ACFR Financial Officer

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking to hire a ACFR (Annual Comprehensive Financial Report) Financial Officer for The Office of Fiscal Management.  This position will oversee and direct staff in the accurate and timely preparation of all financial statements, GAAP packages, operating reports, and other required financial reports; formulate, develop, and implement agency policies, programs, and procedures for financial management and financial reporting, and accounting; testify in legislative hearings and committees if needed; has principal administrative responsibility for the determination and execution of financial management and accounting policies; provide guidance and oversight to DNR's Chief Fiscal Officer to ensure compliance with stated goals and objectives.  Serves as liasion to the ACFR reporting unit at GOMB (Govenern's Office of Management & Budget).  We welcome interested applicants who would like to be part of this team to apply today.

Essential Functions

• Subject to management approval of the Chief Financial Officer, Serves as Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Financial Officer or the Agency.
• Plans, organizes, directs, reviews, and makes decisions in exercising principal programmatic, in coordination with the IDNR Internal Auditor, with responsibility for the development and implementation of a financial management reporting program to comply with the Fiscal Control and Internal Auditing Act (FCIAA).
• As chief custodian of the agency’s accounting records, oversees, and directs staff in the accurate and timely preparation of all financial statements, GAAP packages, operating reports, and other required financial reports.
• Performs qualitative and quantitative analysis of program operations utilizing mainframe and PC based accounting and financial applications and programs.
• Serves as a full line supervisor to subordinate managers and staff.
• Prepares special reports, correspondence, and information for legislative and Governor’s office inquiries.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to four years progressively responsible administrative experience in accounting and/or financial management.
• Requires incumbent to be a registered or licensed Certified Public Accountant.

Preferred Qualifications

• Four years of progressively responsible administrative experience in preparation of complex financial statements and reports.
• Four (4) years of professional experience supervising professional and paraprofessional staff in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) accounting and financial statement preparation.
• Thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and GAAP financial reporting.
• Four (4) years of professional experience with preparation and development of complex and comprehensive accounting, financial, and budgeting reports and statements.
• Four (4) years of professional experience analyzing administrative programs and adopting effective courses of action.
• Extensive knowledge of the State of Illinois or similar Accounting Systems and processes, the State Finance Act, and agency policies, rules, and regulations.
• Four (4) years of professional experience developing and maintaining cooperative working relationships.
• Working knowledge in the use of spreadsheet computer software applications to develop comprehensive accounting, financial, and budgeting reports.
• Prefers a master’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.

Conditions of Employment

All applicants must be able to meet the following Conditions of Employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position. The State of Illinois complies with federal and state disability laws and will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities:

• Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history. 
• Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime.
• Requires the ability to use agency supplied equipment (i.e., cell phone, laptop, etc.).
• This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretaryof State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings.
• Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.

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

Division Statement

Office of Fiscal Management

The Office of Fiscal Management develops budgets, processes payroll, administers workers compensation, manages audits, collects and records cash and receivables, tracks inventory and assets, processes vouchers, and conducts procurements, and holds responsibility for monitoring much of the Department’s operational procedures, to include the review of fiscally related procedures to ensure compliance with all rules, regulations and accounting standard.