The Office of Finance and Administration is responsible for
developing and administering the Department's $3.5 billion budget, managing the
Department's personnel system for approximately 7,500 employees, providing
accounting and auditing functions to ensure sound fiscal management,
centralized business services functions and IDOT facilities management,
directing the overall administration of the Department's various programs for
small business utilization, and providing management information capabilities
required to meet the Departments' management and engineering needs.
a) The Bureau of Accounting and Auditing is
responsible for providing the general accounting and audit services within the
Department. These include general cost accounting; recommendations on internal
financial policies, procedures and control; management of Federal billing; and
internal/external auditing.
b) The
Bureau of Administrative and Facility Services is responsible for providing
administrative services functions including duplicating, records management,
central stockroom, mail and messenger service, and motor pool responsibilities;
and facility services functions including plant engineering, security, building
maintenance, grounds maintenance, and space utilization responsibilities for
the IDOT Administrative Building.
c) The Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management
is responsible for forecasting all Illinois Department of Transportation
revenues and expenditures; managing all IDOT funds; developing, defending, and
executing IDOT's total budget; analyzing departmental programs; performing
management reviews; improving the Department's operating efficiency; and acting
as financial liaison with the Bureau of the Budget, the Legislature and
Commissions.
d) The Bureau of
Information Processing is accountable for providing computer services to the
Department to assist in maximizing effectiveness of the Department's resources
through better information and increased productivity. This is accomplished
through the analysis of management information needs and data relationships;
conducting feasibility studies for computer applications; designing,
programming and implementing computer systems; providing daily processing of
systems and maintaining their effectiveness; and planning for current and
future network management and support.
e) The Bureau of Personnel Management is
responsible for providing staff services in the administration of personnel
programs for all employee groups of the Department. These programs include
civil rights, employee safety and workers' compensation, labor relations,
organizational analysis and salary administration, and personnel
administration. Additionally, the Bureau is responsible for administering the
Personnel Code and the rules of the Department of Central Management
Services.
f) The Bureau of Small
Business Enterprises is responsible for the overall direction of the
Departments' various programs for small business utilization, including: the
Federally mandated highway construction program for Disadvantaged and
Women-Owned Business Enterprises (DBE/WBE); other Federal programs for
Minority-owned Businesses (MBE); and similar programs arising out of the
State's Minority and Female Business Enterprises Act. The position also directs
Department-wide efforts to ensure contractor compliance with work force
utilization goals and labor wage laws and regulations.
