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Business Services Analyst - Contract Compliance/Reporting

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Business Services Analyst - Contract Compliance/Reporting

Salary

$66,703.00 - $103,398.00 Annually

Location

Durham, NC

Job Type

Full time with benefits

Remote Employment

Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number

25-05624

Department

Finance

Opening Date

10/03/2025

Closing Date

10/17/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

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Position Description

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Starting Salary: $66,703 - $80,043

Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Join one of the highest fiscally rated entities in the country. The City of Durham’s Finance Department (http://durhamnc.gov/456/Finance) , promotes sound management and stewardship of taxpayer dollars by helping the City Council, City Manager and City departments manage their financial resources, leading risk management administration, compliance and training. If sound fiscal management is what you’re about, join our team!

Assist with the administration of the City's Equal Business Opportunity Program (EBOP), SLBE (Small Local Business Enterprise) Program and other services and ensures compliance with ordinances and policies related to City contracting. Reviews applications and makes certification recommendations for the EBOP and SLBE Programs, establishes project category goals, attends pre-bid, pre-proposal and bid opening meetings, maintains contact with City Departments to identify upcoming projects, notifies bidders regarding bids and requests for proposals (RFPs), provides technical assistance to UBE (Underutilize Business Enterprise) firms, and attends bid openings or serves on the RFP selection committee. Other duties include maintaining the SLBE certification vendor database, assisting with Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED) and assisting the Business Administrator (BA) or serving as a backup in the absence of the BA.

Duties/Responsibilities

+ Recruiting SLBEs into the program.

+ Manages certifications of SLBEs by reviewing and processing forms and applications; scheduling and conducting site visits; analyzing applicant data; making certification recommendations; preparing notification correspondence; and updating and maintaining the applicant database.

+ Ensures bidder and proposer compliance with ordinances by requesting necessary documentation; reviewing and analyzing Good Faith Effort Questionnaires; preparing notification letters; reviewing letters of intent to ensure compliance; issuing compliance reports; and by reviewing City contracts for participation.

+ Assists vendors by determining subcontracting opportunities; reviewing specifications and project budgets; identifying minority and women-owned business services; preparing subcontracting listings; setting participation goals; preparing and sending bid and RFP notifications; attending pre-bid conferences; and serving on RFP selection committees.

+ Serves as the UBC Reporting Analyst by generating bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual EBOP and SLBE reports. Maintains and reconciles data entry for the SLBE and EBOP Databases and the daily Vendor-Self Service Report (VSS Report). Performs routine UBE vendor system management. Maintains the divisional project log to ensure accurate management statistics and reporting.

+ Plans and conduct SLBE and UBE outreach events.

+ Plans and conduct project management and bidder training.

+ Assists in monitoring departmental performance on strategic plan objectives.

+ Serves on the EBOP Steering Committee and prepares meeting minutes.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

+ Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business or directly related field.

+ Two years of professional experience in an area related to assignment.

Additional Preferred Skills

+ Work requires broad knowledge in Local Government, Higher Education, or Municipality.

+ A background in supplier-diversity programs.

+ Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, or North Carolina Contract Management (NCCM) certification, or Carolina Local Government Procurement Officer (CLGPO) certification, or general accounting certification or degree.

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

+ 12-13 paid holidays per year

+ 13 standard work days of vacation per year

+ 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement

+ 2 weeks paid military leave per year

+ Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans

+ State and City retirement plans

+ Short and long term disability plans

+ Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions

+ City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System

+ Paid funeral leave

+ Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling

+ Paid life insurance equal to annual salary

+ 48 hours for volunteer work each year*

+ 4 hours parental leave each year

+ Workman's Compensation Insurance

+ 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

+ State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

+ State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire

+ Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire

+ Dental and life insurance, after one year of service

+ Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

+ City of Durham Website

+ Walk in

+ Job fair

+ Employee referral

+ Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***

+ Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***

+ Craig's List

+ Facebook

+ LinkedIn

+ GlassDoor

+ governmentjobs.com

+ Monster.com

+ Indeed.com

+ Employment Security Commission

+ Magazine/Newspaper

+ Other

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If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

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Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

+ Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

+ High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

+ Associates Degree

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Master's Degree

+ Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)

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How many years of related experience do you have?

+ No related experience

+ Less than 1 year of related experience

+ 1 year but less than 2 years of related experience

+ 2 years but less than 6 years of related experience

+ 6 or more years of related experience

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How would you rate your experience level with Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP systems...such as MUNIS, Oracle, SAP, etc.)?

+ No experience

+ Beginner level

+ Intermediate level

+ Advanced level

+ Expert level

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Describe your related experience in reporting, and with monthly, quarterly and annual financial report generation. If no experience, please put N/A

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Do you have any experience working with Supplier Diversity, Underutilized Business Enterprises (UBE) or Minority Women Underutilized Business Enterprise (MWUBE) programs?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you have experience working with and/or assisting with Supplier Diversity, UBE and/or MWUBE programs, please briefly describe your experience: If no experience, please put N/A

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How would you rate your experience level with MS Excel?

+ No experience

+ Beginner level

+ Intermediate level

+ Advanced level

+ Expert level

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Please briefly describe how you use MS Excel in your current, or most recent, position: Please provide as much detail as you can. Include any formulas, functions, data reporting and/or analysis tools (for example VLOOKUP and Pivot tables)

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