DOC Pinckneyville CC Business Administrator

Job Requisition ID: 53276
Closing Date: 02/19/2026 11:59PM
​Agency: Department of Corrections
Class Title: PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR - 37015 
Skill Option: General Administration/Business Marketing/Labor/Personnel 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $8,281; Anticipated Starting Salary Range $8,281-$10,000/month
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Perry
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Gubernatorial (Management Bill) Exclusion from RC063 Collective Bargaining Coverage

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Position Overview

The Department of Corrections is seeking a highly motivated professional to serve as the Business Administrator. This position will supervise a large subordinate staff in dedicated business office roles. In this role you will managing a fiscal operation within a multi-million-dollar organization while maintaining strict security protocols. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Essential Functions

• Serves as the Business Administrator.
• Serves as full-line supervisor.
• Administers, implements, and directs accounting functions.
• Administers, implements, and monitors purchasing functions.
• Remains up-to-date and in compliance with applicable standards of Commission on Accreditation, Administrative Regulations and Directives, Procedures Manual, Statewide Accounting Management System Manual and Local Business Procedures Manual.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years college, preferably with courses in business or public administration.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in fiscal operations for a public or business organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers at least three (3) years of experience performing full range of fiscal functions within a large organization.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of supervisory experience.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of experience utilizing automated financial systems.
• Prefers a bachelors' Degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Finance, Economics or Accounting.
• Prefers experience managing a multi-million-dollar budget for a large organization.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of experience with contract establishment, contract monitoring, and procurement processes.
• Prefers more than three (3) years of experience with automated financial systems.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience in property control and inventory management.
• Prefers at least six (6) months of experience with BidBuy or other procurement software.
• Prefers experience interpreting collective bargaining contracts and supervising union covered employees.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
• Requires the ability to be on call.
• Requires the ability to work at various times outside of normal office hours to meet deadlines.
• Requires willingness to work within a correctional center.
• Requires the ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regard