PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE ANALYST
0785
An employee in
this class coordinates and performs complex fiscal and programmatic analyses for
the Suffolk County Executive, and may oversee and/or supervise participating
staff as studies are undertaken involving policy analysis, program evaluation
and comparative cost analysis, combined with analysis of current management
policies, procedures and operations.
Work is multi-disciplinary in nature, with a countywide scope and an
emphasis on improving operations, productivity, procedures and/or systems. The
incumbent is expected to exercise considerable independent judgment and
initiative in carrying out assignments.
Duties are performed under the general supervision of an administrative
supervisor and work is reviewed on an on-going basis through conferences and
reports. Does related work as required.
TYPICAL
WORK ACTIVITIES
Researches, analyzes, recommends and
oversees the implementation of procedures designed to improve government
operations, efficiency and productivity;
Researches, analyzes and prepares
reports to the Executive in such areas as organizational structures, cost
efficiency and effectiveness, department consolidation, merging of functions,
reorganization impacts, labor agreement proposals, and changes in state funding
formulas;
Oversees the collection and analyses of data relative to the
performance of government programs and operations;
Evaluates alternative organizational
or service delivery approaches, and serves as a resource in the implementation
of changes;
Recommends new methods and technology, changes in policy, operations and procedures, and other improvements to increase personnel and cost efficiency;
Guides departmental managers in
developing tools and processes for measuring and evaluating work, establishing
forecasting methods, and developing and implementing organizational structure
changes to improve efficiency.
FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Thorough
knowledge of program evaluation and methods; thorough knowledge of federal and
state grant administration; thorough knowledge of the principles, practices and
techniques of public administration, public finance and budgeting; thorough
knowledge of the principles of cost-benefit analysis; thorough knowledge of the
principles and practices of managerial systems analysis; ability to coordinate
studies of government operations; ability to perform fiscal research and to
evaluate the overall impact of changes in fiscal policy; ability to analyze
complex data and prepare comprehensive reports; ability to supervise others in
a manner conducive to full performance and high morale; ability to express
oneself clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; physical condition
commensurate with the demands of the position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
OPEN COMPETITIVE
(a) Graduation from a college with
federally-authorized accreditation or registration with NY State with a
Master’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Public Administration,
Business Administration or Industrial Engineering, and four (4) years of
government agency experience in the analysis of programs, management, finance,
personnel, policy and/or budgets, which has included two (2) years of
responsibility for researching, analyzing and recommending procedures to
improve government operations and processes; or
(b) Graduation from a college with
federally-authorized accreditation or registration with NY State with a
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Public Administration,
Business Administration or Industrial Engineering, and six (6) years of
government agency experience in the analysis of programs, management, finance,
personnel, policy and/or budgets, which has included two (2) years of
responsibility for researching, analyzing and recommending procedures to
improve government operations and processes; or,
(c) An equivalent combination of
education and experience as defined by the limits of (a) and (b), except that
no substitution will be accepted for the two (2) years of specified
responsibility for researching, analyzing and recommending procedures to improve
government operations and processes.
PROMOTIONAL
One (1) year of permanent competitive
status as a Senior Executive Analyst.
R04/02/13
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Competitive