ACCOUNT TECHNICIAN I (UMP)

Job Requisition ID: 47171 IPR#25-00308
Closing Date: 06/05/2025
​Agency: Department of Transportation
Class Title: ACCOUNT TECHNICIAN I - 00115 
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary: $4,096 Monthly; Full Range: $4,096 - $5,464 Monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Jackson
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC014
 

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.

  

Why Work for Illinois?

 

Working with the State of Illinois is a testament to the values of compassion, equity, and dedication that define our state. Whether you’re helping to improve schools, protect our natural resources, or support families in need, you’re part of something bigger—something that touches the lives of every person who calls Illinois home. No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.

 

Position Overview

 

The Illinois Department of Transportation seeks to hire an Account Technician. This position performs routine accounting work involving independent performance of complex transactions and is responsible for the overview of obligation balances. Utilizes the Financial Operating and Administration system (FOA) and Knowledge Lake scanning system.

 

Essential Functions

• Performs technical accounting work and develops and maintains master files and tables used for district and departmental edits of accounting/budgetary documentation in conjunction with the departmental automated accounting system, Fiscal Operations and Administration (FOA).
• Advises district bureau personnel of the availability of funds.
• Monitors appropriation and obligation balances, reviews contracts, projects budget surpluses and deficits, and takes appropriate corrective action.
• Creates official expenditure documentation in district, department, and Comptroller records through the independent interpretation and application of accounting and budgetary coding on vendor payments, involving both operating and non-operating accounts, processed via FOA.
• Reconciles monthly vendor statements to district accounts payable records.
• 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 two years of college and completion of an approved training course or three years of related clerical bookkeeping 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

• Prefer working knowledge of accounting techniques.
• Prefer working knowledge of office methods and procedures.

Conditions of Employment

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• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.