at City of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Description:
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
ACCOUNTANT
Department of Family and Support Services
Number of Positions: 1
(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)
This position is open to the public and all current city employees covered under the City’s Collective Bargaining Agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) – BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.
BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND
1. Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”
2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)
3. Select your correct bargaining unit
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION
These positions are funded through a grant and this employment opportunity is contingent on the availability and continuation of the grant supporting this position. The current grant supporting this position is expected to be available through December 31, 2025. The City will provide sufficient notice when the grant and employment opportunity expire.
Description
Under supervision, performs professional accounting duties at the intermediate level where the position works independently on moderately complex accounting assignments, and performs related duties as required
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
+ Initiates and prepares expense transfer requests, and drafts memos for processing with supporting documentation to reconcile grant budgets, completes de-obligations and modifications for budgets; codes, records, and updates journal entries (e.g., expenditures, account transfers, budget revisions)
+ Audits financial documents to ensure entries are accurate, appropriately allocated to accounts, and comply with contract and funding guidelines, and documents errors and reconciles accounts, as required
+ Monitors account balances and adjusts spending levels and fund re-allocations to ensure the availability of funds to cover expenditures
+ Prepares various reports (e.g., program and operating budgets, expenditure tracking, grant financial reports) of a moderately complex nature using computer spreadsheets
+ Analyzes historical records and anticipated economic trends and forecasts future expenses and revenues
+ Participates in the compilation and analysis of fiscal data for inclusion in complex financial reports (i.e., Periodic Performance Detail and Status Report, Public Information Document, etc.)
+ Reviews and creates requisitions for delegate agency budgets and iSupplier invoices for reimbursement for goods and services
+ Reviews grant/project application budgets, set-up award budgets/refund lines in Oracle Grants Management (OGM)
+ Examines sub-grant agreements for any fiscal related requirements
· Review and submits departmental requests for appropriating funds, authorizing grant/project obligations, monitoring and reporting grant/project expenditures and closing out grant/project awards
+ Works in coordination with DFSS Program, Grants and Comptroller’s Office to submit final close-out reports to various grantors
+ Provides technical assistance to delegate agency partners and participates in internal and external meetings
Location: 1615 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60622
Days: M-F
Hours: 9AM-5PM
THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE
Qualifications:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a directly related field with 15 semester hours in accounting; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience, provided that the minimum degree requirement is met.
Selection Criteria
This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a written exercise and/or a skills assessment test as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate (s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral and written parts of the interview will be selected.
Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:
+ Previous experience with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Governmental Accounting Standards
+ Previous professional accounting experience in grants management
+ Previous experience in accounting.
+ Previous experience working with budgetary procedures.
+ Previous work experience in analyzing data
+ Previous experience using Microsoft suites.
+ Previous experience using Oracle based accounting software
ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ANY AND ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.
The City of Chicago is an Equal Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer
City of Chicago
Brandon Johnson, Mayor
Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59p.m. CDT on 7/2/2024 .
