DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Job Announcement

Director of Finance, X43

Chicago Department of Aviation - O'Hare International Airport

Finance/Budget Division

Number of Positions: 1 (Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $133,836

Applications accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 4/15/2026.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Oversee the development and coordination of section budgeting policies, controls, and procedures.
• Direct and support the budgeting staff's performance to ensure airport sections are adequately managing their budgets to provide proper levels of service to the airports.
• Prepare an analysis of expenses such as projections and preliminary final budget summaries for budget approval to the Office of Budget & Management and City Council.
• Manage the distribution of periodic financial management system (FMS) information reports and highlight the variances from approved budget to all department sections.
• Approve programs, operational budgets, and amendments in FMS for appropriate funding.
• Presentation of reports that compare performance with plans, budgets and projections (e.g. Overtime reports, snow cost reports, etc.).
• Interpret financial and statistical results.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the overall objective of the position and department (i.e. approving APRFs, approving status rate changes, approving expense forms, etc.).
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Additional duties may be required for this position.

LOCATION

8420 W. Bryn Mawr Ave, 6FL. Chicago, IL 60631

WORK SCHEDULE

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 8:30AM - 4:30PM

This position is exempt from the career service.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a directly related field, plus five (5) years of professional financial management work experience, of which four (4) years are in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position, OR
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree or higher in Accounting, Finance or a directly related field, plus four (4) years of professional financial management work experience, of which four (4) years are in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position.

NOTE: May be required to work late nights or weekends.

A valid State of Illinois driver's license is required.

The candidate(s) selected for hire must pass an airport background check and a Security Threat Assessment (STA).

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.

BENEFITS

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CLASSIFICATION

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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.

POSTING DETAILS

Job Posting: Apr 1, 2026, 5:00:00 AM

Closing Date (Period for Applying) - External: Apr 16, 2026, 4:59:00 AM

Salary: $133,836 - $150,768

ENTRECHED STATEMENTS

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

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