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LEAD ACCOUNTANT

City of Chicago • Chicago, IL • 7h ago

Description:

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

LEAD ACCOUNTANT

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

Bureau of Finance

Number of Positions: 1

(additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $87,516.00

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CST on 12/03/2025

Department of Planning & Development Website (https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dcd.html)

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 UNITS 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: To bid on this position, CLICK HERE (https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en) and

Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"
Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')
Select your correct bargaining unit, upload your resume, and complete the application

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Under general supervision, performs professional accounting work of the most complex nature, typically requiring the application of advanced accounting knowledge, and/or functions as a working supervisor over a small accounting staff while maintaining own accounts, and performs related duties as required

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

· Performs and supervises the work of professional accountants engaged in management of financial accounts

· Develops and accesses new or existing computer applications or spreadsheets and records, verifies, and analyzes journal entries for assigned accounts and those managed by subordinates

· Develops work standards and conducts staff performance evaluations

· Conducts audits of financial documents (e.g., internal accounting records performed by private audit firms) and reviews those conducted by subordinates 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 the balances of assigned accounts and those of subordinates 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 with tiered funding structures, financial statements, balance sheets, financial reports) of a complex nature and reviews those prepared by subordinates

· Coordinates the analysis of historical records and anticipated economic trends and forecasts future expenses and revenues

· Coordinates the compilation of complex financial schedules and reports

· Interprets general accounting principles and financial procedures for management

· Trains staff on accounting procedures

· Functions as a liaison on accounting-related issues to the Office of Budget and Management, City Comptroller's Office, and government and delegate agencies

· Assists in designing and implementing computerized accounting systems and internal controls

· Processes and reviews invoice payments and purchase orders for various parties (e.g., refunds and payment voids, accounts payable issues, status of purchase orders, and payment vouchers)

· Calculates and prepares grant/project revenue collection reimbursement

· Reviews grant/project applications and awards

· Examines sub-grant agreements for any fiscal related requirements

· 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

· Coordinates and submits final close-out reports to various grantors

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: 121 N LaSalle Street

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

· Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, plus at least three (3) years of professional accounting experience, OR

· Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in a directly related field including at least 15 semester hours in Accounting, plus at least three (3) years of professional accounting experience, OR

· Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Accounting, plus at least two (2) years of professional accounting experience, OR

· Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in a directly related field including at least 15 semester hours in Accounting, plus at least two (2) years of professional accounting experience

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a 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.

For information about City of Chicago employee benefits, please click here (https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html)

For information about City of Chicago salaries and job titles, please click here (https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp\info/JobClassification/2025\Classification\and\Pay_Plan.pdf)

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on the information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow 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 ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States, residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA), and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. The learn more about our hiring processes, please click here. (https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dhr/provdrs/emp.html)

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

The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor

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