Accountant II

Accounting Position

The starting wage for this position is listed above. This position is represented by ACsE/IEA-NEA: Associate of Civil Service Employees. Employees in positions allocated to this level of the series are experienced accountants who apply accounting principles and practices to a variety of responsible accounting, budgeting, cost accounting, and/or other fiscal functions. They work under general supervision.

Examples of Duties

Prepares annual financial schedules for state appropriated funds and local resources; prepares and reconciles complex accounting reports or supervises the preparation and reconciliation of complex accounting reports; examines a variety of accounting documents to verify conformance to pertinent policies, procedures, and accounting standards; prepares reports and statements requiring interpretation and analysis of accounting records; prepares budgets; maintains and monitors contractual billing and payment recording; collaborates with unit fiscal officers, deans, directors, and other responsible administrators in development, evaluation, implementation, and operation of automated or manual accounting systems; assembles, organizes, prepares, analyzes, and reports administrative data; supervises lower level staff as required; performs work related to the lower level in this series; performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Any one or any combination of the following, totaling three (3) years (36 months), from the categories below:

• Work experience and/or training in Accounting or a closely related field
• College course work and/or training in Accounting or a closely related field including 12 semester hours in accounting

Note: An advanced degree in accountancy or registration as a Certified Public Accountant may be substituted for one year of professional experience.

Supplemental Information

Illinois Residency Requirement: Pursuant to the State Universities Civil Service System, out-of-state candidates must establish Illinois residency within 180 calendar days of the start date for this position. Tips for Completing a Civil Service Application: 1. To be eligible for the role, ensure that your application includes a complete and detailed employment history that highlights your relevant full-time and part-time work experience, including start and end dates of employment. 2. Relevant part-time work experience will count towards the qualifications for this position and will be converted to full-time equivalence to calculate the total length of experience. 3. Upload all official transcripts to meet the educational requirements. If the job description specifies a minimum number of college hours, transcripts are mandatory for the successful processing of your application. 4. Veterans who qualify for preference must provide proof of eligibility within ten (10) working days of submitting an application, unless the same proof has already been submitted in a previous application. The required proof of eligibility includes, at a minimum, a copy of the veteran's DD214/DD215 form (Department of Defense), NGB22 form (National Guard), or Discharge Orders or DD256 Discharge Certificate (Reserves). 5. After the position has closed, your application and supporting materials will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications, including any specialty factors associated with this position. Those who qualify will move forward for Civil Service Examination/Testing. 6. Please monitor your e-mail for further information regarding your application. Emails will be generated from View email address on click.appcast.io. 7. For more information on Civil Service classifications, please visit the SUCSS web site at sucss.illinois.gov About Civil Service Examination/Testing: The Civil Service examination for this classification is based on your application materials and responses to the supplemental questions. No participation other than submission of application materials is required from applicants that qualify to take the exam. If you meet the minimum required qualifications for this position, your application will move forward for examination/testing in which you will receive a score calculated based on your education and experience, and your name will be placed on the active employment register by exam score. This score will be emailed to the email address noted on your application. After the application deadline, the names within the top three scores will be referred to the department for interview. Sponsorship for Work Authorization is not available. For more information visit