Job Requisition ID: 54315 

Opening Date: 04/07/2026
Closing Date: 04/20/2026
​Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMIN (40070) 
Skill Option: Fiscal Management/Accounting/Budget/ Internal Audit/Insurance/Financial 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $10,402 - $12,402 per month ($124,824 - $148,824 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Term Appointment/ Gubernatorial (Management Bill)

 

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Position Overview

The Division of Behavioral Health & Recovery is seeking to hire a Substance Use Fiscal Services Administrator to oversee contract support, development, analysis, management, and processing, as well as fiscal reporting, auditing, and grant accountability and transparency.  The Administrator oversees the contract process and provides support and assistance in resource development to program staff. The Administrator manages and executes the funding sources and budget for substance use programs.

Essential Functions

• Serves as Substance Use Fiscal Services Administrator for the Division of Behavioral Health & Recovery (DBHR), overseeing contract support, development, analysis, management, and processing, as well as fiscal reporting, auditing, and grant accountability and transparency.
• Serves as full-line supervisor. 
• Directs, coordinates, and reviews the organization, administration, and maintenance of all DBHR substance use contract development and management functions. 
• Manages, implements, and executes the funding sources and budget for DHS statewide substance use programs. 
• Serves as a representative at meetings, conferences, and various functions, and makes recommendations for specific courses of actions for task forces, committees, etc. 
• Monitors functions related to fund disbursement for providers.  
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years college with courses in business, fiscal or accounting.
• Requires four (4) years of progressively responsible fiscal or accounting experience in a public or business organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five (5) years of professional experience in fiscal or budget management for a mental health, substance use or other