ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Accounting Technician

DEPARTMENT OF Planning & Development

Finance Division

Number of Positions: 1

(additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $55,344

New hires are paid the starting rate. Current employees' pay rate is determined by their job title and years of service

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 9/3/2025

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, APPLY ON THE BID SITE and:

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, upload your resume, and complete the application

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

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

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

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

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

* Audits vouchers, invoices, and completes payment transactions processing

* Checks and reviews audited vouchers to ensure accuracy and conformance to established accounting procedures

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

* Provides technical assistance on the preparation of documents for reimbursement to department staff, contractors, subcontractors, or other agencies

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

* Uses computerized accounting systems to record and reconcile accounting records

* Prepares memos and updates transactions into spreadsheets

* Establish electronic files and scans transactions into the appropriate file

* Updates supervisor with information regarding transactions and related activities including workload and special projects

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: 121 N LaSalle St. Chicago IL 60601

City Hall, 10^th Floor

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Minimum Qualifications

• Two years of paraprofessional accounting or auditing experience; OR
• An Associate's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Accounting; OR
• An Associate's degree or higher from an accredited college or university INCLUDING at least 15 semester hours in Accounting

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a skills assessment and written exercise as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the interviewprocess will be selected.

Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:

* Previous accounts payable experience

* Proficiency working with Microsoft Word and Excel

* Proficiency working with Oracle-based accounting software

* Previous experience auditing invoices and/or vouchers

* Associates degree or higher in Business Administration or Public Administration

* Previous accounts reconciliation experience

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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.

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