ACCOUNTANT

Accountant

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking to hire an Accountant for the Office of Fiscal Management. This position will analyze, extract and compile data for the US Dept of Labor grants, grant supplements, US EPA grants and Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) grants. This position will monitor cash flow for the Office of Mines and Minerals (OMM) and assist in the preparation of the annual budget submission to the Office of Management and Budget and General Assembly for OMM by providing historical and projected fund information and gathering current information.

Essential Functions Under general supervision, performs a variety of assignments with primary emphasis on Federal grant reporting activities and acts as primary Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) filing coordinator for the Office of Mines & Minerals (OMM) Tracks expenditures on spreadsheets and maintain files Manages petty cash accounts for the Office of Mines and Minerals Monitors all cash flow for the Office of Mines and Minerals 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 Two (2) years of experience performing detailed work involving the application of accounting theory to routine accounting or auditing problems. Two (2) years of technical working experience evaluating accounting problems of moderate difficulty and analyzing and interpreting less complex accounting records and reports. Two (2) years of experience performing detailed work involving written or numerical data and ability to make arithmetical calculations rapidly and accurately, either manually or by machine. Employment Conditions Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history