Education Finance Specialist 1, Education Finance Specialist Trainee 1 (NY HELPS), Box CFO-809/03708
Education Department, State · Albany · New York
- Role
- Data scientist
- Posted
- Aug 3, 2026
- Closes
- Aug 17, 2026
- Salary
- $66,951 to $85,138 Annually (SG-18); Trainee positions start at $53,764 or $59,994
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Summary
The New York State Education Department seeks an Education Finance Specialist in the Fiscal Analysis and Research Unit to model school aid projections, analyze school finance trends, and provide technical assistance to school districts. The role involves data validation, research on education finance issues, and collaboration across units to support state aid calculations and database management. This is a permanent competitive position located in Albany with telecommuting allowed up to 30%.
Key qualifications
- Six years of experience in financial analysis, auditing, or fiscal transactions in an educational entity (or equivalent education substitution)
- Proficiency with Excel preferred
- Comfortable working in detail-oriented environment with accuracy critical
- Experience with school aid analysis, financial data validation, and research
- Ability and willingness to learn new computer programs and applications
- Experience working in team-based environment on modeling and analysis tasks
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