DOC Logan Business Administrator

Position Overview

Logan Correctional Center is searching for a proactive employee to lead and manage business operations. The Business Administrator position at Logan Correctional Center serves as the lead business professional at a centrally located facility in Illinois with a staff of over 700 full-time employees and is responsible for managing an annual operating budget of approximately $18.9 million. As the Business Office Supervisor, the Business Administrator directs a staff of seventeen employees in the dedicated roles of accounting, payroll, timekeeping, trust fund, mailroom, and inventory management. The ideal candidate will be able to organize business operations at a medium facility with a substantial budget while maintaining strict security protocols and confidentiality. Logan Correctional Center offers its employees excellent benefits, including an exceptional pension plan and the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse professional team dedicated to making a positive impact. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Benefit Package

As a IDOC employee, you are entitled to a robust benefits package that includes:
• Flexible work schedules in some program areas (flexible time and hybrid options)
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance
• 12 weeks paid maternity/paternity leave
• Pension Plan - vesting at 10 years for Tier II
• Full 20-year retirement awards free health insurance during retirement
• Deferred compensation and other pre-tax benefits programs
• Paid state holidays 13-14 days annually
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
• Personal, sick, and vacation rates modified for 12-hour work schedules. (As applicable.)
• Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources
• For more information about our benefits please follow thislink: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Essential Functions

• Serves as the Business Administrator.
• Serves as full-line supervisor.
• Administers, implements, and directs accounting functions.
• Administers, implements, and monitors purchasing functions.
• Remains up-to-date and in compliance with applicable standards of Commission on Accreditation, Administrative Regulations and Directives, Procedures Manual, Statewide Accounting Management System Manual and Local Business Procedures Manual.
• 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 four (4) years college, preferably with courses in business or public administration.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in fiscal operations for a public or business organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers at least three (3) years of experience performing full range of fiscal functions within a large organization.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of supervisory experience.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of experience utilizing automated financial systems.
• Prefers a bachelors' Degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Finance, Economics or Accounting.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of experience conducting fiscal operations for and managing a multi-million-dollar budget for a large organization.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of experience with contract establishment, contract monitoring, and procurement processes.
• Prefers more than three (3) years of experience with automated financial systems.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience in property control and inventory management.
• Prefers at least six (6) months of experience with BidBuy or other procurement software.
• Prefers experience interpreting collective bargaining contracts and supervising union covered employees.

Employment Conditions

• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
• Requires the ability to be on call.
• Requires the ability to work at various times outside of normal office hours to meet deadlines.
• Requires willingness to work within a correctional center.
• Requires the ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of position held, is prohibited.
• Applicants are required to abide by all vaccine and/or other medical standards as set out by the employer.

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