Accountant

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Accountant for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources responsible for budgeting and accounting records. Maintaining various grants and establishing spending allocations for capital accounts.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeSpringfield • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $5,127 - $7,135 per monthWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Independently performs technical accounting work, budgeting, and expenditures tracking for the Office of Realty and Capital Planning
Performs personal services budgeting planning and control
Maintains accounting records for interagency grants and federal grants
Maintains documents of contractual obligations and SAP earmarks
Completes RDT forms and FS12 forms for the deposit of revenues received
Establishes spending allocations for selected capital accounts and for operations of the ORCP
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college with courses in business administration and accounting or four years of technical accounting experience
Two (2) years of experience performing detailed work involving the application of accounting theory to routine accounting or auditing problems
Two (2) years of technical working experience evaluating problems of moderate difficulty and analyzing and interpreting less complex accounting records and reports
Two (2) years of experience performing detailed work involving written or numerical data and making arithmetical calculations rapidly and accurately, either manually or by machine
Two (2) years of experience establishing and maintain satisfactory working relationships with other employees and the public
Elementary knowledge of office methods, procedures, standard office accounting machines and equipment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, vision and dental insurance
Retirement plan
Deferred compensation options
Flexible/remote work schedules may be available
State holidays and other time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

technical accountingbudgetingexpenditures trackingaccounting records maintenancecontractual obligations managementSAPRDT formsFS12 formsspending allocationsaccounting theory application

Soft Skills

problem solvinganalytical skillsnumerical accuracyinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsrelationship buildingattention to detailorganizational skillstime managementadaptability