Business Analyst

Please note that this  intermittent Special Duty  Assignment (SDA) is only available to internal Department of Assessments' Career Service employees who have passed their initial probation period. It is important to note that you must get approval from your current supervisor/manager to accept a Special Duty assignment. We encourage you to discuss this with your current supervisor/manager before applying.

Summary

With a growing portfolio of property parcels and development of new technology to support our work, King County’s Department of Assessments is looking for current King County employees to support this intermittent Special Duty Assignment (SDA) for our Property Tax Administration System (PTAS) development.  This will include the ability to engage directly with project vendors, lead testing focus groups and serve as a liaison between accounting staff and other project stakeholders. Just like the industry leaders in our region, we are looking for action oriented creative thinkers who can multi-task and bring their technical skills and desire for excellence to this role. This intermittent, SDA position is integral to our commitment to be one of The Best Assessment Departments in North America.

Are You....

• Willing to use your abilities to learn new skills and tasks that a Business Analyst uses in their everyday work?
• An action-oriented creative thinker with strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills?
• Passionate about testing and product improvement.
• A strong team leader with collaboration and team-building skills and can you motivate and lead change?
• Organized and attentive to detail with a strong customer focus?
• Technologically savvy? Can you successfully use and learn new software applications?
• A Planner and can you manage your time as a project leader to maximize potential?

If so, then read on to see if this intermittent SDA position is right for you.

The Department of Assessments values innovation, creativity and engagement among its employees, and actively promotes organizational improvement and new approaches to existing operations and issues.

 ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS
  
 An award-winning leader and innovator in government property assessments, with 210 employees and an annual budget of over $37 million, the department administers King County's property valuation and assessment process. The Assessor’s Office has a significant impact on the funding received each year by a wide range of important County public services. The agency uses innovative business intelligence tools and cutting-edge technology to be more efficient with current resources and provide value-added services to taxpayers. The Department of Assessments has collaborative partnerships with 150 separate taxing districts and 39 cities. To learn more, please visit our website at: www.kingcounty.gov/Assessor.aspx:

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE:  
 As the only regional governments in the world named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.
    
  We have a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies and policies that promote fairness, justice and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from vulnerable communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.
  
  The selected candidate will integrate King County's Equity and Social Justice principles into the daily functions of this position.

The successful candidate will at a minimum demonstrate skill and ability to:
 

• Ability to learn and grow in the role of Business Analyst
• Apply strong understanding of Assessment Accounting and Property Parcel Administration
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills and the ability to work well within a collaborative, team environment.
• Customer focus with a dedication to integrity, ethics, trust and values.
• Ability to read and understand departmental and county procedures, legal documents, RCW and WAC rules, jurisdictional policies and detailed property records.
• Proficiency and ease in using business productivity tools and cutting-edge technology in your everyday work.
• Exceptional listening skills and the ability to keep up with evolving business needs through flexibility and rapid integration of new concepts.
• Confidence in making decisions with problem solving, time management, and organizational skills.
• Strong documentation skills used to develop functional  design documents for PTAS.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

Any combination of education and/or experience that clearly demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties of the position to include:

• One (1) year of residential mass appraisal experience within the last five (5) years. Experience must be supplemented with:
• Sixty (60) hours of real estate appraisal education
• Accounting experience in one or more of the following:
  • Abstract
  • Any of the Exemption Programs
  • Posting
  • Levy and Certification
  • Tax Roll Creation
• Prior experience or knowledge of writing functional design documents
• Prior experience or knowledge of software development
• Prior experience or knowledge of project management

Any combination of education and/or experience that clearly demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Forbes named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.

Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.

Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ , people living with disabilities, and veterans.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer

No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

To Apply

If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.

This exciting employment opportunity is only open Department of Assessments' employees eligible for special duty assignments.  

A resume and cover letter and answers to the supplemental questions that explains how your education and experience makes you the best candidate for this position are required.
  
Please contact Richard Watson, at 206-263-2356, or richard.watson@kingcounty.gov if you have any questions regarding this opportunity.  
 
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 This position is not represented.

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