Financial Services Supervisor
City of Urbana
Openings as of 8/22/2025
- Position Type:
Civil Service/Full-Time/Non-Bargaining Unit
- Date Posted:
7/30/2025
- Location:
Urbana City Building
- Date Available:
When Filled
- Actively supports and upholds the City’s mission and values.
- Supervises Financial Services staff; provides leadership and guidance to ensure compliance with
established policies and procedures; oversees work procedures and methods; assigns work activities,
projects, and programs; performs or assists with the most complex, difficult, or sensitive issues and serves
as backup for performing critical functions when necessary, including payroll and accounts payable; meets
with staff regularly to identify and resolve problems. - Ensures that required reports related to assigned areas of responsibility are accurate and filed timely with
State and Federal agencies. - Oversees preparation of or prepares all audit workpapers, providing accurate and timely workpapers to
Finance Manager for review. - Oversees fixed asset management and management of the City’s equipment replacement planning,
including regularly communicating with and providing guidance to staff in other departments. - Maintains internal control policies and recommends changes to internal controls, subject to review by
- Finance Manager.
- Leads implementation of software related to job duties, under the direction of the Finance Manager.
- Manages compliance with the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA), including reviewing
and submitting reports. - Prepares quarterly reports and ensures accuracy, subject to review by Finance Manager.
- Participates in budget review for specified funds or departments.
- Performs evaluative and hiring functions for assigned staff; involved as a member of the hiring team.
- Provides administrative and technical support for department strategic and financial planning; uses basic
- statistical and evaluative techniques to identify methods for attaining department goals and objectives
where required or as directed by the Finance Manager. - Coordinates assigned procurement processes; assists with drafting and disseminating bids, RFPs, and other
procurement documents in accordance with City policy, prepares bid notices and advertisements; responds
to requests related to department procurements, distributes bid addenda; documents submittals. - Performs other duties as needed or assigned.
- Knowledge and skills typically acquired through completion of an associate’s degree in finance,
accounting, business administration or a related field and at least three (3) years of progressively
responsible experience in finance, preferably in the public sector, including at least one (1) year of
supervisory experience. - Five (5) years of progressively responsible finance experience, preferably in a public sector
environment, may substitute for the education requirement. - A bachelor’s degree in a related field is strongly preferred.
- Pay-for-Performance program
- Health insurance through Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois, including a no-cost premium option for employees
- Dental insurance options through Delta Dental
- Vision, Voluntary Life, Short/Long-term Disability, Accident, and Critical Illness insurance options
- Flexible Spending Plan option
- Eleven paid holidays
- Generous vacation and unlimited sick leave accruals
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Join Our Team!
Financial Services Supervisor
Annual Salary Range: $80,359.26 - $132,592.79
Starting Annual Salary: $80,359.26 - $106,476.03
Department:
Human Resources & Finance
Status:
Full-time; Non-union; Civil Service
The City of Urbana is accepting applications for Financial Services Supervisor in our Human Resources & Finance Department.
Job Summary:
The Financial Services Supervisor is responsible for providing oversight and management of the day-to-day financial operations of the Financial Services Section. The Financial Services Supervisor plans, organizes, coordinates, and supervises assigned staff who perform a variety of duties related to the areas of responsibility. This includes training, developing, and supervising staff; assisting with preparation and development of the budget; coordinating related procurement processes; analyzing assigned programs, policies, and processes, and making recommendations for improvements; and responding to and interacting with the public. This position works under the general direction of the Finance Manager and performs advanced, professional-level work.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Required / Minimum Qualifications:
For a complete list of duties and qualifications, please refer to the job description.
Compensation and Benefits
The city of Urbana offers competitive compensation and benefits to our employees. The starting salary range for this position is $80,359.26 - $106,476.03. The City of Urbana provides its employees with a robust benefits package that includes the following options:
For more information about City benefits for this position, please visit Management Benefits | City of Urbana Careers | Urbana, Illinois .
To Apply:
Click the red "Apply" button on the upper-right hand side of this page. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, however the date of first application review will occur after Thursday, August 14, 2025. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply prior to this date for priority consideration.
Selection Process:
The application will serve as the Civil Service exam; applicants meeting or exceeding the passing score will be placed on an open competitive register to fill current and/or future vacancies that may occur within approximately the next two years; this register may be extended or voided as needed by the Civil Service Commission. Questions may be directed to Tamra Lighty, Human Resources Coordinator, at: Tamra.Lighty@UrbanaIL.gov or call (217) 384-6293. The City of Urbana provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities; if you need information, please contact the Human Resources Division at the number or e-mail above.
What happens after I submit my application?
You will be contacted by e-mail regarding your status once a decision has been made in the selection process. Once you apply, almost all communication regarding the status of your application will be by email through the City's applicant management platform, so please add the domain "@applitrack.com" to your address book to prevent any emails from going to your Spam/Junk folder.
The Organization
The City of Urbana, founded in 1833 and the county seat of Champaign County, is a home-rule municipality situated in east central Illinois, approximately 135 miles south of Chicago and 45 miles west of the Indiana border. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the state's flagship university, is located in both Urbana and Urbana's twin city of Champaign. Urbana's population is estimated at 38,336 and 11.9 square miles are within the City boundaries. The City is led by Mayor DeShawn Williams and operates under the mayor-aldermanic form of government. On average, Urbana employs 260 full-time personnel. For more information about the City of Urbana, visit: UrbanIL.gov.
About the Urbana Community
Award-winning dining. Cutting-edge technology. World-class education. Gigabit-speed fiber network. Urbana is a city where artists, thinkers, and innovators thrive. And we’re just getting started!
Urbana boasts a history built on innovation. From the famed Morrow Plots, a National Historic Landmark, to the groundbreaking research conducted every day on the flagship campus of the University of Illinois, Urbana embraces creative thinking and diversity to drive innovation and advancement. We’re connected to each other and the world thanks to an award-winning mass transit district, Amtrak rail, a regional airport, and three major interstates. Prefer to get around on two wheels? We are proud to be the first Gold Level Bicycle Friendly Community in Illinois. Our West Urbana neighborhood has been named of the 10 Great Neighborhoods in America by the American Planning Association, and together with our twin city Champaign, we’ve been recognized as the Greatest Food Town in the Midwest by Midwest Living Magazine, as well as an AARP Age-Friendly Community. Led by Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin, Urbana’s progressive values include civic engagement, celebrating entrepreneurs and innovators, smart growth, and transparent governance. Award-winning schools, outstanding parks, a mosaic of diverse and engaged neighborhoods, a robust array of businesses located throughout the city, and reliable public services committed to the best possible quality of life for residents serve to make Urbana a great place for all to thrive.
The City of Urbana Welcomes Diversity!
We foster an environment that values and encourages mutual respect, inclusion of all people, and utilizing differences and similarities as an organizational asset. EOE.