General Accounting/Technical Support Section Manager

Senior Public Service Administrator

Agency: Department of Healthcare and Family Services

Position ID: DF38568

BPIS: 10170

Start Date: 06/17/2024

Closing Date: 07/02/2024

Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $10,000 - $12,500, based on experience

Job Type: Salaried

County: Sangamon

Number of Vacancies: 1

Plan/BU: merit comp

A RESUME IS REQUIRED FOR THIS JOB POSTING

Please attach a DETAILED Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV), a copy of your transcripts or diploma for all degrees

earned, and a copy of any applicable professional licensures to the MY DOCUMENTS section of your

application. Please note that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services must verify proof of higher education for

any degree earned (if applicable) before any offer can be extended. You WILL NOT be considered for the

position if you attach a CMS100, CMS100b or any other document in lieu of a Resume or CV.

Position ID: DF38568

Job Description:

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Division of Finance, Bureau of Fiscal Operations is seeking to hire a General Accounting and Technical Support Section Manager. This position is responsible for planning, directing, evaluating, and coordinating the operations and activities of the General Accounting and Technical Support Section. The ideal candidate will possess experience assuming fiscal management responsibilities in State government, or a private/public organization. They should be highly motivated with strong management and leadership skills. Experience with programs relative to accounting and external auditing or budgetary planning activities and operational systems is desired. Advanced degrees, professional certifications, or continuing education with relevance to the Department's mission are preferred.

HFS values employees with different backgrounds, life experiences, and talents.

Employees receive a robust benefit package including:

• Monday-Friday work schedule

• Flexible work schedules are available in many program areas. (Remote work may be an option for certain positions.)

• Health, Life, Vision, and Dental Insurance

• Pension Plan

• Paid Parental 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)

If you are seeking a new opportunity, and this position appeals to you, please apply today!

At the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), we value staff as our greatest asset. We work in a spirit of teamwork to help millions of Illinoisans access high quality healthcare and fulfill child support obligations to advance their physical, mental, and financial well-being. We provide healthcare coverage for children and adults through Medicaid and other medical programs, and we help ensure that children receive financial resources from both their parents through Child Support Services. The HFS Office of the Inspector General investigates, audits and reviews program activity to ensure the integrity of our programs is maintained.

HFS is committed to promoting and preserving a workplace culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome and value employees with different backgrounds, life experiences, and talents. It is the collective sum of our individual differences that provides a broad perspective, leading to greater innovation and achievement. In recruiting for our team, we recognize the unique contributions of each applicant regardless of culture, ethnicity, race, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. HFS is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Description

1.Subject to management approval, serves as General Accounting/Technical Support Section Manager for the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), Division of Finance, Bureau of Fiscal Operations by planning, directing, evaluating, and coordinating the operations and activities of the General Accounting and Technical Support units

2.Serves as full line supervisor

3.Establishes, directs, and implements accounting policy, methods, and procedures relative to the operation of the General Accounting and Technical Support Section

4.Monitors, reviews, and analyzes automated accounting systems and procedures within the Department to ensure procedures, controls, and interfaces to the Department's accounting system are implemented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), and requirements of the Illinois Office of the Comptroller's (IOC) Statewide Accounting Management System SAMS Manual

5.Evaluates policies and procedures affecting the Department's financial reporting

6.Supervises and coordinates the collection of financial information and other data as needed from bureaus within HFS and other agencies

7.Conducts strategic planning and prioritizes to ensure that accounting needs of the department and interfaces with the Department's accounting system are addressed

8.Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Minimum Qualifications

1.Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with courses in fiscal management, accounting, and budgeting.

2.Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in accounting, external auditing or budgetary planning and control, or public accounting.

Preferred Qualifications

1.Three (3) years of professional experience working with the principles of governmental accounting, auditing theory, accounting principles, methods, and procedures.

2.Three (3) years of experience preparing or reviewing comprehensive accounting reports in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) or Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements.

3.Three (3) years of experience assuming fiscal management responsibilities for government and/or private programs ensuring compliance with federal and State statutes, rules, and regulations.

4.Five (5) years of supervisory experience with management and leadership skills.

5.A master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Public Administration, Accounting, Economics and/or certifications or Certified Public Accountant certificate.

6.Three (3) years of professional experience communicating with Certified Public Accountant (CPA) firms, Office of the Auditor General, Office of the Comptroller or similar governmental organization.

7.Three (3) years of professional experience with State financial systems or any financial accounting system.

8.Twenty-seven (27) semester hours of college accounting courses or certification as a Certified Public Accountant.

Conditions of Employment

1.Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.

2.Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This includes the ability to work evenings and weekends.

3.Requires the ability to utilize and maintain state issued equipment such as a laptop.

4.Requires the ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.

5.The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Work Hours: Monday

• Friday 8:30 am

• 5:00 pm

Work Location: 2200 Churchill Rd, Springfield, Illinois, 62702

Agency Contact: HFS.DMPApps@illinois.gov

Posting Group: Leadership & Management

Revolving Door:

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.

The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your "junk mail", "spam", or "other" folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:

• donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
• systems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com

Nearest Major Market: Springfield