Review Vacancy
TitleBudget Fellow, Ref. #16-42 DOB
Occupational CategoryNo Preference
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $43814 to $51905 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Budget Fellow must possess a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree. Starting salaries depend upon level of education and type of work experience, and annual salary increases are dependent on satisfactory performance:
• Budget Fellow I: $43,814- A Bachelor’s degree. Advances to Budget Fellow II after one (1) year of satisfactory service.
• Budget Fellow II: $47,977– A Master’s degree in public administration, economics, business administration, public policy, public affairs or a closely related administrative or managerial field; or, a Bachelor’s degree and two (2) years of professional work experience including one (1) year in public administration. Advances to Budget Fellow III after one year of satisfactory service.
• Budget Fellow III: $51,905– A Master’s degree as specified for Budget Fellow II and one (1) year of professional budgeting experience within a governmental jurisdiction; or, a Master’s degree in any field and two (2) years of professional work experience including one (1) year in public administration; or, a Bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of professional work experience including one (1) year of public administration. Eligible for annual salary increases based on performance.
The successful candidate must possess:
• Master’s degree in economic forecasting;
• SAS experience; and
• The ability to work independently and have strong quantitative, analytical, writing, research and interpersonal skills, as well as experience with spreadsheets and databases.
Duties Description The incumbent would be a member of the STAR/Agency Budget Team that is responsible for the development, negotiation, and execution of the State Operations and Local Assistance Budgets for the Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF), the Division of Tax Appeals (DTA), and the Gaming Commission; the School Tax Relief (STAR) program spending, estimation, and monitoring; policy analysis related to the assigned agencies; and finding operating efficiencies and minimizing fraud within the STAR program. The team is also regularly engaged in economic forecasting, research, and analysis. Responsibilities would include, but not be limited to, the following tasks:
• Analyzing and making recommendations on DTF's, DTA's and Gaming Commission's plans for the funding and operation of their programs;
• Monitoring the expenditure of approved resources for effective and efficient utilization, and performing in-depth studies of related issues, programs, and operations;
• Forecasting and monitoring STAR program spending;
• Analyzing and making recommendations on legislation in functional areas, preparing bill memoranda and correspondence, and producing fiscal notes;
• Having knowledge of the Tax Law, State Finance Law and other State, Federal, and local laws as needed for the assignment;
• Producing memos and papers for use by the Front Office and Executive staff;
• Working closely with DTF, DTA, and Gaming Commission staff, as well as the staff of other Budget Division units; and
• Researching and econometric modeling in support of the Unit’s real U.S. GDP current quarter modeling effort, a key component of the U.S. macroeconomic forecast process.
Additional Comments To be considered for a current or future position with the Budget Division, please complete the Online Employment Application at https://www.budget.ny.gov/resume/.
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