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State of Illinois · 7 hours ago

ACCOUNTANT (UMP)

Springfield, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$4,954/mo - $6,894/mo

3+ years exp

The State of Illinois is seeking an Accountant for the Department of Central Management Services. This role involves monitoring fund allocations, reconciling accounts, and ensuring compliance with accounting regulations.

AssociationGovernmentOffice AdministrationReal Estate

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Under general direction of the Fiscal Officer (FO) and Assistant Fiscal Officer (AFO), serves as the Accountant for the Bureau of Property Management (BoPM) Fiscal Division performing professional accounting work involving the oversight and maintenance of the Bureau’s general funds

Independently performs complex accounting tasks and assignments

Prepares specialized reports using leased and state-owned consolidated property expenditures, billing, revenues, and service utilization data

Performs accounting work to ensure handling of vouchers are timely and accurate

Maintains BoPM Fiscal Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)/Standardized Work Instruction (SWI) policy documentation and incorporates ongoing revisions

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

Qualification

Professional accounting knowledgeAccounting theory applicationEnterprise resource planning (ERP)Auditing principlesDatabase management systemsOrganization skillsCommunication skillsWriting skills

Required

Knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college with courses in business administration and accounting or four years technical accounting experience

Qualifying state employees in the employee Upward Mobility Program may complete combinations of specific proficiency tests and training programs leading to a certificate of proficiency in lieu of the stated requirements for this classification

Preferred

Extensive knowledge of professional accounting and auditing theory, principles, methods and procedures

Three (3) years' professional experience performing detailed work involving the application of accounting theory to routine accounting or auditing problems

Extensive knowledge of evaluating moderately complex accounting problems and analyzing and interpreting standard accounting records and reports

Three (3) years' professional experience preparing comprehensive accounting reports to perform a detailed review of a high volume of financial documents in a timely and accurate manner

Three (3) years' professional experience in the proficiency of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software such as SAP, database management systems such as High-Performance Analytic Appliance (HANA), SAMS, Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, Outlook, or other comparable software