Chief Financial Officer (SPSA,2)
About The Position
Join our leadership team as the Chief Financial Officer, guiding the Division of Finance and Administration with vision, expertise, and strategic impact. In this executive role, you will shape financial policy, direct complex fiscal operations, and ensure the integrity of the agency’s financial stewardship. You will lead accounting, budget development, procurement, claiming, and grant accountability functions while overseeing fiscal and administrative services across multiple bureaus. As a key advisor to executive leadership, you will develop and implement policies, internal controls, operational standards, and long‑term program goals that strengthen financial performance and support informed decision‑making. You will represent the agency in legislative hearings, collaborate with state and federal partners, and serve as a critical liaison to oversight entities including the Office of the Comptroller and the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget. This role offers the opportunity to drive large‑scale financial operations, evaluate complex legislation, enhance organizational efficiency, and lead the development and negotiation of the agency’s annual budget. If you excel in high‑level financial management, strategic planning, and multi‑agency collaboration, this position provides a meaningful platform to influence statewide fiscal policy and strengthen the financial health of our programs.
Requirements
- Requires a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or business administration.
- Requires prior experience equivalent to five years of progressively responsible administrative experience in budgeting, finance, or accounting in a public or private business organization.
Nice To Haves
- Prefers five (5) years of professional experience developing and managing a major agency, public, or private organization program.
- Prefers five (5) years of professional experience making decisions involving significant amounts of money and justifying/supporting those decisions.
- Prefers five (5) years of professional supervisory experience with advanced management and leadership skills.
- Prefers five (5) years of experience with agency programs and service objectives, activities, and operational systems.
- Prefers five (5) years professional experience assessing fiscal/policy impacts of legislation proposed or enacted by a legislative body such as the Illinois General Assembly or the US Congress.
- Prefers five (5) years of administrative experience in a State government utilizing common fiscal software such as SAP, BidBuy, Amplifund, or similar software.
- Prefers a master’s degree in business administration.
Responsibilities
- Serves as the policy formulating Chief Financial Officer for the Division of Finance and Administration, directing the accounting, budget, procurement, claiming, and grant accountability operations of the Department.
- Plans and directs complex, sensitive, and technical operations relating to the development and administration of the agency budget, procurement, accounting, claiming and grant accountability policies, procedures, and operations for the agency.
- Serves as full line supervisor.
- Directs the division’s response to requests from internal and external auditors.
- 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
- Option 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
