SENIOR ACCOUNTANT (ACCOUNTANT ADVANCED)
Springfield, IL, US, 62704
Job Requisition ID: 51717
Opening Date: 12/18/2025
Closing Date: 01/05/2026
Agency: Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security
Class Title: ACCOUNTANT ADVANCED - 00133
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $5,384 monthly; Full Range $5,384 - $7,631 monthly; CBA language applies
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME
Merit Comp Code:
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 dedicated public servants who are committed to better preparing the State of Illinois for natural, manmade, or technological disasters, hazards, or acts of terrorism. IEMA-OHS coordinates the State's disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery programs and activities, functions as the State Emergency Response Commission, and maintains a 24-hour Communication Center and State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC). The SEOC acts as lead in crisis/consequence management response and operations to notify, activate, deploy, and employ state resources in response to any threat or act of terrorism. IEMA-OHS assists local governments with multi-hazard emergency operations plans and maintains the Illinois Emergency Operations Plan. IEMA-OHS is also responsible for protecting Illinois residents from the potentially harmful effects of ionizing radiation, administering more than two dozen programs to protect citizens and the environment. Programs include extensive emergency planning and response efforts and training for local responders for accidents involving radiation; inspecting and regulating radioactive materials licensees; registering and inspecting radiation producing equipment and facilities statewide; accrediting medical radiation technologists; and certifying mammography facilities. IEMA-OHS also monitors 11 nuclear power reactors at six nuclear stations licensed to generate electricity in Illinois and inspects and escorts spent nuclear fuel shipments.
Position Statement: IEMA-OHS is seeking a candidate for the position of Accountant Advanced within the Fiscal Division’s Financial Reporting Section. The ideal candidate will have experience in state or federal grants, a strong attention to detail, and the ability to work successfully in a deadline-driven setting. Our employees work in an ever-changing environment that presents new challenges and rewarding results. If you are interested in joining our team of compassionate and integrity driven public servants, we invite you to apply for the Accountant Advanced position with IEMA-OHS!
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.
Why Work for Illinois?
Working with the State of Illinois is a testament to the values of compassion, equity, and dedication that define our state. Whether you’re helping to improve schools, protect our natural resources, or support families in need, you’re part of something bigger—something that touches the lives of every person who calls Illinois home.
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.
Essential Functions
- Independently performs complex accounting and auditing work involving the maintenance of several internal accounting spreadsheets consisting of ledgers, sub-ledgers, letters of credit, and reconciliations for assigned funds and grant accounts.
- Performs monthly reconciliations for assigned state and federal funds utilizing reports from the agency’s accounting system in Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP), the Comptroller’s Statewide Accounting Management System (SAMS) monthly reports, and query results from the SAMS Warehouse.
- Performs complex accounting and auditing work involving assigned funds and grant accounts in the preparation, examination, and summarization of related financial reports and statements for state and federal usage.
- Utilizes the agency accounting system in SAP to complete transactional data for communicating receipts between the Financial Reporting Section, the Office of the Comptroller, and the Office of the Treasurer, as well as to create and maintain grant-related information.
- Coordinates with supervisor as well as Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Budget staff on recurring accounting processes, complex accounting problems, and implementation of new procedures or requirement changes.
- Develops and maintains official accounting records for assigned state and federal funds including, but not limited to, all supporting documentation related to reconciliations, federal financial reports, grant awards, fund ledgers, and other documents meant to provide an adequate audit trail and in accordance with record retention requirements.
- Develops, implements, and maintains standard operating procedures for accounting processes and procedures related to the job duties performed.
- Assists with agency needs, which may include supporting other agency functions, for a disaster response.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonable and within the scope of duties enumerated above, and which may include supporting other agency functions for a disaster response.
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) or more years of professional experience working with federal grant programs or governmental accounting, including experience completing financial reconciliations.
- Two (2) or more years of professional experience in the use of electronic spreadsheet software, such as Microsoft Excel, including the creation of formulas and pivot tables, data validation, and formatting.
- Two (2) or more years of professional experience using accounting and auditing theory, principles, methods, and procedures.
- Two (2) or more years professional experience analyzing and interpreting complex accounting records and evaluating difficult accounting or auditing problems.
- Two (2) or more years of professional experience preparing comprehensive accounting reports.
- Two (2) or more years of experience using accounting systems (e.g., SAMS, ERP/SAP).
- Two (2) or more years of experience utilizing Microsoft Access, including experience creating and editing queries and generating reports.
- Prefers ability to establish and maintain satisfactory working relationships and to deal tactfully with controversial problems.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires a criminal history check through the Illinois State Police.
- Requires the ability to use state-issued equipment such as cell phone, laptop, etc.
- Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
- 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 may require the ability to work evenings and weekends.
- Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply 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.
- The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours: 8:00a - 4:30p ,,, Monday - Friday
Headquarter Location: 1035 Outer Park Dr, Springfield, Illinois, 62704
Work County: Sangamon
Agency Contact: EMA.Jobs@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Fiscal, Finance & Procurement; Office & Administrative Support
Revolving Door:
Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply 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.
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.
The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:
- donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
- systems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
Nearest Major Market: Springfield