Accountant (Upward Mobility)- Sangamon County

Position Overview

The Accountant position is at our Springfield, IL office located at 524 S. 2nd Street Springfield, IL. This position reports to the Fiscal Supervisor in the Fiscal Department.  This unique opportunity offers an exceptional benefit package to include health insurance, including eye care and dental, deferred compensation, life insurance and retirement. If you desire to become a valued member of a hard-working and respected team and up for a challenge or a change in your career, please take this opportunity to apply for this rewarding and gratifying position.

Essential Functions

• Establishes and maintains financial records/ledgers, primarily for Fund 251 (DOL Special State Trust Fund) using standard automated and manual systems for departmental programs.
• Work with Advanced Accountant to maintain and reconcile financial transactions between SharePoint and the case management system with SAP.
• Assists with the Department’s Accounts Receivables and collection records.
• Serves as back up for the other accounting functions which are performed in Federal Reporting and Grants, including but not limited to reconciliations, maintaining ledgers, and other accounting functions at the same or lower level as assigned by supervisor.
• Performs regular audits to ensure financial records and transactions are accurate.
• Performs other duties as 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.
• 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 Qualifications

• Two (2) years of professional experience with accounts receivable functions.
• Two (2) years of professional experience with accounting principles, methods, and procedures.
• Two (2) years of professional experience with accounting reports.
• One (1) year experience with Electronic System Application and Products such as (SAP) including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
• Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This may require the ability to work evenings and weekends.
• This position is considered light work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(b)). Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. This job may require a good deal of walking or standing, or involves sitting most of the time with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls.
• Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.
• This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings.
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Agency Statement

The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is one of Illinois' most important and dynamic Agencies. With an annual budget of $27.5 million, and an authorized staff of more than 143 full-time employees, IDOL has the capacity and capability to provide administration and enforcement of over 25 labor and safety laws.  Through enforcement, education, compliance assistance, and community partnerships, IDOL works to protect workers’ wages, welfare, working conditions, and workplace safety while helping employers understand and meet their legal responsibilities.  The Department of Labor is committed to fostering safe, fair, and equitable workplaces for all Illinois workers and safeguarding the public through the regulation of amusement rides and to ensure compliance with all other labor standards.