ACCOUNTANT - FINANCIAL REVIEW WORKER

Job Requisition ID: 54392
Opening Date: 03/20/2026
Closing Date: 04/03/2026
Agency: Department of Children and Family Services
Class Title: ACCOUNTANT - 00130 
Skill Option: UMP CERTIFICATE 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $4,954 Step 1B/Month (Full Range $4,954 - $6894)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME
Merit Comp Code:  

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

This title is within the Upward Mobility Program (UMP) . Please attach your resume, official transcripts, licenses, along with any other supporting documents. This can be uploaded to MY DOCUMENTS section of your application. This is HIGHLY recommended.

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Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

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Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as Financial Review Worker.  Under general supervision, this position will perform professional accounting and auditing work, utilizing accounting principles, methods, and techniques which are specifically related to the Department’s Financial Review Program.  The position will conduct field audits, limited audits, and desk reviews of private agencies within assigned areas, reviewing financial statements to ensure accuracy and compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and procedures.  This position will prepare comprehensive audit reports of results and will serve as liaison with private agencies within assigned areas.  This position provides a great opportunity for a motivated individual who is interested in putting their professional accounting and auditing abilities to use in the Department’s Financial Review Program.  DCFS offers a competitive compensation plan, excellent benefits, and a pension program.  The ideal candidate for this position will have excellent organizational skills and strong accounting skills.  We invite you to join our innovative team to help make a positive difference in the lives of the children and families of Illinois.

Essential Functions

• Serves as Financial Review Worker
• Prepares comprehensive audit reports of results from field audits, limited audits, and desk reviews of private agencies and communicates findings to supervisor and Department management
• Serves as liaison with private agencies within assigned areas to resolve discrepancies and problem areas found in the course of the field audit/limited audit/desk review
• Attends and provides input into staff meetings
• Confers with management in the resolution of more difficult, complex private agency field audit findings
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated abov