46,438 – $53,000

This is a 1 year full time temporary funding with anticipation of an extension of two quarters.

This position has the potential to work from the Prescott or Verde area Campus’s/Centers.

Reporting to the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Director, meets with small business owners and prospective owners who are Small Business Development Center clients; uses interview and counseling techniques to gather information about business operations; conducts independent research to supplement information gathered directly from SBDC clients; analyzes information gathered to formulate specific recommendations which would enhance the success of client’s businesses. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and competencies listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Uses interview and counseling techniques to gather information and assess clients’ needs.
• Provides small business counseling or e-counseling and business assistance services throughout the Service District, in accordance with SBA and AZSBDC network guidelines and procedures including but not limited to:
• Analyzing the specific business and industry data in finance, marketing, management and operations;
  • Providing guidance in the development of business plans and financial packages;
  • Calculating and interpreting historical and projected financial ratios;
  • Preparing pro forma cash flow and financial statements;
  • Providing guidance on expansion to include employment requirements, foreign markets, and government contracting;
  • Providing mentoring in the development of comprehensive marketing plans;
  • Troubleshooting to identify problem and areas for improvement;
  • Providing information on federal, state, and local regulations and programs 
  • Providing guidance in loan packaging to pre-venture, start-up, or advanced stage existing businesses.
  • Use a variety of digital tools with confidence including Zoom, DropBox, the SBDC team share drive, HelloSign, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and others
  • Comfortably meet with team members and clients on a regular basis via technology and digital tools including Zoom, Google Meet Ups, Teams, and others 
• Work in and travel to rural, underserved communities across Yavapai County 

• Utilize public speaking skills to train and teach business owners on a variety of topics

• Promotes the mission of Yavapai College SBDC, the community relations department, Yavapai College and the Arizona Small Business Development Center Network
• Tracks, collects and records economic impact to meet annual goals
• Performs other duties of a similar complexity as assigned 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
 * Small business management practices/principles
 * Business bookkeeping principles
 * Assistance with access to capital
 * Creating marketing plans
 * Development and analysis of business plans and financial statements
 * Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
 * Computer accounting software (QuickBooks and/or other)   

Demonstrated ability to:
 * Coach or advise small business owners and managers
 * Understand complex business challenges
 * Effectively counsel a culturally and economically diverse client base
 * Work independently with minimal direct supervision and to complete assigned tasks
 * Work cooperatively with persons from diverse cultural backgrounds
 * Establish good community relations
 * Speak and write effectively; communicate with small business owners and small business service providers in public and private sectors as well as with civic leaders in multiple settings

Minimum Expectations & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree OR four years of related experience in business consulting, administration, ownership or management experience. Individuals with banking experience and financial analysts are encouraged to apply.
• Ability to travel to multiple locations throughout the area; willingness to work some evenings and weekends
• Work closely with members and staff of small business organizations, community-based organizations, private sector business services providers, financial institutions, and with owners and prospective owners of small businesses
• Knowledge of and experience with securing highly classified or confidential information including personal and financial information
• Knowledge of and ability to follow policies and procedures of the SBDC, Arizona SBDC Network, SBA, and the host institution/organization
• Valid Arizona driver’s license and/or transportation
• Ability to operate standard office equipment

Preferred Skills & Abilities

• Experience as a Business Analyst or Advisor, preferably with a Small Business Development Center
• Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Administration, Accounting, Marketing, Finance or another related field
• Work experience in a community college/higher education environment
• Bilingual, Spanish speaking and writing
• Commercial lending and/or ability to help raise money for small businesses
• Demonstrate achievement of setting and achieving aggressive / quantifiable goals
• Experience in business writing, i.e. content creation, report writing and summarizing important data
• Five (5) or more years of experience in our business counseling core competencies of financial analysis, business planning, strategic marketing and/or access to capital, gathering information on business operations, conducting and analyzing independent research to supplement client information, and creating recommendations to enhance client business
• Up to 2 years of supervisory experience

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus. 

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.