Accounting Compliance Officer; Public Service Administrator

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PSA, Option 8C

Job Requisition : 52202
Opening Date: 1/20/2026

Closing Date: 02/03/2026
Agency:Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security
Class

Title:

PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR - 37015
Skill Option:Special License - Certified Public Accountant
Bilingual Option:None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $8,291 monthly;
Full Range $8,291- $14,807 monthly; CBA language applies
Job Type: Salaried
Category:Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code:RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME
Merit Comp Code:

Agency Statement
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Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of others? The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is a team of dedicated public servants who are committed to better preparing the State of Illinois for natural, manmade, or technological disasters, hazards, or acts of terrorism. IEMA-OHS coordinates the State's disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery programs and activities, functions as the State Emergency Response Commission, and maintains a 24-hour Communication Center and State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC).

The SEOC acts as lead in crisis/consequence management response and operations to notify, activate, deploy, and employ state resources in response to any threat or act of terrorism. IEMA-OHS assists local governments with multi-hazard emergency operations plans and maintains the Illinois Emergency Operations Plan. IEMA-OHS is also responsible for protecting Illinois residents from the potentially harmful effects of ionizing radiation, administering more than two dozen programs to protect citizens and the environment.

Programs include extensive emergency planning and response efforts and training for local responders for accidents involving radiation; inspecting and regulating radioactive materials licensees; registering and inspecting radiation producing equipment and facilities statewide; accrediting medical radiation technologists; and certifying mammography facilities. IEMA-OHS also monitors 11 nuclear power reactors at six nuclear stations licensed to generate electricity in Illinois and inspects and escorts spent nuclear fuel shipments.

Position Statement
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The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is seeking an accounting expert that must be a Certified Public Accountant. They will be the lead in the coordination and reporting of the agency’s Annual…