ACCOUNTANT

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

ACCOUNTANT

CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT

ADMINISTRATION/FINANCE

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Annual Salary: B13, $68,616.00 per year

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 9/17/26 until 11:59pm CDT on 10/1/26.

The Chicago Department of Water Management is seeking an Accountant to perform professional accounting duties at the intermediate level where the position works independently on moderately complex accounting assignments, and performs related duties as required

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Monitor account balances for capital, bond, and loan funds and recommend budget re-allocations to ensure availability of funds for projects

* Prepare journal entries, interfund vouchers and other related general ledger transactions for expense and account transfers

* Participate in the billing, verification of deposits, and processing of refunds for resident engineering services

* Create cost recovery claims and communicate them to external counsel for collection

* Monitor monthly departmental mileage reimbursement requests including a review for accuracy of the daily and monthly summary reports of employees

* Prepare deposits for checks received and process adjusting entries as needed

* Provide support with year-end audit requests for data and documentation related to the preparation of the ACFR and Single Audit

* Participate in grants management including the review of grant agreements, set up of grant awards in the City's financial system, and compliance with required reporting requirements.

* Assist in reconciliations and analysis of fiscal data and prepare miscellaneous reports as needed

* Collaborate with cross-functional City departments and external consultants to accomplish departmental tasks and transactions

Additional duties may be required for this position.

Location: 1000 E. Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60611

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 or higher in Accounting or a directly related field, plus 15 semester hours in Accounting

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://my.chicago.gov/dam/intranet/documents/depts/dhr/INFORMATION/2026_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