Duties of these positions may include, but are not limited to, the following: Assist in the annual update of data collection forms, automated edits, aid calculations and testing of programmed changes; Use the web-based SAMS software program to perform the annual review of school district State Aid claim submissions to ensure reasonability of data for use in aid calculations and projections, payments, and reporting; Assist in research of outliers in state aid data and calculations for the Legislature, Governor, Bureau Chief, and others when questions arise, to ensure data and aid payments and/or projections are accurate; Assist in the quarterly update of the data files required for State Aid Projections; Analyze data such as expenditures, revenue, and pupil counts, to identify trends, outliers and understand the impact of changes to the calculation or collection of these figures; Assist in the development, implementation of guidelines and procedures, and risk-based analysis for post-edit claim verification projects; Process revisions to school districts' prior year aid claims to ensure correct aid is paid and overpayments of aid previously paid to districts are recouped; Provide technical assistance to school administrators and other agency staff based on aid formulas, payment formulas, statute and regulations; Assist in the review of enacted legislation and determine appropriate action related to aid calculations and payments; Participate in the ongoing business process re-engineering and enhancement of SAMS, including the incorporation into SAMS of remaining paper and ancillary processes; Assist in the development and implementation of training and informational material for school districts and BOCES; Prepare reports using a variety of software tools for transmission to school districts and BOCES, NYS agencies and SED offices; Assist in unit duties and special projects as needed, including but not limited to using various databases to review and extract data and correct errors. Section 70.4 Transfer to Education Finance Specialist Trainee 1: Candidates may be eligible for nomination for transfer under Section 70.4 of the Civil Service Law to Education Finance Specialist Trainee 1 if they are a current NYS employee with one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in a title SG-11 or higher AND have standing on the Professional Career Opportunities (PCO) eligible list or the Public Administration Traineeship Transition (PATT) eligible list AND possess a Bachelor's degree.