FINANCE OFFICER
for each section we include.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So no Finance Officer
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We must use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we must keep the exact details like salary, grade, etc.
Let's draft sections:
About the role
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. Number of Positions: 1 (Additional Vacancies Possible Pending Budget Approval). 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 AFSCME – BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid. Location: Finance Section – Midway International Airport. THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE.
But we also have location and days/hours; maybe better to put location in About the role? However we have Schedule section for days/hours. Location could be in About the role.
We need to avoid duplication: we already have location in About the role; we also have Location line in original. We'll keep it there.
Now Responsibilities: Essential Duties list.
We need to capture each duty as list items.
Essential Duties list from posting:
- 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.
We should keep "Additional Duties May Be Required For This Position." as a list item maybe.
Now Requirements: include eligibility, selection process, evaluation, maybe also Minimum Qualifications? But we have Qualifications separate for education/experience. So Requirements could be eligibility and selection process.
Let's list:
- Open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City’s 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.
- 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.
- 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.
We could also include "THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE." but we already placed in About the role.
Now Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications list.
We need to preserve the exact wording.
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
We need to format as list.
Now Skills: No explicit skills listed; we could omit Skills section.
Benefits: not provided; omit.
Pay: Salary: $90,144; Grade G-07.
Schedule: Days: Monday-Friday Hours: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.
Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like "COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY", EEO, links, etc.
Also we must not include application instructions (the bid site instructions). Already omitted.
Now produce HTML
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we must keep the exact details like salary, grade, etc. Let's draft sections:
About the role
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. Number of Positions: 1 (Additional Vacancies Possible Pending Budget Approval). 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 AFSCME – BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid. Location: Finance Section – Midway International Airport. THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE.
But we also have location and days/hours; maybe better to put location in About the role? However we have Schedule section for days/hours. Location could be in About the role. We need to avoid duplication: we already have location in About the role; we also have Location line in original. We'll keep it there. Now Responsibilities: Essential Duties list. We need to capture each duty as list items. Essential Duties list from posting: - 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. We should keep "Additional Duties May Be Required For This Position." as a list item maybe. Now Requirements: include eligibility, selection process, evaluation, maybe also Minimum Qualifications? But we have Qualifications separate for education/experience. So Requirements could be eligibility and selection process. Let's list: - Open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City’s 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. - 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. - 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. We could also include "THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE." but we already placed in About the role. Now Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications list. We need to preserve the exact wording. 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 We need to format as list. Now Skills: No explicit skills listed; we could omit Skills section. Benefits: not provided; omit. Pay: Salary: $90,144; Grade G-07. Schedule: Days: Monday-Friday Hours: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like "COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY", EEO, links, etc. Also we must not include application instructions (the bid site instructions). Already omitted. Now produce HTML