The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to perform the duties of Accountant. Under general supervision, performs professional accounting work in maintaining a complex, complete set of general account ledgers, by program and funding source for assigned funds and federal projects, procures goods and services as requested by program staff; prepares vouchers for payments to vendors, prepares contract obligation documents (CODs) for grants and contracts, maintains ledgers and prepares financial reports.
Requirements
- 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.
- Ability to prepare, audit, and process vendor invoices for payment through SAP.
- Ability to establish and maintain ledgers for assigned state funds and federal projects.
- Ability to prepare and enter contract obligation documents (CODs) through SAP.
- Ability to review program requests for travel and procurement of goods and services.
- Ability to assist other staff as necessary to ensure timely processing of fiscal documents and to ensure cross training of fiscal activities.
- Ability to prepare detailed reports and responses to satisfy routine and special requests including, but not limited to, GAAP, audit requests, legislative requests, and Court of Claims.
- Ability to maintain fiscal files including obligations, vouchers, grant awards, correspondence and other documents to provide adequate audit trail and documentation for assigned state funds and federal projects.
Benefits
- Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position)
- Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
- Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
- Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
- Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
- 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
- 12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
- 3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
- 13-14 paid holidays per year
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources
