Financial Services Supervisor | City of Champaign

The City of Champaign Finance Department is seeking someone with a strong background in accounting and experience overseeing financial functions to be the Financial Services Supervisorin the Finance Department. The ideal candidate will be committed to serving our residents through high quality customer service and high attention to detail. Does this sound like you? Then apply today!

Responsibilities of Position

The Financial Services Supervisor is a subject matter expert in billing and receiving revenues, including receipt reconciliation, ensuring revenues are recorded into the accounting system properly, establishing internal controls, and setting up credit card and other payment options. In addition, the position assists in the preparation of audit workpapers and with the reconciliation of some accounts.  This position leads a team of account clerks and administrative professionals.

The annual starting salary range is $80,082 - $91,167, DOQ, plus an excellent fringe benefits package. Benefits include: paid vacation, sick, and personal leave; health, dental, vision, and life insurance; 11 paid holidays per year; pension under IMRF and more. Visit champaignil.gov/hr/salaries-and-benefits/ and select Non-Bargaining Unit Exempt Full-Time under Fringe Benefit Summaries for details.

The City’s mission is to provide responsive, caring, cost-effective service in partnership with our community. The following values guide our work: Personal Integrity, Responsibility, Respect, Teamwork, Results.  The City of Champaign is committed to promoting a work environment and a community that values and supports diversity and inclusion. The City of Champaign is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with course work in accounting, finance and/or business-related fields.
• Ability to plan and manage the work of subordinate staff.
• An equivalent combination of work experience and training that demonstrates the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be considered.  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with financial functions, such as billing and cash receipting, or other related tasks.
• Applicable experience in accounting/bookkeeping, or a degree or coursework in Accounting.
• Experience with customer service.
• Experience with complex financial software systems.
• Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft suite of products, particularly Excel and Word, or similar.

 Drug screening and criminal background check will be required.