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Senior Budget Analyst, Bureau of Budget Administration

City of New York

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Compensation
$53–80K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Research Assistant reports to Assistant Directors and supports financial management for the Finance Division at DOHMH. The role assists with personnel and non-personnel budgets, spending monitoring, grant submissions, budget reviews, fiscal reporting, and analysis. It also researches policy implications, identifies contract impacts, and helps develop and implement policies and procedures.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Budget Management, nice to haveSpending Monitoring, nice to haveGrant Application Review, nice to haveBudget Review, nice to haveStatistical Data Analysis, nice to haveFiscal Reporting, nice to havePolicy Research, nice to haveContract Analysis, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Six Months Research Experience, nice to haveAssociate Degree or 2.5 Years Research Experience, nice to haveHigh School Diploma or 4.5 Years Research Experience, nice to haveEquivalent Education and Experience, nice to haveSix Months Research Experience, requiredNine Specialized Credits or Six Months Experience, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Job Description

The Finance Division at DOHMH has central responsibility and authority for all the finance, contracting, procurement, payroll, and revenue functions of the nation's largest local health department. DOHMH has approximately 7,000 employees and serves the nation's largest city of 8.8 million New Yorkers.

Position Summary:

The Research Assistant will be reporting to Assistant Directors along with other staff. The Research Assistant will be responsible for monitoring, tracking, and financial management.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

Assist in maintaining the Division's Personnel Services and Other than Personnel Services budgets;

Assist in updating of internal budgeting systems and monitoring spending;

Assist in preparation and review of grant application submission;

Review budgets and budget modifications submitted by programs;

Make recommendations to the program representatives for changes and corrections of errors;

Review statistical budgetary data submitted by contract agencies;

Prepare fiscal summary reports and analyses;

Research the programmatic implications of proposed policies;

Identify impact of contracts;

Assist in the development and implementation of new policies and procedures.

Why you should work for us:

  • Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website (https://studentaid.gov/pslf/)

  • Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:

o a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.

o additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.

o a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.

o a tax-deferred savings program and

o a robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.

  • Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.

  • Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S., dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone, regardless of age, background, or location, can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC, with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements, from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID-19 pandemic, we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!

Commitment to Equity:

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact Sye-Eun Ahn, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, at [email protected] or 347-396-6549.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT - 60910

Qualifications

  1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and six months of satisfactory full-time experience in research which involves gathering, organizing and analyzing data, and report writing; or

  2. An associate degree from an accredited college, or completion of 60 semester credits at an accredited college, and two years and six months of satisfactory full-time experience in research which involves gathering, organizing and analyzing data, and report writing; or

  3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years and six months of satisfactory full-time experience in research which involves gathering, organizing and analyzing data, and report writing; or

  4. Education and experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. Undergraduate college credit can be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of full-time experience. Completion of nine credits, at the college or graduate school level, in statistics, quantitative methods, mathematics, or research can be substituted for six months of the required experience. However, all candidates must possess a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least six months of required experience or the nine specialized credits.

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Salary Min: $ 52,791.00

Salary Max: $ 79,882.00

How this job compares

Set against the 746 open Research Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$53–80K/yr
  • New York median$53–60K/yr21 salary ranges
  • US median$47–59K/yr89 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $66K, is 21% above the New York median midpoint ($55K) — in the top quarter of Research Assistant salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 87 open Research Assistant jobs in New York and 746 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Research Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (158 postings).
Education
198 of the 746 open Research Assistant jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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