ASSISTANT BUDGET OFFICER

Position Overview

Essential Functions

• Plans, develops, implements and controls strategic long term budgetary spending plans for the Agency that promote the Director’s program objectives for the Agency.
• Develops and formulates policy to implement long term goals and recommends to the Chief Budget Officer budget administration changes and implementations that will improve overall operating efficiency of the Office, and Agency-wide budgetary administration. 
• Directs Agencywide budget formulation and submission.
• Provides oversight to departmental cost allocation policies.
• Develops and conducts budget to actual variance analyses for Agency appropriations.
• Manages and direct detailed Agency-wide cash flow projections for state and federal funds, and availability projections.
• Serves as full-line supervisor.
• 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 four (4) years of college with courses in business, finance and accounting.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization, with administrative experience in the field of fiscal and finance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers six (6) years’ experience in governmental budget or related field, including analysis and research, written reports, budget projections, budget implementation.
• Prefers four (4) years’ experience preparing cost allocation studies and reports.
• Prefers four (4) years’ experience supervising fiscal-related professional staff.
• Prefers three (3) years’ experience utilizing SAP accounting system.
• Prefers two (2) years’ experience advising on budgetary or fiscal related policy.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
• 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 Secretary of 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.

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

About the Agency

The mission of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is to create equitable economic opportunities across the State of Illinois. By attracting and supporting major job creators, investing in communities, strengthening Illinois’ world-class workforce, fostering innovation, and ushering in the new clean energy economy, DCEO works to fortify Illinois’ reputation as a global economic powerhouse while ensuring Illinois is the best state to live, work and do business.