City of Chicago
Title: Accounting Technician, B11
Department: Chicago Department of Aviation
Pay Section: Payment Section
Starting Salary: $55,344.00
Location: 8420 West Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL (Chicago O’Hare International Airport)
Days Off: Saturday and Sunday
Shift: Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
This position is open to the public and current City employees covered under the collective bargaining agreement with 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 bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en. Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”, Enter your employee ID, Select your correct bargaining unit. Failure to follow these instructions will result in a rejected bid application.
Essential Duties
Audits funding for a variety of large volume and time sensitive transactions and invoices and completes payment transaction processing.
Checks and reviews audited vouchers to ensure accuracy and conformance to established accounting procedures.
Uses computerized accounting systems to record and reconcile accounting records.
Reviews program contracts, budgets and budget amendments and revisions for conformance to federal, state and local government accounting requirements.
Interprets contract provisions to identify allowable and non-allowable expenditures.
Resolves problems regarding budget limitations, allocations or modifications and prepares necessary documentation.
Verifies waivers to contract provisions.
Provides technical assistance on the preparation of documents for reimbursement to contractors, subcontractors or other agencies.
Maintains control ledgers, prepares routine financial reports and approves vouchers for payment.
Prepares memos and updates transactions into spreadsheets.
Establish electronic files and scans transaction packages into appropriate files.
Updates supervisor with information regarding transactions and related activities including workload and special projects.
Follows instructions and accomplishes performance goals.
Minimum Qualifications
Two years of paraprofessional accounting or auditing experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Must be flexible to early and/or late meetings and occasional weekends.
Must be flexible to travel to Midway Airport based on operational needs.
Must have a valid license at the time of hire.
Candidates selected for hire must pass an airport background check and a Security Threat Assessment.
Additional Notes
This position requires applicants to complete an interview. Interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.
For information on employee benefits, visit https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html.
For information on salary and title structure, visit https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf.
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. 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.
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 and Military Friendly Employer.
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Department: Chicago Department of Aviation
Pay Section: Payment Section
Starting Salary: $55,344.00
Location: 8420 West Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL (Chicago O’Hare International Airport)
Days Off: Saturday and Sunday
Shift: Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
This position is open to the public and current City employees covered under the collective bargaining agreement with 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 bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en. Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”, Enter your employee ID, Select your correct bargaining unit. Failure to follow these instructions will result in a rejected bid application.
Essential Duties
Audits funding for a variety of large volume and time sensitive transactions and invoices and completes payment transaction processing.
Checks and reviews audited vouchers to ensure accuracy and conformance to established accounting procedures.
Uses computerized accounting systems to record and reconcile accounting records.
Reviews program contracts, budgets and budget amendments and revisions for conformance to federal, state and local government accounting requirements.
Interprets contract provisions to identify allowable and non-allowable expenditures.
Resolves problems regarding budget limitations, allocations or modifications and prepares necessary documentation.
Verifies waivers to contract provisions.
Provides technical assistance on the preparation of documents for reimbursement to contractors, subcontractors or other agencies.
Maintains control ledgers, prepares routine financial reports and approves vouchers for payment.
Prepares memos and updates transactions into spreadsheets.
Establish electronic files and scans transaction packages into appropriate files.
Updates supervisor with information regarding transactions and related activities including workload and special projects.
Follows instructions and accomplishes performance goals.
Minimum Qualifications
Two years of paraprofessional accounting or auditing experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Must be flexible to early and/or late meetings and occasional weekends.
Must be flexible to travel to Midway Airport based on operational needs.
Must have a valid license at the time of hire.
Candidates selected for hire must pass an airport background check and a Security Threat Assessment.
Additional Notes
This position requires applicants to complete an interview. Interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.
For information on employee benefits, visit https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html.
For information on salary and title structure, visit https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf.
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. 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.
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 and Military Friendly Employer.
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