Accountability Program Manager

Position Overview

The Office of Accountability is seeking an innovative leader to join our growing office. The Office of Accountability has a supportive and collaborative environment and professional-level colleagues. This position will have the opportunity to create and sustain new initiatives that enhance integrity, transparency, and
accountability across DCEO programs, protecting both the Department and our stakeholders. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for this position

Essential Functions

• Develops policy, goals, and objectives for the Department’s standardized approach to monitoring and reporting.
• Supervises staff.
• Plans, coordinates, and directs the centralized grant monitoring function for grants identified to have an independent fiscal or programmatic monitoring review conducted by the Office of Accountability.
• Manages and conducts periodic quality assurance reviews pertaining to communication to and from grantees regarding the results and the status of grantee’s required course of action from fiscal, programmatic, administrative, fraud/waste, and tax credit monitoring review findings.
• Reviews the procedures, forms, databases, software applications, and correspondence used by Office of Accountability staff to perform, track and coordinate monitoring reviews, and risk and internal control assessments.
• 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 of college. progressively responsible professional auditing and accounting experience in a public or business organization.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization, preferably with experience in auditing and accounting.
• Requires certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). 

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer one (1) year of experience developing and implementing policies and procedures.
• Prefer three (3) years of experience creating detailed professional level reports.
• Prefer one (1) year of experience working with Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) or Federal Uniform Grant Guidance (2 CFR 200).
• Prefer one (1)  year of experience with grant administration, monitoring, and/or auditing.
• Prefer a bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, accounting, or finance.
• Prefer one (1) year of supervisory experience. 

About the Agency

The mission of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is to support and maintain a climate that enables a strong economy for our customers - taxpayers, businesses, workers and communities - by keeping, attracting and growing businesses, maintaining a skilled workforce, and enhancing communities so that the climate here is one in which businesses, small and large, and workers, can succeed to the greatest extent possible. The Illinois Department of Commerce delivers impactful and efficient programs and services through focused on business, community, and workforce development.