SUPERVISOR OF ACCOUNTING

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

SUPERVISOR OF ACCOUNTING

CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION

# of positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $94,500; Grade: GY-10

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on Friday, May 9, 2025.

Under general supervision, functions as a supervisor directing the work of professional staff in an accounting unit, and performs related duties as required

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Manage, assign, and review the work of staff. This includes meeting with staff regularly to review assignments, provide necessary direction and training, and assist with prioritizing of work as needed.

* Supervise and monitors staff responding to inquiries from vendors (e.g., outstanding and unpaid invoices).

* Oversee staff engaged in receiving and processing payments for vendors performing work at O'Hare and Midway.

* Monitor work flow and schedules assignments to ensure the timely payment of invoices.

* Gather and transmit information to City departments and intergovernmental agencies to cross reference payment records, as required.

* Monitor vendor payments by running outstanding reports weekly to ensure collections of payments and other accounts receivable activities are timely.

* Authorize, review, and verify the accuracy of 100+ invoices in working reports weekly for various vendors including airlines, concessionaires, and other customers.

* Complete Year-End Confirmation for Auditors to validate any outstanding invoices.

* Review budgets to ensure accounts are appropriately allocated.

* Supervise the auditing and reconciling of accounts, ensuring the accurate and appropriate allocation of funds.

* Approve staff vacation requests and complete annual staff performance evaluations.

Additional duties may be required for this position.

Location: CDA Finance - Payment Section

10510 West Zemke Road AAB BLD

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE.

MINIMUM QUALFICATIONS

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a directly related field with 15 semester hours in Accounting, plus four years of professional accounting experience of which one year is in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience, provided that the minimum requirement is met.

Disclaimer - "Accredited" means any nationally or regionally accredited college, university, or law school where the applicant is enrolled in or has completed an Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or Juris Doctorate degree program.

NOTE: You must provide your transcripts or degree at time of processing.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor