Financial Reporting Section Manager – SPSA Opt. 2

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Senior Public Service Administrator managing GAAP reporting processes and leading financial operations at the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Requires relevant fiscal management experience and collaborative skills.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeSpringfield • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $10,500 - $12,500 per monthWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Overseeing the Department’s annual GAAP reporting processes.
Planning, directing, evaluating, and coordinating operations and activities of the General Accounting and Technical Support Section.
Establishing, directing, implementing accounting policy, methods, and procedures related to operations.
Monitoring, reviewing, and analyzing automated accounting systems to ensure compliance with GAAP.
Conducting strategic planning and prioritizing accounting needs of the department.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with courses in fiscal management, accounting, and budgeting
Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in accounting, external auditing or budgetary planning and control, or public accounting
Preferred: Three (3) years of professional experience working with principles of governmental accounting, auditing theory, and methods
Preferred: Certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Preferred: A master’s degree in business administration, finance, public administration, accounting, and/or economics
Required: Completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
Required: Ability to utilize and maintain state issued equipment such as a laptop.
Required: Ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, Life, Vision, and Dental Insurance
Pension Plan
Paid Parental Leave
Deferred Compensation Program
Employees earn (12) paid Sick Days annually.
New Employees earn (10) paid Vacation Days their first year of service
Employees earn up to (25) paid Vacation Days annually.
Employees earn (3) paid Personal Days annually.
(13-14) paid holidays annually (based on start date)
Flexible work schedules are available in many program areas.

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Hard Skills & Tools

GAAPaccounting policybudgetingfiscal managementexternal auditingbudgetary planninggovernmental accountingauditing theoryaccounting methodsautomated accounting systems

Soft Skills

strategic planningcoordinationevaluationmonitoringreviewinganalyzingprioritization

Certifications

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)