ACCOUNTANT

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

ACCOUNTANT

Department of Finance

Number of Vacancies: 5

General Accounting (1), Grant and Project Accounting (3), Utility Billing & Customer Service (1)

(additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $64,668.00/annually

This position is open to the general public and to all current city employees covered under the terms of the City's collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union - AFSCME (BARGAINING UNITS 1, 3, 4, & 5).

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site:

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

Applications for these positions will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on October 31, 2024.

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

1. Codes, records, and updates journal entries (e.g., expenditures, account transfers, budget revisions) using manual and computerized spreadsheets.
2. 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.
3. Monitors account balances and adjusts spending levels and fund re-allocations to ensure the availability of funds to cover expenditures.
4. Prepares various reports (e.g., program and operating budgets, financial statements, balance sheets, financial reports) of a moderately complex nature using computer spreadsheets.
5. Analyzes historical records and anticipated economic trends and forecasts future expenses and revenues.
6. Participates in the compilation and analysis of fiscal data for inclusion in complex financial reports.
7. Processes payments for various parties (e.g., editing, reapplying, and confirming receipt of payments, processing direct and order payment vouchers for grant-funded programs).
8. Calculates and prepares grant/project revenue collection reimbursement.
9. Reviews grant/project applications and awards.
10. Examines sub-grant agreements for any fiscal related requirements.
11. Reviews departmental requests for appropriating funds, authorizing grant/project obligations, monitoring and reporting grant/project expenditures, recording receivables and collections and closing out grant/project awards.
12. Coordinates and submits final close-out reports to various grantors.
13. Maintains and reports in-kind awards and expenditures incurred by the sub-grantees.
14. Identifies, researches, communicates, and resolves discrepancies/variances in relation to assigned tasks.
15. Functions as a liaison for accounting-related issues to other City departments.
16. Assists in the review and preparation of recurring (monthly, quarterly, annual, as the case may be) reports required from the Accounting and Financial Reporting Bureau.

Additional duties may be required.

Location: Department of Finance

121 N. LaSalle St. & 2 N. LaSalle St.

Chicago, IL 60602

Days: Monday through Friday

Hours: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

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 the minimum degree requirement is met.

NOTE: You must provide your college or university transcripts with 15 semester hours of accounting courses at the time of interview. IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE this information at the time of interview, you will not be allowed to proceed with the interview and will no longer be considered for this position.

Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:

1. Professional accounting experience
2. Experience with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Governmental Accounting Standards
3. Experience analyzing balance sheets and financial statements
4. Experience in grants management
5. Proficiency using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
6. Proficiency using accounting software

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to successfully complete an interview which will include a written exercise and/or skills assessment 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.

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor

Job Posting: Oct 17, 2024, 5:00:00 AM | Closing Date (Period for Applying) - External: Nov 1, 2024, 4:59:00 AM

BU: 04 | Salary: $64,668.00 | Pay Basis: Yearly