SNI Companies said this week it is expanding and hiring for IT jobs in Chicago.

SNI Technology, the national information technology division of SNI Companies, is the entity that is hiring.

SNI is a provider of accounting & finance, information technology, administrative, and legal temporary and direct-hire staffing.

SNI operates under the brand names Accounting Now, SNI Financial, SNI Technology, Staffing Now, SNI Legal, and Legal Now. SNI has been named one of Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2011 Largest Staffing Firms in the U.S. as well as Inavero’s Best of Staffing Client™ 2011.

SNI has over 30 offices throughout the U.S. including Atlanta, Ga., Boston, Mass., Chicago, Ill., Denver, Colo., Houston, TX., Miami, Fla., Minneapolis, Minn., Orlando, Fla., Tampa, Fla, and Washington, DC.

“We recognize the need for high powered recruiting resources in the healthcare IT industry and we have met that demand by adding an additional national recruiting center of excellence, right here in the United States,” said Pete Langlois, Vice President and National Practice Director for SNI Technology. “SNI Technology’s Healthcare IT Division is not tethered to any specific software. Our vendor neutral consulting team has deep experience with Epic, Cerner, McKesson, NextGen, Allscripts and many others. We are well-positioned to meet the healthcare IT needs of any organization.”

The company is also hiring for Washington jobs.

A new contract could bolster the amount of IT jobs in Chicago.

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has awarded Accenture Federal Services a five-year, $10.8 million contract to provide Oracle’s PeopleSoft application support and hosting services. The contract supports bringing business intelligence, analytics, and cost accounting to the commission.

Accenture will upgrade and expand existing software applications to enable the commission to access, organize and interpret information to improve efficiency and help transform information into predictive analytics using Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) software. This shift will help the commission identify areas for process improvement and cost reductions.

By modernizing its financial management capabilities, the commission will be able to increase the effectiveness of its financial operations while reducing costs, said John Matchette, who heads Accenture’s Federal Public Safety practice.

“Using analytics will provide greater insight to the commission as we work to help create stronger financial management,” Matchette said.

If Chicago jobs are bolstered, Illinois jobs may also increase.

FERC was one of Accenture’s first PeopleSoft clients in the federal sector. Accenture implemented and operated the commission’s original software solution applications.

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