Budget Examiner - Health Unit - Ref #EX-HE-05

Budget, Division of; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Budget Examiner serves as an analyst within the Division of the Budget's Health Unit, specifically on the Acute Care Team overseeing Medicaid and related health insurance programs covering 8 million New Yorkers.

The role involves researching health care financing trends, developing policy recommendations, monitoring hospital and physician spending, and managing fiscal projections to support the State's $134 billion health care budget.

Qualifications

• One year of permanent competitive service as a Budget Examiner, G-18, or transfer eligibility under Civil Service Law Section 52.6
• Fluency in Excel formulas and functions, and other Microsoft applications
• Strong written, visual, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with diverse stakeholders
• Interest in health care finance and demonstrated analytic ability

Responsibilities

• Research health care financing trends
• Develop policy recommendations
• Monitor hospital and physician spending
• Manage fiscal projections to support the State's health care budget

Skills

Excel

Written and verbal communication

Independence

Collaboration

Health care finance analytics

Job description

The Budget Examiner serves as an analyst within the Division of the Budget's Health Unit, specifically on the Acute Care Team overseeing Medicaid and related health insurance programs covering 8 million New Yorkers. The role involves researching health care financing trends, developing policy recommendations, monitoring hospital and physician spending, and managing fiscal projections to support the State's $134 billion health care budget. This position is based in Albany and requires both independent analysis and collaboration with diverse stakeholders across state agencies.

Key qualifications:

• One year of permanent competitive service as a Budget Examiner, G-18, or transfer eligibility under Civil Service Law Section 52.6
• Fluency in Excel formulas and functions, and other Microsoft applications
• Strong written, visual, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with diverse stakeholders
• Interest in health care finance and demonstrated analytic ability