FINANCE OFFICER

FINANCE OFFICER

Job Number: 420489

Description

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

FINANCE OFFICER

CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION

FINANCE SECTION

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Salary: $90,144; Grade G-07

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on Monday, October 5, 2026.

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”

1. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)

1. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

The City of Chicago is seeking a Finance Officer supporting budgeting staff to prepare Midway's Annual O&M budget. Ensuring Midway Airport expenditures remain within budget and comply with applicable funding and contract guidelines, while maintaining airport operations at appropriate service and performance levels.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

· Manages a major and large-scale program or project of significant size and scope in terms of budget, operations, for Midway International Airport.

· Functions as a specialized advisor to executive-level managers or functions as a technical specialist or expert-level professional in a given profession, specific technical area, or operational area.

· Prepares an analysis of expenses such as projections and preliminary final budget summaries for budget approval to the CDA Deputy Commissioner of Finance.

· Reviews budgets to ensure accounts are appropriately allocated.

· Manages the distribution of periodic financial management system (FMS) information reports and highlight the variance from approved budget to Finance and all Midway's sections.

· Presentation of reports that compare performance with plans, budget, and projections.

· Interprets financial and statistical results.

· Performs other duties as assigned to meet the overall objective of Midway Airport (i.e. approving APRFs, approving expense forms, etc.).

Additional duties may be required for this position.

Location: Finance Section – Midway International Airport

Days: Monday-Friday

Hours: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, plus three (3) years of professional accounting or auditing experience, of which one (1) year is in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position

Should the above criteria not be fulfilled, the following options are acceptable:

· Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in a directly related field of Accounting with 15 semester hours in Accounting, plus three (3) years of professional accounting or auditing experience, of which

one (1) year is in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position

· Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree or higher in Accounting, plus two (2) years

of professional accounting or auditing experience, of which one (1) year is in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position

· Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in a related field of Accounting with 15

semester hours in Accounting, plus two (2) years of professional accounting or auditing experience, of which one (1) year is in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position

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 according to the cba.

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.

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

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

Job Posting: Sep 21, 2026, 12:00:00 AM | Closing Date (Period for Applying) - External: Oct 5, 2026, 11:59:00 PM

Salary: $90,144 Pay Basis:Yearly

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field with 15 semester hours in Accounting plus 3 years professional accounting/auditing experience, including 1 year supervisory experience
• OR Master's degree in Accounting or related field with 15 semester hours in Accounting plus 2 years professional accounting/auditing experience, including 1 year supervisory experience
• Completion of an interview as part of the selection process