BUDGET MANAGER

State of Illinois•Springfield, IL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Office of Budget is seeking to hire a well-organized, energetic and detail-oriented manager to supervise and provide input, consultation and coordination in the development, preparation, and execution of the budgets for assigned program areas. The incumbent will provide critical analysis, evaluation and justification of program requirements and needs as they relate to overall department objectives. Develops formal budget presentation with the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget and the Governor’s Office. This position will supervise and approve spending plan transactions in the Department’s accounting system and will serve as full-line supervisor. The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy, safe, and enriched lives. Our vision is the future we are shaping with dignity and the well-being for everyone in Illinois. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion, Accessibility, Responsibility, and Equity.

Requirements

Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years college with course work in accounting, business or public administration.
Requires three (3) years progressively responsible administrative accounting and fiscal management experience in a public or private organization, including one (1) year of professional experience in budgetary planning and control.

Nice To Haves

Four (4) years of professional experience analyzing data sets and trends for budgetary forecasting of personnel costs and operational costs for a public or private organization.
Four (4) years of professional experience developing the budget process for a large governmental agency or entity.
Four (4) years of professional experience interpreting departmental policies and procedures that affects the budget for a public or private organization.
Four (4) years of professional supervisory experience assigning work, providing guidance to subordinates, recommending counseling and/or discipline following collective bargaining agreements, training staff, approving time off and preparing and signing performance evaluations.
Four (4) years of experience working with software programs such as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access to design and maintain databases, queries, and reports and develop spreadsheets and macros.
Four (4) years of professional experience meeting deadlines with strong attention to detail and the ability to utilize critical thinking skills while multi-tasking multiple projects.

Responsibilities

Serves as a Budget Manager for the Office of the Budget.
Develops formal budget presentation with the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget and the Governor’s Office.
Provides consultation and coordination in the design, programming and implementation of information used in the development and presentation of budgets, resource allocation/spending plans, monitoring of expenditures and fulfilling other financial and programmatic related informational needs.
Serves as full-line supervisor.
Supervises and approves spending plan transactions in the Department’s accounting system, prepares and request appropriation line-item transfers as needed.
Performs and reviews special analyses regarding the department’s operations and program/services.
Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Benefits

flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits.
various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams.
top-tier benefits and great retirement packages.
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)