LOCAL AGENCY BILLING ACCOUNTANT (ACCOUNTANT ADVANCED)
About The Position
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is seeking to hire an Accountant Advanced. The successful candidate under direction analyzes local agency agreements executed annually for the purpose of coordinated highway construction work. After analysis, independently initiates a complex accounting procedure unique to the agreement to provide reimbursement to IDOT of funds which were temporarily disbursed on behalf of the local agency during the active life of the construction work which is accomplished in conjunction with progress and final payments to highway contractors. Reviews work of accounting personnel responsible for obtaining the documents required to begin billing. Establishes the contracts in the database, and processes remittances.
Requirements
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years college, with courses in business administration, and accounting.
- Requires two years of professional experience in accounting, external auditing, budgetary planning, and control or public accounting.
Nice To Haves
- Prefers working knowledge of office methods, procedures, standard office accounting machines and equipment.
- Prefers the ability to prepare comprehensive accounting reports.
- Prefers the ability to determine violations and noncompliance with the law and to detect and explain significant irregularities.
- Prefers the ability to review detailed work including written or numerical data and to make calculations rapidly and accurately.
- Prefers the skill and ability to evaluate more difficult accounting problems and to analyze and interpret more complex accounting records.
- Prefers the ability to establish and maintain satisfactory working relationships and to deal tactfully with controversial problems.
- Prefers extensive knowledge of accounting and auditing theory, principles, methods, and procedures.
- Prefers extensive knowledge of laws, rules and regulations relating to state or non-state accounting or auditing procedures.
Responsibilities
- Serves as lead worker of staff responsible for processing local agency and escrow account checks as well as related record keeping.
- Conducts a thorough analysis of complex agreements executed by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) between one or more of the following, other state agencies, local agencies, and private developers, and agreements between the state of Illinois and states with common borders for highways improvements of mutual interest to all parties concerned. The agreements, each unique, cover a broad spectrum of both technological and financial aspects including costs for engineering, land acquisition, construction, maintenance and utilities.
- Maintains complex ledgers and files that can include from one to ten entities per contract.
- Resolves disputes with the various agencies and parties on these agreements with supplemental agreements and addenda.
- Performs file maintenance on local agency files to verify proper billings are accomplished.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonable within the scope of those enumerated above.
Benefits
- Monday-Friday work schedule
- Flexible work schedules in several program areas (flexible time, hybrid scheduling)
- Health, Life, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- Pension Plan
- 12 Weeks paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program and other pre-tax benefit programs (Medical/Daycare)
- Employees earn 12 paid Sick Days annually
- New Employees earn 10 paid Vacation Days their first year of service and can earn up to 25 paid Vacation Days annually
- Employees earn 3 paid Personal Days annually
- 13-14 paid holidays annually (based on start date)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
