ACCOUNT TECHNICIAN I

Position Overview

The Ilinois Prisoner Review Board is seeking to hire a motivated, self-starting Account Technician I for the Administration Unit. The Account Technician I is directly under the Chief of Staff and will oversee and perform technical accounting work, maintaining voucher ledgers, assemble and prepare invoices and travel vouchers, and assist in preparing annual budget. The ideal candidate will be able to work well with the public, staff and Senior Management. We invite those interested in public safety to apply. 

Essential Functions

• Assembles, verifies and prepares agencies vouchers and schedules.
• Post vouchers to the appropriate voucher ledgers.
• Maintains property control ledger/spreadsheets and processes property control reports- monthly and annually.
• Provides support in the preparation of the annual budget.
• Provides support in monthly reconciling of agency general ledger with comptroller records.
• Establishes and maintains obligations and amendments for contracts and documents in the GAS/AIS Accounting System.
• Prepares the employee tentative payroll on a semi-annual basis and enters data into the Central Payroll system and verifies signatures.
• Maintains property control ledger/spreadsheets and processes property control reports- monthly and annually:​​​​​​.
• Serves as the agency's Group Insurance preparer.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of two years college and completion of an approved training course or three years of related clerical bookkeeping experience. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers working knowledge of accounting techniques.
• Prefers working knowledge of state and non-state accounting procedures.
• Prefers working knowledge of principles and functions of standard office accounting machines and equipment.
• Prefers ability to apply established accounting techniques.
• Prefers ability to use computer-based applications, including spreadsheets and word processing, databases, email and internet.
• Prefers working knowledge of office methods and procedures.
• Prefers ability to follow oral and/or written instructions.

Employment Condition

1. Ability to successfully pass Department of Corrections, Illinois State Police and county jail background checks as necessary to enter required correctional facilities throughout Illinois.

About the Agency

The Illinois Prisoner Review Board's mission is to function under statutory authority as a quasi-judicial body with a primary focus on public safety. It further acts as a checks and balances on other state and local institutions. The Board imposes release conditions for incarcerated individuals who are exiting penal facilities, revokes and restores good conduct credits from inmates and conducts hearings to determine whether parolees have violated conditions of parole. The Board also notifies victims and their families when an inmate is about to be released from custody. Finally, the Board makes confidential recommendations to the Governor relative to clemency petitions. To learn more about our agency Click Here.