Jobs at Illinois Housing Development Authority

Leads financial reporting, internal controls, audit management, accounts payable and receivable, enterprise accounting utilities, and co-sourced vendor oversight. Oversees financial statements, regulatory compliance, risk assessments, balance sheet controls, process improvements, and reporting to executives and the board. Manages staff, coordinates audits, develops policies and performance metrics, and partners with accounting and finance leadership on strategic initiatives.

Prepare financial statements, Board reports, and audit schedules; support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes; analyze financial results and variances; maintain the general ledger chart of accounts; apply GAAP and GASB standards; contribute to ACFR and GFOA reporting; and improve financial reporting processes through cross-functional collaboration.

Leads IT programs and project managers across software development, infrastructure, integration, implementation, and support initiatives. Oversees cross-functional teams, vendors, budgets, schedules, risks, resources, governance, and executive reporting. Establishes project management standards, mentors staff, manages portfolio performance, coordinates testing and deployments, and drives continuous improvement using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Designs, governs, and guides enterprise application and integration solutions. Partners with stakeholders, engineers, vendors, and project managers to establish architecture, develop technical roadmaps, conduct reviews, evaluate technologies, mentor engineers, oversee security and performance, support incidents, and improve DevOps and release processes. The role also performs hands-on coding for proofs of concept and complex technical solutions.

Leads strategic operations within Asset Management, overseeing policy development, closing processes, reporting, training, change management, cross-functional initiatives, and technology implementations. Manages staff, improves workflows, supports systems readiness and adoption, coordinates projects, develops reports and presentations, and represents the department with internal and external stakeholders. The role requires affordable housing expertise, supervisory experience, strong communication and analytical skills, and technical aptitude.

Analyzes debt obligations, cash flows, financing costs, financial risks, and bond transactions. Builds financial models, dashboards, and reports using SQL, Power BI, and advanced Excel. Supports regulatory compliance, financial disclosures, data validation, process improvements, and collaboration with financial advisors, trustees, rating agencies, and internal stakeholders.

Develop and manage relationships with mortgage lenders, real estate professionals, financial institutions, and community partners across Illinois. Drive business development, expand lender participation, promote mortgage products, deliver training and presentations, resolve partner concerns, and recommend strategies to achieve production goals. This field-based role requires approximately 80% statewide travel and focuses on expanding affordable homeownership opportunities.

Provides comprehensive administrative and executive support to the CIO and Information Technology department. Responsibilities include complex calendar and travel coordination, meeting and event planning, correspondence, records management, expense reporting, timekeeping, office support, FOIA coordination, recruiting assistance, and confidential information handling. The role also supports IT leadership projects, board meetings, departmental communications, supplies, and team-building activities while managing shifting priorities.