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ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

City of Chicago • Chicago, IL • 3h ago

Description:

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Department of Family and Support Services

Finance Division (Senior Services Portfolio)

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: 57,000

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

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

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

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 04/27/2026

Under supervision, performs paraprofessional accounting and auditing duties; and performs related duties as required

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

· Posts transactions involving cash receipts, disbursements, and/or accounts payable and accounts receivable to ledgers.

· Posts journal entries and verifies the availability of funds.

· Reviews program contracts, budgets and budget amendments, and revisions for conformance to federal, state, and local government accounting requirements.

· Prepares trial balances or periodic summary statements to verify the equality of debits and credits or to determine account balances.

· Audits vouchers submitted for reimbursement by examining contracts, budgets, balance sheets and other documents to determine if costs are allowable.

· Verifies computations on voucher extensions and waivers to contract provisions.

· Interprets contract provisions in order to identify allowable and non-allowable expenditures.

· Calculates totals and determines the appropriateness of supporting documentation.

· Resolves problems regarding budget limitations, allocations, or modifications and prepares necessary documentation.

· Provides technical assistance on the preparation of documents for reimbursement to contractors, subcontractors or other agencies.

· Maintains control ledgers, prepares routine financial reports and approves vouchers for payment.

· May assist in preparing departmental program and operating budgets.

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: Department of Family and Support Services

Address: 1615 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago IL 60622

Shift: Mon - Fri, 9:00am - 5:00pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Two (2) years of paraprofessional accounting or auditing experience.

Should the above criteria not be fulfilled, the following options are acceptable:

· Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's degree or higher in Accounting.

· Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's degree or higher, plus 15 semester hours in Accounting.

Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications:

N/A

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral parts of the interview will be selected.

Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:

· Proficient with accounting software, data management software and Oracle based applications.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

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 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. To learn more about our hiring practices 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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