ACCOUNTANT

State of Illinois•Springfield, IL

About The Position

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

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 classification.

Responsibilities

Under general supervision, prepares, audits, and processes vendor invoices for payment through SAP.
Establishes and maintains ledgers for assigned state funds and federal projects.
Prepares and enters contract obligation documents (CODs) through SAP.
Reviews program requests for travel and procurement of goods and services.
Assists other staff as necessary to ensure timely processing of fiscal documents and to ensure cross training of fiscal activities.
Prepares detailed reports and responses to satisfy routine and special requests including, but not limited to, GAAP, audit requests, legislative requests, and Court of Claims.
Maintains 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.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

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