Location
Springfield, IL | United States
Job description
Agency : Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois
Closing Date/Time: 03/15/2024
Salary: Salary grade 108 - $5,136 - $6,574 MONTHLY
Job Type: Hourly Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
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Job Summary
Under the direction of the Accounting Manager, Accountant performs various accounting duties relating to the collection and disbursement of TRS funds, operating budget, and reporting.
Essential Functions
- Monitor budget expenditures including processing budget adjustments throughout the fiscal year in Dynamics 365. Provide training and assistance to new users in D365.Assist in the preparation of the TRS budget including compiling and distributing data to managers, entering, and revising budget requests, preparing documents for the Board of Trustees, and distributing final budget documents. Assist in monitoring the budget throughout the fiscal year.
- Process employee payroll with proper documentation, verify changes and reconcile output. Process pay period reporting to TRS.
- Process budget adjustments and Requests for Expenditure Approvals.
- Prepare bi-monthly payroll analysis.
- Review quarterly variance analysis related to the TRS budget and expenditure reports as a secondary reviewer for accuracy and completeness.
- Prepares Investment-related expenditure surveys and studies upon request from Investment Accounting.
- Serves as backup for processing contract obligation documents to the Office of the Comptroller.
- Monitor contract expenditures verifying adherence to expenditure limits and terms.
- Review travel vouchers for accuracy and compliance
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Knowledge of professional accounting principles, methods and procedures including an understanding of internal accounting operations.
- Ability to analyze and interpret financial data.
- High degree of arithmetic skill and expert level of Excel skill
- Ability to interpret statutes governing the Teachers' Retirement System and its administrative, travel and expenditure management policies and procedures, as well as regulations from the Office of the Comptroller to ensure compliance with the Statewide Accounting Management System (SAMS)
- Ability to be proactive in detecting and correcting discrepancies, errors, and inconsistencies. Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate in a professional manner both verbally and through written correspondence.
Minimum Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting, economics, finance, or business administration is required .
- A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation is preferred.
- Experience working at a governmental agency and/or a public pension fund is preferred.
- Three to five years of experience in an accounting, bookkeeping or financial position is required. Master’s Degree may supplement this requirement.
Work Hours: 8:30 - 4:30 M-F
Work Location: 2815 W. Washington St., Springfield, IL 62702-3397
Agency Contact: [[recruiterEmail]]
Posting Group: Fiscal, Finance & Procurement; Payroll Only Posting Group
TRS provides retirement benefits for teachers who are employed by all Illinois public common and charter school districts located outside the city of Chicago. The Illinois Pension Code contains the laws relating to our creation, benefits, and administration.
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