State of Illinois Hiring For Account Technician Ii at Sangamon County, IL, United States Full Time

Job Description

Description of Duties/Essential Functions

Under direction, independently analyzes, verifies and approves the Agency’s complex voucher payments (manual and electronic), including contractual payroll payments; examines and verifies the semi-monthly contractual payroll for accounting information in conformance with the Comptroller’s Statewide Accounting Practices, Agency contracts and with the State purchasing and procurement rules and regulations; responds to Agency and Vendor inquiries regarding payment process and payment status; verifies accounting adjustment documents in the Programmatic and Administrative Accounting System (PAAS) for prior payment transactions; serves as designated lead worker.

Minimum Requirements

Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of two years of college and one year of technical accounting experience or four years of related clerical bookkeeping experience; requires extensive knowledge of accounting techniques office methods and procedures; requires working knowledge of state or non-state accounting procedures; requires working knowledge of principles and functions of standard office accounting machines and equipment; requires ability to apply established accounting methods and techniques.

Work Hours & Location/Agency Contact

WORK HOURS: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

WORK LOCATION:
Bureau of Fiscal Operations, Expenditures
2200 Churchill Road, Building A, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62702 (Sangamon County)

WHERE TO APPLY:
ONLY ACCEPTING ELECTRONIC BIDS AT THIS TIME
Rhonda.Homer@illinois.gov or Cathy.McGrath@illinois.gov

Rhonda Homer, Agency Contact
(217) 557-4734

How to Apply

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act, State agencies must ensure that the employment process is accessible to persons with disabilities. Specifically, these laws require that the State provide reasonable accommodations upon request by individuals participating in all steps of the employment process. This includes the State of Illinois Rutan interview process.

SPECIAL NOTICE: A new version of the CMS 100 (Download PDF reader) Employment Application dated July 2019 is available and effective November 1, 2019. Any employment application received by HFS that is dated prior to July 2019 will not be considered.

Current State Employees: All current state employees will need to submit an Official Position Vacancy Bid Form (Download PDF reader), CMS 100 (Download PDF reader)Employment Application, and CMS 100B (Download PDF reader) Promotional Application to the Agency Contact address listed above. A separate Bid Form, CMS 100, and CMS 100B is required for each Posting/Bid ID or your bid will be rejected.

Non State Employees / General Public: If a written examination is needed for this position, the examination must be completed by submitting the CMS 100 (Download PDF reader)Employment Application to the testing site during the posting period. If no written test is required, a CMS 100 (Download PDF reader)Employment Application must be submitted to the agency contact listed on the job posting. This must be completed within the posting period and contain the bid/posting ID number on all forms.

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This position may require a current grade from Central Management Services (CMS), Division of Examining and Counseling, to be deemed qualified and available for employment consideration. For more information, please refer to the Work4Illinois website at Work.Illinois.Gov and select ‘Application Procedures’. Additional information may also be obtained from the Agency Contact listed above or by contacting CMS, Division of Examining and Counseling at Work4Illinois@Illinois.gov or (217) 782-7100, (217) 785-3979 (TDD/TTY), (800) 526-0844 (TTY Only).

Additional Documentation for Account Technician II:

Class Specification (Download PDF reader)
Additional Title and Exam Information (Download PDF reader)
Test Information Guide (Download PDF reader)

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NOTE: Salary amounts shown are only to be used as a guide; actual salary will be determined at the time of hire based on current salary plans and/or collective bargaining agreements, if applicable.