Agency :Department of Children and Family Services

Position Title: Accountant - Upward Mobility Title (UMP)
Closing Date/Time: 10/11/2024
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $4766/Month - Step 1B; Full Range $4766 - $6632
Job Type: Salaried
County: Cook
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 #40594

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as Financial Review Worker. Under general supervision, this position will perform professional accounting and auditing work, utilizing accounting principles, methods, and techniques which are specifically related to the Department's Financial Review Program. The position will conduct field audits, limited audits, and desk reviews of private agencies within assigned areas, reviewing financial statements to ensure accuracy and compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and procedures. This position will prepare comprehensive audit reports of results and will serve as liaison with private agencies within assigned areas. This position provides a great opportunity for a motivated individual who is interested in putting their professional accounting and auditing abilities to use in the Department's Financial Review Program. DCFS offers a competitive compensation plan, excellent benefits, and a pension program. The ideal candidate for this position will have excellent organizational skills and strong accounting skills. We invite you to join our innovative team to help make a positive difference in the lives of the children and families of Illinois

Essential Functions

• Serves as Financial Review Worker
• Prepares comprehensive audit reports of results from field audits, limited audits, and desk reviews of private agencies and communicates findings to supervisor and Department management
• Serves as liaison with private agencies within assigned areas to resolve discrepancies and problem areas found in the course of the field audit/limited audit/desk review
• Attends and provides input into staff meetings
• Makes recommendations for changes in auditing, accounting, and fiscal systems, procedures, and methods
• Confers with management in the resolution of more difficult, complex private agency field audit findings
• 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 years of college, with courses in business administration and accounting OR four years of technical accounting experience

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of nine semester hours in accounting
• 2 years of experience in an office setting applying elementary knowledge of professional accounting and auditing theory, principles, methods, and procedures
• 2 years of experience in an office setting applying elementary knowledge of the laws, rules, and regulations relating to state or non-state accounting or auditing procedures
• 2 years of experience in an office setting performing detailed work involving the application of accounting theory to routine accounting or auditing problems
• 2 years of experience in an office setting evaluating accounting problems of moderate difficulty and analyzing and interpreting less complex accounting records and reports
• 2 years of experience in an office setting performing detailed work involving written or numerical data and making mathematical calculations rapidly and accurately

Condition of Employment

• Requires the ability to pass a background check
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties. Requires appropriate, valid driver's license
• 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

DCFS is deeply committed to the welfare and protection of children. Our goal is to protect children by strengthening and supporting families. In every effort, from receiving hotline calls to reaching family reunification or foster care and adoption, children and families are our focus. The Division of Budget and Finance plays a supporting role in the Department's operations by working to ensure the agency's financial stability and implementation of sound budgetary practices.

Work Hours:M-F 08:30am to 5:00pm
Work Location:15115 Dixie Hwy, Harvey, Illinois, 60426

Agency Contact:Fisayo.Oyadeyi@illinois.gov (For questions only)

Posting Group:Social Services; Fiscal, Finance & Procurement

This title is within the Upward Mobility Program. General Program information can be found by clicking on the Upward Mobility Program link or for specific title information at UMP Title Descriptions. There are three categories of UMP titles: 1) certificate titles which require passing a written proficiency exam; 2) credential titles which require the possession of a specified college degree and/or licensure; and 3) dual titles for which a certificate may be earned by following either the certificate or credential pathway.To exercise contractual rights for this position,employees must upload a copy of the UMP grade notice to their applicationdocuments prior to submitting their application.

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.

If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so.

State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees - a link is available at the top left of theIllinois.jobs2web.comhomepage in the blue ribbon.

Non-State employees should log in on the using the "View Profile" link in the top right of theIllinois.jobs2web.comhomepage 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 thecareer portalfor State employees and review theInternal Candidate Application Job Aid

Non-State employees: onIllinois.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

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.