ACFR Financial Officer

Job Requisition : 52288
Closing Date: 01/26/2026
Agency: Department of Natural Resources
Class

Title:

SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR, OPT. 8C - 40070
Skill Option: Special License - Certified Public Accountant
Bilingual Option: N/A
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $9,200 - $11,200 monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: TA000

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Posting Identification Number: 12-05-5228

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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking to hire a ACFR(Annual Comprehensive Financial Report) Financial Officer for The Office of Fiscal Management. This position will oversee and direct staff in the accurate and timely preparation of all financial statements, GAAP packages, operating reports, and other required financial reports; formulate, develop, and implement agency policies, programs, and procedures for financial management and financial reporting, and accounting;

testify in legislative hearings and committees if needed; has principal administrative responsibility for the determination and execution of financial management and accounting policies; provide guidance and oversight to DNR's Chief Fiscal Officer to ensure compliance with stated goals and objectives. Serves as liaison to the ACFR reporting unit at GOMB (Governors Office of Management & Budget). We welcome interested applicants who would like to be part of this team to apply today.

• Subject to management approval of the Chief Financial Officer, Serves as Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Financial Officer or the Agency.
• Plans, organizes, directs, reviews, and makes decisions in exercising principal programmatic, in coordination with the IDNR Internal Auditor, with responsibility for the development and implementation of a financial management reporting program to comply with the Fiscal Control and Internal Auditing Act (FCIAA).
• As chief custodian of the agency’s accounting records, oversees, and directs staff in the accurate and timely preparation of all financial statements, GAAP packages, operating reports, and other required financial reports.
• Performs qualitative and quantitative analysis of program operations utilizing mainframe and PC based accounting and financial applications and programs.
• Serves as a full line supervisor to subordinate managers and staff.
• Prepares special reports, correspondence, and information for legislative and Governor’s office inquiries.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to four years progressively responsible administrative experience in accounting and/or financial management.
• Requires incumbent to be a registered or licensed Certified Public Accountant.

• Four years of progressively responsible administrative experience in preparation of complex financial statements and reports.
• Four (4) years of professional experience supervising professional and paraprofessional staff in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)…