ACCOUNT TECHNICIAN I (UMP)

Position Overview

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire an Account Technician I for the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center located in Chicago, Illinois to perform technical accounting work in verifying a variety of complex financial documents. Serves as Commodity Control Coordinator for General, Mechanical, Office Supply, Pharmacy and Central Supply stores. Batches all requisitions, purchase orders, authorizations and print orders for computer entry.

Essential Functions

• Performs technical accounting work.
• Serves as a resource to lower-level staff.
• Batches all requisitions, purchase orders, authorizations and print orders for computer entry.
• Accurately and promptly processes all facility vouchers, including accounts payable, contractual services vouchers, contractual employee vouchers, and medical vouchers, in compliance with established policies and deadlines.
• Ensures fiscal integrity by verifying all payments and billings against requisitions and Purchase Orders (POs) to minimize errors and prevent discrepancies.
• Processes invoices efficiently in the Statewide Accounts Payable System (SAP) by following established procedures and maintaining accurate financial records.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of two (2) years of college and completion of an approved training course OR three (3) years of related clerical bookkeeping experience.

• Qualifying state employees, in the employee Upward Mobility Program, may complete combinations of specific proficiency tests and training programs leading to a certificate of proficiency in lieu of the stated requirements for this class.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

About the Agency

The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy, safe, and enriched lives. Our vision is the future we are shaping with dignity and the well-being for everyone in Illinois. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion, Accessibility, Responsibility, and Equity.

As a State of Illinois employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
• Benefit time modified for part-time, 12-hour, & non-standard work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assist