ACCOUNTANT

Position Title : Accountant - Upward Mobility Program

Agency : Department of Natural Resources

Closing Date / Time : 06 / 06 / 2024

Salary : Anticipated Starting Salary $4,439 a month; Full Range $4,439 - $6,377 a month

Job Type : Salaried

County : Sangamon

Number of Vacancies : 2

Plan / BU : RC-062

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 Number 12-05-38083

Essential Functions

1.Prepares and files CODs with the Comptroller’s office for the Office of Grant Management :

• Audits contracts for totals, legal status, dates, award codes, and signatures.
• Checks appropriation account to ensure there is adequate funding for obligations.
• Verifies the contents of contracts are within state regulations.
• Maintains established accounts on a complex accounting system for both state and federal grants.
• Audits, prepares and posts contract obligations to Accounting Information System and Statewide Accounting Management System then file with the State Comptroller.
• Maintains complex database for all agency obligations, contracts, purchase orders, CODs, BEP, SBSA and contract release orders.
• Verifies totals and signatures.
• Verifies for appropriateness and adequate funding.

2.Independently performs complex accounting and auditing work involving establishment, maintenance, and reconciliation of appropriations and obligations :

• Prepares and maintains routine budgetary reports and statements to assist in Agency budgetary control.
• Prepares budget forms on contracts and obligations required by GOMB and the General Assembly.
• Conducts financial analysis and required studies in the formulation and monitoring of the Agency financial status by appropriation.
• Notifies supervisor of projected surpluses, deficits and recommends corrective action.

3.Audits and maintains expenditures accounts for expenditure transactions :

• Maintains support and detailed information on expenditures and obligations.
• Compiles data and prepares financial reports reflecting expenditures, projections, and balances.
• Reconciles agency records of contracts and obligations with the Comptroller’s and Agency accounting systems, making corrections as necessary with appropriate audit trail.

4.Maintains Agency central file for all obligations, contracts, purchase orders, contract release orders, CODs and affidavits :

Distributes documents to appropriate Agency staff statewide.

5.Verifies voucher information for completeness and accuracy :

• Verifies totals and signatures.
• Reviews for propriety of purchase and compliance with State regulations.
• Verifies appropriateness and adequate funding level to process expenditures.
• Posts expenditure to automated accounting system.
• Checks appropriation, fund balances and encumbrances for documents to be entered.
• Provides for easy retrieval of source documents.

6.Performs other duties required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with courses in business administration and accounting or four (4) years of technical accounting experience.

Preferred Qualifications

1. One (1) year of knowledge of professional accounting and auditing theory, principles, methods and procedures.

2.One (1) year performing detailed work involving the application of accounting theory to routine accounting and auditing problems.

3.One (1) year of experience evaluating accounting problems of moderate difficulty and to analyze and interpret less complex accounting records and reports.

4. One (1) year of experience performing detailed work involving written or numerical data to make arithmetical calculations rapidly and accurately.

Employment Conditions

All applicants must be able to meet the following Conditions of Employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position.

The State of Illinois complies with federal and state disability laws and will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities :

1. Ability to pass background check

Agency and Division Statements

DNR Agency Statement

Charged with preserving, protecting, and promoting Illinois’ natural resources, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) employees oversee water, wildlife, wetlands and oil wells, parks, historic sites and everything in between.

Employment opportunities vary greatly, often providing employees the chance to work indoors and out in a dynamic yet relaxed environment.

• Working for the State of Illinois, IDNR employees receive excellent benefits, including health, vision and dental insurance;
• a retirement plan and deferred compensation options; state holidays and other time off; as well as pre-tax benefit programs;

flexible / remote work schedules may be available for certain positions.

The Office of Fiscal Management

The Office of Fiscal Managment develops budgets, processes payroll, administers workers compensation, manages audits, collects and records cash and receivables, tracks inventory and assets, processes vouchers, and conducts procurements, and holds responsibility for monitoring much of the Department’s operational procedures, to include the review of fiscally related procedures to ensure compliance with all rules, regulations and accounting standard.

Work Hours : Mon. - Fri. 8 : 00 AM - 4 : 30 PM 1 hr lunch

Work Location : One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, IL 62702-1813

Agency Contact :

Vicky Fowler, 217 / 785-5387, [email protected]

Job Family : 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.

This position DOES NOT contain Specialized Skills (as that term is used in CBAs).

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