ACCOUNTANT (UMP)
About The Position
The Office of Fiscal Services is seeking to hire an Accountant for the Bureau of Collection Services, located in Springfield Illinois. Under general supervision in the Revenue Management, Bureau of Collection Services, Office of Fiscal Services, DHS, assist in performing professional accounting work in processing the Department's receivables from the Offset Programs and in maintaining and examining the Department's Accounts Receivable System (ARS), Enterprise Resources Planning Program (ERP) and the Integrated Eligibility System (IES) for client overpayment accounts.
Requirements
- Requires 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.
- 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 class.
Responsibilities
- Maintains and reconciles logs of voluntary payment plans on client overpayment accounts.
- Monitors, researches, and reconciles payment activity of client overpayment accounts on the Accounts Receivable System (ARS) and/or the Integrated Eligibility System (IES).
- Provides technical assistance to staff in Collections and Cash/Revenue Management regarding the appropriate processing of receivables from the Offset Programs.
- Compiles and prepares a wide variety of complex financial/statistical reports on a weekly, monthly, and annual basis, with detailed emphasis on the voluntary and involuntary payments from offset programs.
- Assists Unit supervisor and management staff with special projects which include the development of additional reports to improve efficiency and enhancements to the receivables systems as recommended in audit findings.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Benefits
- A Pension Program
- Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
- 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
- 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
- Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
- 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
- Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
- Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI Bill Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
