
Legislative Fiscal Analyst
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The Legislative Fiscal Analyst is assigned a tax or group of taxes and analyzes tax policy, legislation, revenue trends, and the State budget and financial plan. The analyst provides technical information to Assembly members and staff and may also handle agency budget work, municipal finance, economic development initiatives, public borrowing, and public-authority issues. The role reports to the Deputy Director for Fiscal Studies.
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Full job description
NY HELPS No
55-b/c Eligible No
Agency Assembly Majority, NYS
Title Legislative Fiscal Analyst
Occupational Category Financial, Accounting, Auditing
Salary Grade NS
Bargaining Unit M/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary Range From $65000 to $70000 Annually
Employment Type Full-Time
Appointment Type Permanent
Internship No
Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class
Travel Percentage 0%
Workweek Mon-Fri
Hours Per Week 40
Workday
From 9 AM
To 5 PM
Flextime allowed? No
Mandatory overtime? No
Compressed workweek allowed? No
Telecommuting allowed? No
County New York
Street Address NYS Assembly -Capital Building, State Street
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12208
Duties Description Most fiscal analysts are assigned an area composed of a tax or group of taxes; the analyst is responsible for performing the following duties related to his or her area:-Performs tax policy analysis-Analyzes and makes recommendations on all bills referred to Committee affecting assigned area.-Provides technical information on bills and assigned tax area to Assembly members and other Assembly staff. -Develops and implements econometric and statistical models to forecast State tax revenues.-Monitors and analyzes financial plan impact of trends in State tax revenue collections. -Analyzes Executive Budget and financial plan.In addition, the analyst may be assigned the following budget responsibilities for those agencies which are related to the taxes in the analyst's area:-Projects State expenditures and analyzes trends-Prepares budget recommendations and bill copy.
Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree; Master's preferred and legislative experience helpful.
Additional Comments Depending on the needs of the Committee and the qualifications of the analyst, the following responsibilities may be assigned:-Researches and analyzes municipal finances-Analyzes financial arrangements of major economic development initiatives.-Undertakes studies and analysis of public borrowing practices.-Researches and reviews issues relating to the State's public authorities.-Reports to the Deputy Director for Fiscal Studies. -Performs other such duties as assigned.
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Name Holly Brantley
Telephone 518-455-4001
Fax
Email Address [email protected]
Address
Street Legislative Office Building, State Street
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12248
Notes on Applying Please send your cover letter and resume to [email protected] and in the subject line write: Fiscal Analyst vacancy
How this job compares
Set against the 5,714 open Financial Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$65–70K/yr
- New York median$85–125K/yr344 salary ranges
- US median$85–133K/yr3,671 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $68K, is 34% below the New York median midpoint ($102K) — in the lowest quarter of Financial Analyst salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 468 open Financial Analyst jobs in New York and 5,714 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
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- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,063 of the 5,714 open Financial Analyst jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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