Location: Springfield, IL, US, 62703
Job Requisition ID: 37174
Agency: Department of Human Services
Opening Date: 04/22/2024
Closing Date/Time: 05/03/2024
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $4,824 – $7,059 per month ($57,888 – $84,708 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC062
Posting Identification Number 37174
Position Overview
The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire an Accountant Advanced to independently perform complex professional accounting and auditing functions for Fiscal Services. Performs specialized audits to check and account for proper distribution of funds. Assists accounting staff on complex computer accounting and auditing problems. Performs studies requiring specialized output and analysis dealing with financial information. Prepares, summarizes, examines, reconciles, and analyzes complex statements and reports. Maintains contact with facility program staff to assist in computer accounting procedures and provides guidance in the use of computerized data in budgetary planning. Monitors maintenance of general ledger, utilizing manual and computer accounting output.
Job Responsibilities
- Independently performs complex professional accounting and auditing functions for Department of Mental Health (DMH) Fiscal Services.
- Performs specialized audits to check and account for proper distribution of funds.
- Serves as designated lead worker.
- Assists accounting staff on complex computer accounting and auditing problems.
- Performs studies requiring specialized output and analysis dealing with financial information.
- Prepares, summarizes, examines, reconciles, and analyzes complex statements and reports.
- Maintains contact with facility program staff to assist in computer accounting procedures and provides guidance in the use of computerized data in budgetary planning.
- Monitors maintenance of general ledger, utilizing manual and computer accounting output.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years 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.
Work Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm Monday-Friday
Work Location: 600 E Ash St, Springfield, Illinois, 62703
Division of Mental Health
Policy and Fiscal Operations
Community Grants/Fiscal Support
Job Family: Fiscal, Finance & Procurement; Social Services