EMERGENCY GRANT COORDINATOR
Springfield, IL, US, 62703-4528
Position Title: Account Technician II
Agency : Emergency Management Agency
Posting Number: 37055
Opening Date/Time: 04/19/2024
Closing Date/Time: 05/03/2024
Salary: $4,110-$5,761/monthly, CBA language applies
Job Type: Salaried
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC014
Agency Statement: Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of others? The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is a team of emergency management professionals who support local communities by providing experience, perspective, and resources to help residents prepare for, mitigate, respond to and recover from threats, hazards, disasters or emergencies. IEMA-OHS is the lead agency for disasters and emergencies statewide and plays a key role in protecting the health, life, and safety of all Illinoisans.
Postion Statement: The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is seeking an Emergency Grant Coordinator. This position independently performs technical accounting functions related to the examination, maintenance, preparation, reconciliation, and analysis of financial statements. The ideal candidate would have professional technical accounting experience. Our employees work in an ever-changing environment that presents new challenges with rewarding results. If you are interested in joining our team of compassionate and integrity driven workforce, we invite you to apply for the Account Technician II position with IEMA.
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.
Resume Preferred but Not Required
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number 37055
Position Overview
1. Serves as the Emergency Grant Coordinator for the Division of Preparedness and Grant Administration.
- Performs technical accounting work in maintaining a complete set of general account books for the grant programs in the Preparedness and Grant Administration Division, Grants and Policy Administration Section.
- Processes grant payments, post expenditures, ensures proper processing through Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) Fiscal Management, Office of the Treasurer, and Office of the Comptroller in accordance with agency policy.
2. Independently manages the cost funding requests for each grant program within the section.
- Records and reconciles cost funding receipts and expenditures for each grant program.
- Reconciles the divisions management cost funding expenditures.
- Prepares and distributes complex monthly reports detailing the status of management cost funding.
3. Develops fiscal processes and/or procedures as directed.
- Assists in performing evaluation of the programs annually to ensure compliance with the current program requirements.
4. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of two (2) years of college and one (1) year of technical accounting experience or four (4) years related clerical bookkeeping experience.
Preferred Qualifications
1. Two (2) years of professional experience utilizing standard accounting software applications such as Microsoft Excel, or other comparable spreadsheet applications.
2. Two (2) years of professional experience applying established accounting methods and techniques.
3. Two (2) years of professional experience gaining knowledge of state or non-state accounting procedures.
4. One (1) year of professional experience with office methods and procedures.
5. One (1) year of professional experience monitoring expenditures and then initiating increases, decreases, or cancellations in budgets.
6. One (1) year of professional experience developing fiscal processes and/or procedures.
Conditions of Employment
1. Requires the ability to use agency-supplied equipment (laptop, mobile phone, etc.)
2. Requires a criminal history check through the Illinois State Police.
Work Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Work Location: 2200 S Dirksen Pkwy Springfield, IL 62703-4528
Agency Contact: EMA.JOBS@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Fiscal, Finance & Procurement
This position [DOES NOT] contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
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State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.
Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.
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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