DOC Public Safety Shared Services Sourcing ACCOUNTANT - Contract Management

Position Title : Accountant (Upward Mobility) 

Agency :  Department of Corrections - Public Safety Shared Services Center
Closing Date/Time: 08/05/2024 11:59 p.m.
Salary:   Anticipated Starting Salary $4,766 a month; Full Range $4,766 - $6,926 a month.  
Job Type:   Salaried 
County:   Sangamon  
Number of Vacancies:   1  
Plan/BU:   RC062   

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

While not required, a Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) is recommended.  When applicable, title that require specific coursework, professional license or certification will include a notation requesting the appropriate document(s) be uploaded in the Additional Documents section of your application.  Failure to upload requested transcripts, license and/or proof of certification when specified may result in ineligibility.  Please note that the Department of Corrections must verify proof of higher education for any degree earned (if applicable) regardless of vacancy title before any offer can be extended.

 

Posting Identification Number  40017

 

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Corrections is looking for a professional Accountant in it’s Public Safety Shared Services Center Contract Management Unit. The person selected for this position will establish contract obligation documents, review and determine contract obligation amounts, facilitate financial transactions, ensure invoices can be processed be the Department, maintain spreadsheets on obligated funds, and provide financial analyses on obligated contract amounts. If interested in this position, please apply according to the instructions listed on the job posting. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.  

Job Responsibilities

1. Establishes and maintains contract obligation documents.
2. Performs continual analysis of obligated amounts so that all the invoices can be processed in a timely manner.
3. Serves as working supervisor.
4. Reviews source documents to ensure accurate information is entered into the accounting system.
5. Develops functional process for establishing and monitoring transactions requiring obligations.
6. Works to ensure that all policies and procedures regarding contract oversight of obligated amounts is followed.
7. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties listed above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years of college with courses in business administration and accounting or four (4) years of technical accounting experience.

 

Qualifying state employees in the employee Upward Mobility Program, may complete combinations of specific proficiency tests and training programs leading to a certificate of proficiency in lieu of the stated requirements for this classification.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Prefers at least two (2) years of professional accounting and/or auditing experience.
2. Prefers at least two (2) years of experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook and/or similar type of computer programs.
3. Prefers at least one (1) year of experience working with office methods, procedures, standard office accounting machines and equipment.
4. Prefers at least one (1) year of experience evaluating accounting problems of moderate difficulty such as rectifying discrepancies between financial system reports and developing a plan to resolve the issue.
5. Prefers at least one (1) year of professional experience working with multiple projects and serving as a lead worker and/or supervisor over staff.
6. Prefers at least two (2) years of professional experience performing detailed work involving application