ACCOUNTANT UMP (ACCOUNTANT)

Job Requisition ID: 50616 IPR#25-00084
Closing Date: 10/21/2025
​Agency: Department of Transportation
Class Title: ACCOUNTANT - 00130 
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary: $4,954 Monthly; Full Range: $4,954 - $6,894 Monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME

 

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 is seeking to hire an Accountant for the Bureau of Construction. The successful candidate will, under general supervision, perform professional accounting and auditing work in creating files for new highway construction contract awards, establishes obligations with the Bureau of Business Services to allow for contract payments, and maintains an auditing system of payment estimates as the work progresses.

Essential Functions

• Serves as Awards Accountant for the Bureau of Construction.
• Reviews and reconciles all data in the department's automated contractor payment system with source contractual documents for all new construction contracts which are valued more than $2 billion annually.
• Reviews, corrects, and approves all contract mobilization payments (contractor set up costs) valued at $100 million annually.
• Audits contract change orders for arithmetical accuracy and compliance to departmental standards.
• Makes correcting entries as required.
• Assists the Remittance Accountant with logging payments and entering payments into the department’s contractor payment systems.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of those enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

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

• This class is included as an Upward Mobility Credential Title.

• Qualifying state employees in the Upward Mobility Program shall have the stated requirements of this classification waived by successful completion of specific proficiency tests and training programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers elementary knowledge of professional accounting and auditing theory, principles, methods, and procedures.
• Prefers elementary knowledge of the laws, rules, and regulations relating to state or non-state accounting or auditing procedures.
• Prefers elementary knowledge of office methods, procedures, standard office accounting machines, and equipment.
• Prefers ability to perform detailed work involving the application of accounting theory to routine accounting or auditing problems.
• Prefers ability to evaluat