Job Overview

The Senior Legislative Analyst provides nonpartisan, advanced-level fiscal and policy analysis. Work involves performing financial and policy analysis of budgets, organizational, and management problems statewide; preparing fiscal notes for Bills or Resolutions; and proposing expenditure of funds or decreasing revenue.

Responsibilities

• Provides complete financial analysis and forecasting for the Controller General and Joint Finance Committee and legislature in the area of revenue and expenditures.
• Provides reviews of draft legislation and includes estimated fiscal impact of such legislation.
• Provides the Controller General and Joint Finance Committee with complete analysis of departmental operating budget and capital budget requests.
• Provides specialized and technical research projects at the request of the Controller General and/or General Assembly.
• Provides legislative expertise and insight to state agencies in their formulation of the annual budget and/or supplementary budgetary requests. Interprets statutes, develops legislation, and assists agencies in implementing legislation.
• Monitors the execution of the budget for proper program conformance in line with the intent of the decisions made by the General Assembly.

Qualifications

• Possession of a Bachelors degree or higher in Public Administration, Business, Accounting, Economics or related field.
• Three years experience in financial administration such as comprehensive analysis of programs, budgets, projects, services, alternatives, and costs; financial planning, revenue generation, revenue forecasting, expenditure forecasting, cash flow management and establishing internal control.
• Three years experience in developing solutions and providing recommendations, guidance and direction to management/officials in accomplishing organizational and operational goals and objectives and identifying and resolving issues.
• Three years experience in developing, reviewing and analyzing public policies.
• Six months experience in analyzing legislation.
• Six months experience in narrative report writing.

Work Environment

Nonpartisan, office environment.

Benefits

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How to Apply

The Office of the Controller General (OCG) provides nonpartisan fiscal analyses to the General Assembly and fiscal staff support to the Joint Finance Committee and the Joint Committee on the Capital Improvement Program. In this role, OCG staff aid in the drafting and production of the annual Appropriations Act, the Bond and Capital Improvements Act, and the Grants-in-Aid Act. Additionally, the OCG prepares fiscal notes on legislation, participates on the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Committee, provides staff for legislative standing committees, and represents the General Assembly on numerous ad-hoc committees and task forces.