FINANCE OFFICER

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

FINANCE OFFICER

DEPARTMENT OF FLEET AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT
Bureau of Finance and Administration

Number of Positions: 1
(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)
Starting Annual Salary: $87,516.00

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"
2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')
3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted from 5/15/25, until 11:59 PM CDT on 5/29/25

The City of Chicago is seeking a Finance Officer to coordinate and manage the budgetary, accounting, or billing and collection activities for assigned accounts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Manages the preparation and administration of corporate and non-corporate budgets for operating expenses and grant-funded programs
* Reviews expenditures and monitors account balances for the purposes of controlling costs and ensuring operations adhere to funding and contract guidelines
* Supervises and monitors billing and collection processes, ensuring revenues and expenditures are completely and accurately accounted for and posted
* Coordinates and manages the implementation and maintenance of manual and computerized accounting control systems
* Prepares cost projections and cost/benefit analysis reports for corporate accounts and government and privately funded programs
* Prepares financial reports summarizing revenues, expenditures, balances, and reconciliations
* Meets with department managers, vendors, and grantees to interpret fiscal policies and procedures

*Serves as liaison to other City departments, delegate agencies, and private contractors to resolve billing discrepancies and reimbursement issues
* Meets with private auditors to respond to inquiries and explain general accounting practices, as needed

Additional duties may be required for this position.

Location: 2 North LaSalle
Days: Monday-Friday
Hours: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

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 three years of professional accounting or auditing 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 degree requirement is met.

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.

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

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.

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