Business Analyst – Visit Grand Junction

About the Position:
Visit Grand Junction is seeking a Business Analyst to perform a variety of data, financial, and business analysis duties, including managing the organization’s annual budget, researching, interpreting, and analyzing local and industry data using Visit Grand Junction’s data platform, and identifying meaningful insights to assess overall fiscal, operational, and service impacts. Candidate must possess solid business, financial, and data acumen combined with strong analytical skills and a strategic view of marketing and performance metrics to uncover insights and drive advanced decision-making. The Business Analyst will assist in overseeing a fast-paced office, managing and collaborating with the marketing staff on multiple projects with overlapping deadlines, serve as liaison to the Visit Grand Junction Advisory Board of Directors, and manage assigned staff. If you are a dedicated business, finance, or data professional with a passion for research and excel in a fast-paced work environment, we encourage you to apply!

What We Offer:
The City of Grand Junction offers an excellent benefits package that supports quality work-life balance, including health and dental insurance, retirement with employer contribution, paid leave, a City employee health clinic, and a wellness program. The City offers a 10-step pay plan. The hiring range for a Business Analyst is $6,156.68 – $6,929.73 per month, which represents steps 1 to 5 of the pay plan. Each year, with the approval of the Grand Junction City Council, employees receive an additional step/pay increase of 3%.

About Visit Grand Junction:
Visit Grand Junction, the City of Grand Junction’s Destination Marketing Organization, deploys marketing targeted toward potential visitors outside Mesa County to attract travel and tourism to the area. Visit Grand Junction is responsible for enhancing Grand Junction’s brand to create an attractive destination while reinforcing its public image as a dynamic place to live and work. Through the promotion of travel and tourism, Visit Grand Junction strengthens Grand Junction’s economic position, which provides a sustainable, diverse, and consistent economy that supports businesses and enhances the quality of life for residents. The team consists of dynamic individuals who are culture-focused, innovative, driven, intellectually curious, and dedicated to supporting the travel and tourism industry while reaching departmental goals that serve the Grand Junction area community and guests. The Department is a cutting-edge marketing organization built upon a foundation of data science.

About Our Culture:
The City of Grand Junction focuses on continuous improvement, collaborative partnerships, and exemplary service. The Core Values are demonstrated by a willingness to challenge the status quo, the ability to work together using all areas of expertise to achieve a common goal, and a commitment to fulfilling the needs of the community through thoughtful interactions. The culture promotes open, honest communication and transparency, emphasizing trust, accountability, and constructive feedback to encourage idea-sharing and direct issue resolution. The City of Grand Junction welcomes employees who share these values.

About the Area:
Grand Junction, Colorado, is the key access point to the mountains and canyonlands of western Colorado and eastern Utah. Centrally located between Denver, CO (250 miles east) and Salt Lake City, UT (270 miles west), Grand Junction was named for the convergence of the Gunnison River and Colorado River. Over 1.5 million acres of public lands connect the area’s alpine terrain with the dramatic high desert, nourished by powerful rivers that sustain the vibrant agriculture industry. Opportunities for outdoor adventures are abundant in every season due to the year-round temperate climate. Home to “Nature’s Trifecta,” Grand Junction is surrounded by the Colorado National Monument – a mini-Grand Canyon, Rattlesnake Arches – the second-largest concentration of natural arches outside of Arches National Park, and the Grand Mesa – the largest flat-top mountain in the world. Agritourism, art and history, boutique shopping, and trendy restaurants complement the outdoor recreation scene. With a population over 160,000 in Mesa County (over 70,000 within the City limits), Grand Junction has all the city amenities you expect without the issues larger cities experience. See Visit Grand Junction for more information.

DUTIES:

What You'll Do:
Financial and Budget Management

• Project, formulate, track, and manage the Visit Grand Junction annual budget.
• Oversee Visit Grand Junction’s contractual obligations and procurement processes, review and administer vendor contracts, and monitor contract expenditures.
• Research, identify, keep abreast of, and report meaningful insights, trends, issues, concerns, and opportunities to mitigate risk and improve business operations and processes.
• Provide highly responsible and complex financial support to management and staff, including monitoring financial transactions, invoices, and ensuring budget tracking.

Industry Research and Data Analysis

• Regularly perform detailed financial and business operation analysis, including long-range forecasting of revenue generation, developing strategies to maximize revenue and return on investment, while reducing expenditures.
• Regularly monitor, conduct, and critically analyze industry and marketing research while evaluating the state of the local and national economy, to determine travel and tourism trends and insights.
• Analyze, model, and interpret data patterns and trends, and create visualizations using Visit Grand Junction’s Tableau platform to ensure accurate analysis and projections.
• Conduct competitive research and analyze benchmarking data.
• Ensure marketing initiatives and financial objectives, such as growth, margins, and productivity, are appropriately analyzed and aligned with the budget.
• Write business narratives and create presentations.
• Manage the work and activities of assigned staff, including onboarding; participate in the recruitment and selection of staff; and work with employees to correct deficiencies and implement discipline procedures as needed.

Collaboration and Organizational Support

• Manage and oversee department operations and work closely with the Visit Grand Junction Director and staff to resolve challenges and provide recommendations for quality and process improvement.
• Manage multiple complex and intricate marketing projects and strategic initiatives with overlapping deadlines.
• Work with community stakeholders and boards, City and Department committees, City staff, and contracted vendors to problem-solve and implement solutions.
• Assist with projects, reports, City Council Staff Reports, communications, and presentations, including preparation for board meetings, staff meetings, community programs, agency proposals, contract management, stakeholder services, and annual reports.

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QUALIFICATIONS:

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in any of the following: Data Analytics, Economics, Statistics, Finance, Accounting, Business Management, or related field, or commensurate experience.
• Proven analytical ability and high level of mathematical intelligence.
• Ability to analyze, model, and interpret data and produce clear graphical visualizations using Excel, Google Sheets, and Tableau; must be able to write and edit analytical reports proficiently with keen attention to detail.
• Ability to transform complex facts and figures into visualizations and commentary that can be easily understood. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical copy-editing skills.
• Knowledge of accounting principles and procedures, and financial analysis.
• Ability to manage and direct the work of assigned staff. Proven management and supervisory experience is desired.
• Understanding or ability to learn platforms such as Tableau; advanced proficiency in all Microsoft Office and Google Workspace applications.
• Understanding of marketing and willingness to learn industry insights.
• Project management experience; capable of independent judgment and strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Willingness to acknowledge and implement chain of command principles and protocols when encountering opportunities and challenges that affect the department and/or other departments.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and apply effective organization and time management skills to meet overlapping deadlines.
• Ability to responsibly leverage artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to enhance research, analysis, and efficiency, while maintaining independent critical thinking, professional judgment, and data integrity.
• Comfort balancing high-level analytical work with detailed operational and administrative responsibilities essential to running a public-sector organization.
• Capable of working well independently and collaborating in a team environment.
• Proactively identify and bridge skill gaps through independent study.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, progressive, always-evolving work product and collaborative team environment.
• Must foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, trust, vulnerability, and accountability.
• Must be ambitious, conscientious, and curious.
• Must be comfortable with a data-oriented organization and enjoy being challenged.
• Relevant certifications such as Google Analytics 4, Tableau, or related is desired, but not required.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

At the City of Grand Junction, we proudly operate as an Equal Opportunity Employer, purposely building an inclusive workforce representative of various cultures, perspectives, and experiences. We believe in respect for all and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, and/or genetic information.

If you have questions or need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact our Human Resources office at 970.244.1512