What are the responsibilities and job description for the Economic Research Analyst position at City of New York?
The New York City Comptrollers Office works to promote the financial health integrity and effectiveness of New York City government in order to strengthen trust secure a thriving future for all New Yorkers and build a more just equitable and resilient city. Led by an independently elected citywide official the comptrollers office provides checks and balances needed to hold City government accountable for budgeting wisely investing responsibly operating efficiently acting fairly living up to its obligations and promises and paying attention to the longterm challenges we face together.
The Bureau of Budget evaluates New York Citys fiscal cash and economic position by analyzing revenue collections expenditures the capital program and the condition of the local economy. The Bureau uses its chartermandated responsibilities to promote transparency and accountability in financial reporting and budgeting. In addition to reviewing and commenting on the Citys Financial Plan and issuing reports on the Citys cash balances and debt capacity the Bureau oversees an independent actuarial audit to review the assumptions underlying the Citys pension contributions. The Bureau also conducts regular assessments of the Citys economic outlook and revenue performance and strives to lead the dialogue on the Citys fiscal state through reliable and thoughtprovoking economic and budget research.
The Economic Research Analyst will support the Office of the Comptrollers efforts to promote a thriving and inclusive New York City economy. The position requires both quantitative and qualitative analysis skills strong writing capability and an interest in public policy and economics.
The duties and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to the following :
Conducts research related to New York City and States economy and economic policies as part of the Budget Bureaus Economic Unit.
Analyzes economic and demographic data to support team research.
Supports the production of the Monthly Economic Newsletter and Spotlights by developing charts and visuals writing bullets and sections.
Begin to contribute to the Budget Bureaus economic forecasting models.
Stays informed on policy developments news and institutional publications to bolster the Economic teams research.
Independently update data develop charts and provide written summaries of assigned content.
QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS REQUIREMENTS :
A masters degree from an accredited college and one (1) or more years of fulltime experience in economic analysis public policy analysis and / or administration financial analysis social science research or in a related field; or
Bachelors degree accredited college and three (3) or more years of fulltime experience in the fields mentioned above.
Note : Please submit a cover letter along with your application detailing the possession of the required skills qualifications and your areas of expertise. In addition you may attach an optional writing sample from professional or academic work.
ASSISTANT BUDGET ANALYST (COMP 06710
Qualifications :
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college; or
2. A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of fulltime experience in budgetary planning financial analysis management or engineering.
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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
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