Job Description
ACCOUNTANT
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BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Accountant
Department of Finance
Enterprise Accounting Division (2 positions), General Accounting Division (1 position)
Grant and Project Accounting Division (2 positions), Utility Billing and Customer Service (1 position)
(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)
Starting Salary: $66,612.00/annually
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: ?lang=en 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
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION
Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:5+ pm CDT on March 24, 2026.
Under supervision, performs professional accounting duties at the intermediate level where the position works independently on moderately complex accounting assignments, and performs related duties as required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Codes, records, and updates journal entries (e.g., expenditures, account transfers, budget revisions) using manual and computerized spreadsheets.
Audits financial documents to ensure entries are accurate, appropriately allocated to accounts, and comply with contract and funding guidelines, and documents errors and reconciles accounts, as required.
Monitors account balances and adjusts spending levels and fund re-allocations to ensure the availability of funds to cover expenditures.
Prepares various reports (e.g., program and operating budgets, financial statements, balance sheets, financial reports) of a moderately complex nature using computer spreadsheets.
Analyzes historical records and anticipated economic trends and forecasts future expenses and revenues.
Participates in the compilation and analysis of fiscal data for inclusion in complex financial reports.
Processes payments for various parties (e.g., editing, reapplying, and confirming receipt of payments, processing direct and order payment vouchers for grant-funded programs).
Calculates and prepares grant/project revenue collection reimbursement.
Reviews grant/project applications and awards.
Examines sub-grant agreements for any fiscal related requirements.
Reviews departmental requests for appropriating funds, authorizing grant/project obligations, monitoring and reporting grant/project expenditures, recording receivables and collections and closing out grant/project awards.
Coordinates and submits final close-out reports to various grantors.
Maintains and reports in-kind awards and expenditures incurred by the sub-grantees.
Identifies, researches, communicates, and resolves discrepancies/variances in relation to assigned tasks.
Functions as a liaison for accounting-related issues to other City departments.
Assists in the review and preparation of recurring (monthly, quarterly, annual, as the case may be) reports required from the Accounting and Financial Reporting Bureau.
Additional duties may be required for this position.
Location: 121 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60602
Enterprise Accounting, General Accounting, Grant and Project Accounting
2 N. LaSalle St
Utility Billing and Customer Service
Days: Monday through Friday
Hours: :30 AM to 4:30 PM
THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE
Qualifications
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, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, provided the minimum degree requirement is met.
NOTE: You must provide your college or university transcripts with 15 semester 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.
Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:
Professional accounting experience
Experience applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Governmental Accounting Standards
Experience analyzing balance sheets and financial statements
Experience in grants management
Proficiency using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
Proficiency using accounting software
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.
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