Accounts Expenditure Supervisor (ACCOUNTANT SUPERVISOR)
Springfield, IL, US, 62704
Job Requisition ID: DF43084
BPIS: 07797
Start date: 11/19/24
Closing Date/Time: 12/05/2024
Agency: Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Class Title: ACCOUNTANT SUPERVISOR - 00135
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated starting salary $5,703; Full Range $5,703 - $8,170
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC062
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number DF43084
Why Work for Illinois?
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Position overview:
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Division of Finance, Bureau of Budget and Cash Management is seeking to hire an Accounts Expenditure Supervisor. This position is responsible for planning, directing, and evaluating the Expenditure Processing and Reconciliation subunit. The supervisor develops and implements expenditure processing policy and procedures, reviews and approves all Child Support Services discretionary contracts and expenditures processed by staff to ensure compliance with the Illinois Office of the Comptroller (IOC) and Department and State requirements, and responds to all Child Support audit requests as they relate to discretionary contracts and payments. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to work with internal and external staff on complex changes to Department policies and exhibit the ability to prioritize tasks to ensure timely work completion while demonstrating independent initiative.
HFS values employees with different backgrounds, life experiences, and talents.
Employees receive a robust benefit package including:
- Monday-Friday work schedule
- Flexible work schedules are available in many program areas. (Remote work may be an option for certain positions.)
- Health, Life, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- Pension Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program and other pre-tax benefit programs (Medical/Daycare)
- Employees earn (12) paid Sick Days annually.
- New Employees earn (10) paid Vacation Days their first year of service and can earn up to (25) paid Vacation Days annually.
- Employees earn (3) paid Personal Days annually.
- (13-14) paid holidays annually (based on start date)
If you are seeking a new opportunity, and this position appeals to you, please apply today!
At the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), we value staff as our greatest asset. We work in a spirit of teamwork to help millions of Illinoisans access high quality healthcare and fulfill child support obligations to advance their physical, mental, and financial well-being. We provide healthcare coverage for children and adults through Medicaid and other medical programs, and we help ensure that children receive financial resources from both their parents through Child Support Services. The HFS Office of the Inspector General investigates, audits and reviews program activity to ensure the integrity of our programs is maintained.
HFS is committed to promoting and preserving a workplace culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome and value employees with different backgrounds, life experiences, and talents. It is the collective sum of our individual differences that provides a broad perspective, leading to greater innovation and achievement. In recruiting for our team, we recognize the unique contributions of each applicant regardless of culture, ethnicity, race, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. HFS is an equal opportunity employer.
Essential Functions
- Under direction, serves as the Accounts Expenditure Supervisor for the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Division of Finance, Bureau of Budget and Cash Management by planning, directing, and evaluating the Expenditure Processing and Reconciliation subunit
- Serves as working supervisor
- Develops and initiates new working and reporting procedures as directed by management
- Monitors and controls data entry of contractual and non-contractual payments
- 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, with courses in business administration and accounting
- Requires two (2) years of professional experience in accounting, external auditing, budgetary planning and control or public accounting
Preferred Qualifications
- Two (2) years of working experience with accounting and audit theory, principles, methods, and procedures
- Two (2) years of experience utilizing System Applications and Products (SAP) payment processing and High-Performance Analytic Appliance (HANA) reporting
- Two (2) years of experience supervising staff with management and leadership skills
- Two (2) years of experience managing multiple projects while prioritizing tasks and adhering to deadlines
- Two (2) years of experience with Microsoft Outlook, Access, Excel, and Word
Conditions of Employment
- Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history
- Requires the ability to utilize and maintain state issued equipment such as a laptop
- Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This includes the ability to work evenings and weekends
- The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description
Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 pm
Work Location: 201 South Grand Ave E Springfield, IL 62704-3803
Email: HFS.DOFApps@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Fiscal, Finance & Procurement
This position DOES NOT contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
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If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.
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Nearest Major Market: Springfield