DOC Sheridan CC Payroll Account Technician I

Position Title : Account Technician I (Upward Mobility) 

Agency :  Department of Corrections 
Closing Date/Time: 08/09/2024 11:59 p.m.
Salary:   Anticipated Starting Salary $4,259 a month; Full Range $4,259 - $5,703 a month.  
Job Type:   Salaried 
County:   LaSalle  
Number of Vacancies:   1  
Plan/BU:   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.

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  40178

 

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Corrections is looking for an energetic and detail-oriented person to fill an Account Technician I located at Sheridan Correctional Center.  This position will prepare facility payroll, process payments to vendors, and monitor expenditures. In addition, the selected candidate will record, calculate and process a variety of reports to submit to Central Office, maintain various funds and related journals, and perform internal operation audits. If interested in this position, please apply according to the instructions listed on the posting.  We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. 

Job Responsibilities

1. Prepares facility payroll.
2. Processes payments to vendors.
3. Monitors expenditures of obligating documents initiating increases, decreases or cancellations.
4. Records, calculates, and processes a variety of reports to submit to Central Office.
5. Maintains the Travel and Allowance Imprest Fund and related journals for released individuals in custody.
6. Notifies department supervisors of payroll issues in accordance with Administrative Directives (AD’s) and Institutional Policies.
7. Performs internal operation audits, in accordance with Administrative Directives and Institutional Directives.
8. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of two (2) years of college and completion of an approved training course or three (3) years of related clerical bookkeeping experience.

 

 

Preferred Qualifications

1. Prefers at least one (1) year of work experience keeping records of and entering payroll.
2. Prefers at least one (1) year of work experience performing complex payroll calculations.
3. Prefers at least one (1) year of work experience processing vendor payments.
4. Prefers at least one (1) year of work experience monitoring expenditures and maintaining payroll files.
5. Prefers at least one (1) year of work experience recording, assembling, calculating, and processing payroll reports.

Conditions of Employment

1. Requires ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
2. Requires ability to pass a drug screen.  The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of the position held, is prohibited.
3. Applicants are required to abide by all vaccine and/or other medic