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FINANCIAL SPECIALIST

A general finance title, used where an agency needs someone across grants, contracts, revenue and reconciliation who does not fit the accountant or budget analyst series.

The breadth is deliberate, and it is why the code has no specification behind it.

What the official title list records

  • Class of service: Competitive
  • Work week: No Limit
  • Salary code: P29

Related titles that do have a published specification

Code: 55548 State Competitive Range: P29 (FY 2027) Work week NL: FLSA exemptOvertime table (4A:3, Appx. A)
Salary: $95,955.4 - $141,386.2/year FY 2027 schedule (last updated 2026-07-27)

How to apply

This title is filled by competitive examination.

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Who employs this title

Financial Specialist appears on the State payroll at one department, The Judiciary.

State departments

Employer Employees
The Judiciary 29

All agencies.

State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.

Who employs this title

State payroll records show 29 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $69,738. The agencies employing the most are:

  • Judiciary (29)

Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.

Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator.

Definition

The Civil Service Commission lists this title code but publishes no job specification for it. The classification shown here comes from the official title list, which is the only record CSC publishes for this code.