ACCOUNT TECHNICIAN I (UMP)

State of Illinois•Centralia, IL

7d•$52,884 - $70,548•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is hiring an Account Technician I for the Murray Developmental Center in Centralia, Illinois. The position performs technical accounting work involving the posting, verification, and balancing of established funds. It enters amounts into the state computerized accounting system and selects the applicable Purchase Order or Procurement Services Division funds. The role also processes or renews contracts using specified procurement, approval, bidding, administrative, and purchase-of-care forms and related checklists and assessments. The position maintains client allowance and account records, handles receipts and fund transfers, makes trust-fund deposits, checks purchase requests against available trust-fund totals, and posts disbursement sheets to special Trust Account and Residents Activity Funds. It also checks invoices for accuracy, prepares notices related to proposed discharges to community placement or inter-center transfers, and performs other duties within the scope of the role. This is a full-time, salaried, onsite union position at 1535 W McCord St, Centralia, Illinois. The stated work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a 30-minute unpaid lunch. The position requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays, and to travel in the performance of job duties.

Requirements

Knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of two years of college and completion of an approved training course, or three years of related clerical bookkeeping experience.
Ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
Ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
Ability to pass the IDHS background check.
Ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois law.

Responsibilities

Perform technical accounting work posting, verifying, and balancing established funds for the Murray Developmental Center.
Enter amounts into the state computerized accounting system and select the applicable Purchase Orders or Procurement Services Division funds.
Complete forms and related checklists and assessments for processing or renewing assigned contracts, including procurement business case forms, contract agreement approval forms, invitations to bid, administrative operations forms, and purchase-of-care/community-service-agreement forms.
Post client allowance sheet balances and interest; sort and check receipts; post transactions to client accounts; and transfer and post funds to accounts.
Make deposits to trust funds.
Keyboard and prepare notices of proposed discharge to community placement or inter-center transfers.
Check purchase request forms against trust fund totals to verify fund availability.
Post disbursement sheets to special Trust Account and Residents Activity Funds.
Check invoices for accuracy.
Perform other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of the position.

Benefits

Pension program.
Group insurance benefits, including health, life, dental, and vision insurance.
Three paid personal business days annually.
Twelve paid sick days annually, with sick days carrying over from year to year.
10–25 days of paid vacation annually, with 10 days in the first year of employment.
13 paid holidays annually, and 14 in even-numbered years.
Flexible work schedules when available and dependent upon position.
12 weeks of paid parental leave.
Deferred Compensation Program, a supplemental retirement plan.
Optional pre-tax Medical Care Assistance Plan and Dependent Care Assistance Plan.
Eligibility for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Eligibility for GI Bill training/apprenticeship benefits for qualifying veterans.
Commuter Savings Program for Chicago employees.