Accountant

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as Financial Review Worker.  Under general supervision, this position will perform professional accounting and auditing work, utilizing accounting principles, methods, and techniques which are specifically related to the Department’s Financial Review Program.  The position will conduct field audits, limited audits, and desk reviews of private agencies within assigned areas, reviewing financial statements to ensure accuracy and compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and procedures.  This position will prepare comprehensive audit reports of results and will serve as liaison with private agencies within assigned areas.  This position provides a great opportunity for a motivated individual who is interested in putting their professional accounting and auditing abilities to use in the Department’s Financial Review Program.  DCFS offers a competitive compensation plan, excellent benefits, and a pension program.  The ideal candidate for this position will have excellent organizational skills and strong accounting skills.  We invite you to join our innovative team to help make a positive difference in the lives of the children and families of Illinois.

Essential Functions

• Serves as Financial Review Worker
• Prepares comprehensive audit reports of results from field audits, limited audits, and desk reviews of private agencies and communicates findings to supervisor and Department management
• Serves as liaison with private agencies within assigned areas to resolve discrepancies and problem areas found in the course of the field audit/limited audit/desk review
• Attends and provides input into staff meetings
• Confers with management in the resolution of more difficult, complex private agency field audit findings
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Minimum Qualifications

• It is a requirement of this position that you possess knowledge, skills and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college with courses in Business Administration and Accounting OR four years of technical accounting experience. 

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of nine semester hours in accounting
• 2 years of experience in an office setting applying elementary knowledge of professional accounting and auditing theory, principles, methods, and procedures
• 2 years of experience in an office setting applying elementary knowledge of the laws, rules, and regulations relating to state or non-state accounting or auditing procedures
• 2 years of experience in an office setting performing detailed work involving the application of accounting theory to routine accounting or auditing problems
• 2 years of experience in an office setting evaluating accounting problems of moderate difficulty and analyzing and interpreting less complex accounting records and reports
• 2 years of experience in an office setting performing detailed work involving written or numerical data and making mathematical calculations rapidly and accurately

Conditions of Employment

•  Requires the ability to pass a background check
•  Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties. Requires appropriate, valid driver's license
• Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.
• This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings. 
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description

About the Agency

DCFS is deeply committed to the welfare and protection of children. Our goal is to protect children by strengthening and supporting families. In every effort, from receiving hotline calls to reaching family reunification or foster care and adoption, children and families are our focus.

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• 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)

For more information about our benefits please follow this  link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx