Senior Accounting Analyst (comptroller) - Actively Recruited

Cook County Offices

Under The President

Administrative Hearings

Auditor

Bureau of Administration

Bureau of Economic Development

Bureau of Finance

Bureau of Human Resources

Bureau of Technology

Facilities

Office of the President

Job Summary

Review and submit complex comprehensive reports, account reconciliations, schedules and support documentation for each assignment.

Provide guidance for others in accounting activities and policies and delegate work, as needed.

Keep leadership informed of all irregular findings.

Establish and maintain controls over the rate of expenditures.

Allocate funds to grant programs and verify grant expenditures in terms of availability and appropriate fund accounts.

Assist with the monthly and annual financial system closing processes.

Analyze data received from various departments for accuracy and correspond with or assist auditors during the annual audit of financial statements.

Perform highly complex reconciliations of bank accounts.

Help maintain Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) cash management modules and prepare property tax reconciliations and schedules.

Prepare and maintain accounting and financial reporting policies and procedures.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Skill in the use of an ERP system for purposes of managing, recording, and reporting on financial and related data and skill in identifying accounting errors, inconsistencies, and unlawful practices.

• Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures related to general accounting and Federal accounting practices and procedures.

• Knowledge of Federal, State, and Local laws pertaining to the fiscal management and reporting of public funds and accounts.

• Ability to assist others in projects involving financial systems and make independent decisions within accounting principles and management policies.

• Ability to delegate work and provide subject matter expertise to team members addressing complex analytical and technical challenges.

• Skill in executing mastery level data collection, synthesis, analysis, reporting, and development of recommendations to support functional area(s), where analysis requires use of ingenuity or creativity.

• Ability to work independently, make recommendations, and collaborate with team members, leadership, and stakeholders to drive accuracy and precision in analysis.

• Knowledge of non-standard and complex analytical practices to independently perform advanced studies on problems that may be undefined, often recommending new methods.

This position is Actively Recruited and At Will .

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree or higher and

• Four (4) years of accounting/auditing experience utilizing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system or directly related experience is required .

Physical Requirements:

Sedentary Work involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force fre...