IDVA-CENTRAL OFFICE FINANCIAL & OPERATIONS REPORTING MANAGER-PSA

Essential Functions

• Serves as the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Coordinator, interprets and provides administrative direction to the department's administrators, fiscal administrators, and fiscal staff and agency wide.
• Serves as the Financial & Operations Reporting Manager, for the Division of Fiscal Operations' Financial Reporting/Special Projects unit.
• Prepares account reconciliations for Central Office funds including receipts, cash balances, appropriation, and obligation balances.
• Documents financial statements, federal collection reports, and reconciliation of financial records with State Comptroller to ensure generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are followed in all accounting systems that interface with Statewide Accounting System (SAP).
• Reviews internal fiscal controls of receipts and expenditures.
• Confers with managers regarding accounting policy issues, will adhere to established fiscal rules and regulations, and the Bureau's fiscal responsibilities.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of those enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years of college, with coursework in accounting, auditing, finance, business, or public administration.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in accounting, external auditing, budgetary planning and control.
• Requires successful completion of the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience with fiscal management, compliance auditing, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
• Three (3) years of experience with financial statement preparation, analysis review of financial data, and reconciliations of various financial data.
• Three (3) years of experience using accounting systems (e.g. SAMS, ERP/SAP) or similar systems.
• Three (3) years of experience working with the principles of governmental accounting and recommending alternative methods for fiscal problem resolution.
• Thorough knowledge developing financial reports, policies and procedures. 
• Two (2) years of experience with annual financial reporting processes.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to pass a background check.
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
• Requires ability to attend seminars, conferences, and trainings to stay current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other industry related topics relevant to the job duties.
• Requires use of agency-supplied equipment (mobile, laptop, etc.).
• Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime.
• Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.
• 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 ILCS420/4A 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 Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs is a state agency designed to empower veterans and their families to thrive. We do this by assisting them in navigating the system of federal, state, and local resources and benefits, providing long-term health care for eligible veterans in our Veterans’ Homes and partnering with other agencies and non-profits to help veterans address education, mental health, housing, employment, and other challenges. A career with the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs provides a rewarding and challenging opportunity for individuals. Working together, we create partnerships and experiences that engage and inspire our fellow co-workers and the veterans and their family members that we serve every day.