FEDERAL REPORTING UNIT SUPERVISOR

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as Federal Reporting Unit Supervisor.  Under administrative direction, this position will acts as primary advisor on overall matters of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services federal financial programs, management, operations and policy making of the fedreal reporting unit. This position also provided expertise, guidance and detaled professional and technical knowledge of federal claming in the Title IV-E, Title XX and Title XIX programs. This position will develop, calculate, and submit quarterly Title XIX Medicaid and Title XX Social Services Block Grants claims, as well as the annual Title XX year-end report to the Illinois Department of Human Services. This position provides a great opportunity for a motivated individual who is interested in playing a role in ensuring that private agencies under contract with the Department meet DCFS requirements with regard to fiscal considerations.  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 leadership 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 Federal Reporting Unit Supervisor
• Serves as full line supervosr
• Provides direction, support, and technical expertise in the coordination and facilitation of organizational, financial, and physical resource planning
• Provied input into the review of Child Welfare Practice and Workforce Development (CWPWD) vouchers to ensure payment are correct
• Provides technical guidance and expertise in the compilation and analysis of complex financial expenditure reports on federal grants
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college, preferably with coursework in finance, business administration, or accounting.
• Requires three years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization.

Preferred Qualifications 2

• 3 years of professional experience performing federal reporting functions for Social Security Act Program Titles, including Title IV-B, Medicaid, XIX, XX, and Block Grants for a public or business organization.
• 3 years of professional experience in the use of online and accounting computer systems, spreadsheet applications, and federal costs accounting, as well as financial report design for a public or business organization.
• 3 years of professional management experience in the accounting, auditing, or financial area of a public or business organization, applying advanced knowledge of federal regulations. 
• 3 years of experience supervising professional staff in a public or business organization.
• 2 years of professional experience serving in a liaison capacity for a public or business organization.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to pass a background check.
• Requires HIPPA certification.
• 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