Finance Technical Systems Support Manager (PSA, Opt.3)
Springfield, IL, US, 62704
Job Requisition ID: 51680
Start Date: 11/24/25
Closing Date: 12/10/2025
Agency: Department of Healthcare and Family Services
BPIS: 08238
Class Title: PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR - 37015
Skill Option: Management Information System/Data Processing/Telecommunications
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated starting salary $8,281; Full salary range $8,281 - $12,223
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators,Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCME
Merit Comp Code:
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.
Why Work for Illinois?
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No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.
Position overview:
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Division of Finance is seeking to hire a Finance and Budget Technical Systems Support Manger to plan, organize, direct, and evaluate a complex, Agency-wide data support system. This position will coordinate and conduct in-depth management operations studies, direct the integration of data and budget objectives, and consult with/advise internal and external IT staff. The incumbent plans, directs, and administers technical training for systems’ support staff in the interpretation of budgeting systems based on microcomputer applications including but not limited to System Applications and Products (SAP), High-Performance Analytic Appliance (HANA), HFS Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW), Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), Illinois Management and Administrative Reporting (ILMAR), Integrated Eligibility System (IES), Illinois Medicaid Program Advanced Cloud Technology (IMPACT), Structured Query Language (SQL), Pharmacy Benefit Management System (PBMS), Microsoft Excel, Power BI, etc. The ideal candidate will have at least three (3) years of experience developing and writing Structured Query Language (SQL) to query data from large data sets.
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
- Subject to management approval, serves as the Finance Technical Systems Support Manager for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), Division of Finance by planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating a complex, Agency-wide data support system
- Coordinates and conducts in-depth management operations studies
- Directs the integration of data and budget objectives with all Departmental areas
- Plans, directs, and administers technical training for systems’ support staff in the interpretation of budgetingsystems based on microcomputer applications, including but not limited to System Applications and Products (SAP), High-Performance Analytic Appliance (HANA), HFS Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW), Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), Illinois Management and Administrative Reporting (ILMAR), Integrated Eligibility System (IES), Illinois Medicaid Program Advanced Cloud Technology (IMPACT), Structured Query Language (SQL), Pharmacy Benefit Management System (PBMS), Microsoft Excel, Power BI, etc
- Consults with and advises internal and external IT staff
- 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
- Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in the fields of management information systems, data processing, or telecommunications
Specialized Skills
- Three (3) years of experience developing and writing Structured Query Language (SQL) to query data from large data sets
Preferred Qualifications
- Three (3) years of experience developing and writing Structured Query Language (SQL) to query specific data from large data sets
- Three (3) years of experience working in an enterprise data warehouse system, including designing, querying, and optimizing data flows to support reporting, data analytics, and decision-making
- Three (3) years of experience with Medicaid system process flows across multiple integrated platforms with the ability to map, document, and analyze interdependencies
- Three (3) of experience performing strategic analysis, focusing on determining the best route to meet an organization’s needs
- Proven experience leading organizational change initiatives across complex, multi-stakeholder environments
- Working knowledge of artificial intelligence, particularly machine learning and natural language processing to enhance data analytics, automation, and decision support
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 p.m.
Headquarter Location: 201 South Grand Ave E Springfield, IL 62704-3803
Work County: Sangamon
Email: HFS.DOFApps@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Leadership & Management
This position DOES 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:
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- donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
- systems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
Nearest Major Market: Springfield