ACCOUNTANT I

Job Number: 306059

ACCOUNTANT I

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Grant and Project Accounting Division

Number of Positions: 1

Under immediate supervision, performs entry-level professional accounting duties, and performs related duties as required

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Reviews and enters program and operating budgets
• Prepares requests for reimbursements to federal and state grantors
• Reviews sub-award (delegate agency) agreements for accuracy
• Codes, records, and updates journal entries (e.g., expenditures, account transfers, and budget revisions) using manual and computerized spreadsheets
• Reviews financial documents to ensure entries are accurate, appropriately allocated, and comply with funding guidelines
• Monitors account balances and informs appropriate City management of necessary fund re-allocations to ensure the availability of funds to cover projected expenditures
• Prepares basic financial statements, balance sheets, expense/revenue statements, and financial reports using computer spreadsheets
• Analyzes historical records and anticipated economic trends and participates in forecasting future expenses and revenues
• Verifies receipts (e.g., from cashiers and lockboxes, reimbursements, petty cash fund) with data in computerized systems and makes adjustments if needed
• Maintains files of departmental information related to assigned projects/programs
• Communicates with internal and external representatives that are associated with assigned projects/programs

NOTE: The list of essential duties is not intended to be inclusive; there may be other duties that are essential to particular positions within the class

Location: City Hall

Address: 121 N LaSalle Street, Room 700

Days: Monday – Friday

Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

MINIMUM 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

Disclaimer – “Accredited” means any nationally or regionally accredited college, university, or law school where the applicant is enrolled in or has completed an Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or Juris Doctorate degree program.

NOTE: You must provide your college or university transcripts with 15 credit 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.

NOTE: To be considered for this position, you must provide information about your educational background and your work experience. You must include job titles, dates of employment, and specific job duties. (If you are a current City employee, Acting Up cannot be considered). If you fail to provide this information at the time you submit your application, it will be incomplete and you will not be considered for this position. There are three ways to provide the information: 1) you may attach a resume; 2) you may paste a resume; or 3) you can complete the online resume fields.

Education & Employment Verification – Please be advised that if you are selected to be hired you must provide, upon request, adequate information regarding your educational and employment history as it relates to the qualifications of the position for which you are applying. If you received your degree internationally, all international transcripts/diploma must be accompanied by a Foreign Credential Evaluation. If the City of Chicago cannot verify this information, any offer extended to you will be withdrawn and you will not be hired.

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.

Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:

• Previous experience working with federal and state grant guidelines
• Proficiency working with financial accounting systems, such as Oracle
• Proficiency working with Microsoft Word
• Proficiency working with Microsoft Excel

VETERANS PREFERENCE NOTE: The City of Chicago offers Veterans Preference to both current, active military personnel AND military personnel who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States and have received an honorable or general discharge. Eligible candidates must have at least six months of active duty documents. In order to receive the veterans preference, candidates need to indicate whether or not they are a veteran by answering “yes” or “no” to the question on the online application that asks, “Are you currently serving on active duty for at least six months in the Armed Forces of the United States OR have you served in the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty for at least six months and received an honorable or general discharge?” In addition, you must attach documentation to verify your military service. For veterans, you must attach a copy of your DD214 (Member Copy-4) to your online application which includes character of service status OR a letter from the United States Veterans Administration on official stationary stating dates of service and character of service. For active military personnel, you must attach a letter from your Commanding Office on official stationary verifying your active duty, length of service, and character of service in the Armed Forces of the United States AND a copy of your military ID to your online application. Failure to answer the question and attach the required documentation will result in you not being considered for the Veterans Preference.

Evaluation: Your initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application form and documents submitted with the application. Applications must be submitted by the individual applicant. No second party applicants will be accepted.

Residency Requirement: All employees of the City of Chicago must be actual residents of the City as outlined in 2-152-050 of the City of Chicago Municipal Code. Proof of residency will be required.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation due to disability or pregnancy in order to participate in the application process, please contact the City of Chicago, Department of Human Resources, at (312) 744-4976 (voice) or (312) 744-5035 (TTY). Please be prepared to provide information in support of your reasonable accommodation request.

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

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

City of Chicago Department of Human Resources

Rahm Emanuel, Mayor Soo Choi, Commissioner