Legislative Fiscal Analyst

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.