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Legislative Fiscal Analyst

New York State Civil Service

Albany, NYFull-time$65–70K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$65–70K/yr
Location
Albany, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

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.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Tax Policy AnalysisLegislative Bill AnalysisEconometric ModelingStatistical ModelingRevenue ForecastingFinancial Plan AnalysisExpenditure ProjectionBudget Recommendation PreparationMunicipal Finance AnalysisEconomic Development Finance AnalysisPublic Borrowing AnalysisPublic Authority Research

Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreeMaster's DegreeLegislative Experience

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.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

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
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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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