Accountant; Ump

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Job Requisition : 52414

Closing Date: 06/24/2026

Agency: Department of Natural Resources

Class

Title:

ACCOUNTANT - 00130 (Upward Mobility Program)

Skill Option: UMP Certificate

Bilingual Option: None

Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary (Effective 7/1/26) $5,127 Monthly;
Full Range $5,127 - $7,135 Monthly

Job Type: Salaried

Category: Full Time

County: Sangamon

Number of Vacancies: 1

Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME

Merit Comp Code: N/A

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the  website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the Success Factors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

Posting Identification Number: 12-05-52414

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking to hire an Accountant for the Office of Mines and Minerals. This position will: work directly with Comptroller staff to resolve financial obligation and payment problems; plan the use of the Accounting Information System (AIS) for the Office of Mines and Minerals; prepare and update monthly expenditure analysis reports for the Office and supervisory staff;

monitor and reconcile Office attendance and timekeeping records to PAS records. We welcome interested applicants who would like to be part of this team to apply today.

• Under general direction, reviews financial accounting records for the Office of Mines and Minerals
• Independently prepares, examines, and analyzes complex statements and reports for the Programmatic Time Report for the Office of Mines and Minerals
• Analyzes budget needs and writes Federal grant applications for the simplified grant which consists of administrative emergency administrative and emergency construction costs for a period of one year and construction costs for a period of three years
• Advises staff of proper procedures and rules of the State Statutes Comptroller's Office and CMS prepares or audits contracts
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
• 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.

• Elementary knowledge of office methods,…