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Senior Budget Analyst

Description of Duties

This is a staff position responsible for the development of an annual budget for an agency or department and the conduct of financial analysis of programs and long‑range projections by management. Duties involve serving as a liaison between operational and various administrative and managerial staff. This position differs from Budget Analyst by virtue of performing more complex duties such as developing an entire budget for a department or agency, developing financial proposals, and similar work.  The employee reports directly to, and works under the general supervision of a budget or finance director or other higher level staff member.  General supervision may be exercised over a technical and clerical staff such as Budget Analysts. 

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, plus EITHER:

(A)        Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Finance or a closely related field plus two (2) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent** professional* experience in budget preparation, budget analysis, financial planning, or financial analysis for a public or private agency; OR,

(B)        Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in one of the fields mentioned in (A) above plus three (3) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent** professional* experience in budget preparation, budget analysis, financial planning, or financial analysis for a public or private agency; OR,

(C)        An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B) above.

*Professional experience, for the purposes of these minimum qualifications, does not include secretarial, clerical or other similar work.

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