Education Finance Specialist 1
- The Fiscal Analysis Research Unit (FARU) is responsible for the calculation, verification, and projection of over $31 billion in State Aid distributed annually to over 670 school districts and 37 BOCES in support of.
- Assisting in the annual update of data collection forms, automated edits, aid calculations and testing of programmed changes;
- Assisting in the quarterly update of data files required for State Aid Projections;
- Analyzing data such as expenditures, revenue, and pupil counts, to identify trends, outliers and understanding the impact of changes to the calculation or collection of these figures;
- Assisting in the review of enacted legislation and determining appropriate action related to aid calculations and payments;
- Participating in the ongoing business process re-engineering and enhancement of SAMS, including documenting the "As Is" state and "To Be" requirements; and,