Review Vacancy
TitleBudget Examiner, Ref. #15-12 DOB
Occupational CategoryNo Preference
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $49889 to $61908 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Applicants must have one year of permanent competitive service as Budget Examiner, M/C-18, OR one year of permanent competitive service in a title eligible to transfer under section 52.6 of Civil Service Law.
Duties Description The Economics/Revenue Unit consists of 8 professional staff in the Economics Section and 12 professional staff in the Revenue Section.
The incumbent will operate within a two person team that provides analysis of matters related to the Personal Income Tax (PIT) and the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax (MCTMT). The team is responsible for revenue receipts tracking; providing revenue forecasts through a combination of econometric and ratio-based methods; and analysis of active and potential legislation. Specific assignments for the available position include:
• Monitoring and producing high-frequency data reports of receipts/disbursements from withholding, estimated payments, final returns, delinquent collections, and refund payments;
• Projecting Financial Plan cash flow variances and identifying risks to the Plan;
• Contributing to the production of PIT and MCTMT revenue forecasts based on inherited economic variable forecasts, knowledge of collections trends, variation in business day timing, upcoming of tax law and administrative changes, and legislative proposals;
• Presentation of quantitative data analysis in a group setting through the use of tables and graphs;
• Analyzing programmatic implications of legislation and developing related cost estimates, including timing of the effects on the Financial Plan;
• Researching tax actions taken by other states and the Federal Government, and providing analysis of the ramifications on New York State taxpayers and revenues;
• Assisting in the development of Executive Budget proposals; and
• Providing production support for quarterly and annual Division publications.
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