ACCOUNTANT - Upward Mobility Program

Position Overview

In this positon you would examine, review, and process commerial invoices and travel vouchers submitted by agency personnel for accuracy. You would also maintain complex, complete set of acocunt books for department obligation and expendeture reports. You would serve as a designated lead worker. Preparing, reviewing, posting, and filing Contract Obligation Documents (COD) through the Statewide Accounting Management System (SAMS), including establishing increases and decreases, detailing by detailed object code, dates, encumbered and unencumbered funds by appropriation number. This position performs development, testing, and implementation of enhancements to existing and new systems and also serves as the IDFPR Travel Coordinator. Lastly, this position performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

State of Illinois Benefits
•    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, 12-14 days annually
•    3 paid Personal Business Days annually
•    12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over 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 this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Essential Functions

•    Examines and reviews for accuracy, processes, and posts to accounting system commercial invoices and travel vouchers submitted by all agency personnel.
•    Maintains complex, complete set of account books for department obligation and expenditure records.
•    Serves as designated lead worker.    
•    Prepares, reviews, posts, and files Contract Obligation Documents (COD) through the Statewide Accounting Management System (SAMS), including establishing increases and decreases, detailing by detailed object code, dates, encumbered and unencumbered funds by appropriation number. 
•    Performs development, testing, and implementation of enhancements to existing and new systems. 
•    Serves as the IDFPR Travel Coordinator.
•    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 years of college, with courses in business administration and accounting or four years of technical accounting 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 class.

Preferred Qualifications

•    Prefers Associate's degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
•    Prefers at least two years of accounting or bookkeeping experience.
•    Prefers at least one year of supervisory or lead worker experience, including oversight of staff or work assignment.

Conditions of Employment

•    Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
•    The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Agency Statement

IDFPR is a regulatory licensing and enforcement agency that protects the residents of Illinois, ensures the safety and soundness of financial institutions, ensures that competent professionals are licensed to provide services to the public, and enhances commerce in the state for the benefit of all its residents.