Senior Education Research Analyst
Senior Education Research Analyst
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The New York City Comptrollers Office works to promote the financial health integrity and effectiveness of New York City government in order to strengthen trust secure a thriving future for all New Yorkers and build a more just equitable and resilient city. Led by an independently elected citywide official the comptrollers office provides checks and balances needed to hold City government accountable for budgeting wisely investing responsibly operating efficiently acting fairly living up to its obligations and promises and paying attention to the longterm challenges we face together.
The Bureau of Budget evaluates New York Citys fiscal cash and economic position by analyzing revenue collections expenditures the capital program and the condition of the local economy. The Bureau uses its chartermandated responsibilities to promote transparency and accountability in financial reporting and budgeting. In addition to reviewing and commenting on the Citys Financial Plan and issuing reports on the Citys cash balances and debt capacity the Bureau oversees an independent actuarial audit to review the assumptions underlying the Citys pension contributions. The Bureau also conducts regular assessments of the Citys economic outlook and revenue performance and strives to lead the dialogue on the Citys fiscal state through reliable and thoughtprovoking economic and budget research.
Reporting to the Director of Budget Research the Senior Education Budget Research Analyst will support both quick turnaround projects and longerterm research on a variety of topics that pertain to funding the education of young children to young adults in the City of New York. The position requires both strong analytic capability as well as the ability to distill quantitative and qualitative results into clear findings and recommendations.
The duties and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to the following:
Monitor the Department of Educations (DOEs) budget as well as fiscal impacts on public schools early childhood education and child care initiatives as well as the City University of New York (CUNY).
Review budget documents follow current events and legislative actions and engage with the DOE Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and other City/State Agencies on education.
Interpret developments at the State level (including School Aid Runs Foundation Aid for education public university funding legislative policy changes and capital financing for education) and assess fiscal implications for the City.
Identify timely and salient issues for analysis and research.
Create and maintain datasets related to educational budget topics.
Contribute to Chartermandated reports with a keen eye to potential risks and unaccounted costs and impacts in relevant areas.
Collaborate with other members of the Bureau of Budget the Bureau of Public Policy and Organizing and other Bureaus within the office; contribute information in response to external inquiries (e.g. from press or advocacy organizations) and attend meetings and public hearings prepare briefing notes help develop testimony and interact with external partners.
Perform other related work and assignments including supervision of one or more projects as may be required.
QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: 1 Masters degree in Public Policy Analysis/Administration Urban Studies Economics Accounting Finance or a closely related field and three or more years of professional experience in budgetary planning/management financial analysis public policy analysis and/or administration in a government agency or nonprofit; or 2 Combined education and/or experience equivalent to 1 above.
Note: Please submit a cover letter along with your application detailing the possession of the required skills qualifications and your areas of expertise.
BUDGET ANALYST (COMPTROLLER) 06711
Qualifications :
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of fulltime experience in budgetary planning financial analysis management or engineering. Work toward a Law degree or toward a Masters degree in business public administration economics engineering or a related field may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
