Account Clerk III - Lihue, Kauai

Hawai`i State Judiciary Careers; Hawaii; On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawai'i State Judiciary Careers is seeking an Account Clerk III to manage control accounts for funds and assist in maintaining subsidiary ledgers in a Kauai-based role. The position involves careful handling of disbursements, adherence to accounting procedures, and the potential to supervise parts of accounting processes as needed.

The candidate should possess at least a high school diploma with English/arithmetic coursework, with substitutions possible via additional accounting education.

Qualifications

• General Experience requires basic arithmetic, spelling, and ability to follow oral and written directions.
• Specialized Experience requires posting to accounting records, classifying and recording numerical data, and reconciling accounts.
• Substitutions allow education in accounting or related curricula to meet specialized experience requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain control accounts for appropriated and non-appropriated funds across a limited set of accounts and disbursements.
• Possibly supervise and participate in subsidiary ledgers for a major department.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Arithmetic

Spelling

Following directions

Education

High school diploma or equivalent with courses in basic English and arithmetic

Associate's degree in accounting

Accounting coursework substitutions (1 year per year of training)

Job description

Position Specific Description

Recruitment Number 26-144JC, Account Clerk III, SR-11, Lihue, Kauai.

Summary Of Duties

Maintains control accounts for appropriated and/or non-appropriated funds involving a relatively limited number of accounts and range of kinds of disbursements; may maintain one or more major accounting groupings for a major department; may supervise and participate in the maintenance of subsidiary ledgers; and performs other duties as required.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

General Experience: One-half (1/2) year of work experience which demonstrated knowledge of arithmetic and spelling and possession of the abilities to follow oral and written directions, to write simply and directly and to observe differences in words and numbers quickly and accurately.

Specialized Experience

Two (2) years of work experience which involved posting to accounting records and other systematizing of fiscal information; i.e., computing, classifying and recording numerical data to keep sets of financial accounting records complete and to derive reports therefrom. Such experience must have demonstrated knowledge of standard accounting classification and terminology pertinent to accounts maintenance operations and office practices and procedures relating to the processing and recording of transactions and accounting information.

This work must have involved reconciling accounts (i.e., checking for errors, balancing, and going back to original source document for verification).

Non-Qualifying Experience

Experience as a teller, cashier, inventory clerk, stock clerk, supply clerk, or other related work which is primarily concerned with posting non-fiscal data or checking accuracy of computations and which does not involve or require any fiscal record keeping knowledge is not considered qualifying specialized experience.

Supervisory Aptitude

Some Account Clerk III positions require that applicants possess supervisory aptitude. Supervisory Aptitude is the demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties through successful completion of regular or special assignments which involve some supervisory responsibilities or aspects; by serving as a group or team leader, or in similar work in which opportunities for demonstrating supervisory capabilities exist; by completion of training courses in supervision accompanied by application of supervisory skills in work assignments or by favorable appraisals by a supervisor indicating the possession of supervisory potential.

Substitutions Allowed

Substitution of Education for Experience:

• Graduation from high school or equivalent with courses in basic English and arithmetic may be substituted for six (6) months of General Experience.
• An associate's degree or equivalent in accounting from an accredited business school, community college, or other comparable institution may be substituted for specialized experience on the basis of one (1) year of such training for one (1) school year of experience, up to a maximum of two (2) years.
• Completion of one (1) school year of an accounting, business or related curriculum at an accredited business school, community college, or other comparable institution may be substituted for one (1) year of specialized experience provided the training included at least three (3) credits per semester of accounting courses.
• Education in an accredited university in a baccalaureate program may be substituted for Specialized Experience on the following basis:
• A baccalaureate degree in accounting will be deemed to have met all of the experience requirements.
• Fifteen (15) semester hours of training may be substituted for six (6) months of experience, up to a maximum of three and one-half (3-1/2) years provided the training included at least three (3) credits per semester of accounting courses such as: accounting, theory and methods used to record and report financial information; analysis of methods for valuing the assets, liabilities, and ownership; etc.