Account Clerk III - Lihue, Kauai

Hawai`i State Judiciary; Lihue (HI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawai'i State Judiciary seeks an Account Clerk III to manage control accounts for funds and disbursements, with potential supervision of subsidiary ledgers. Responsibilities include posting, reconciling, and producing reports to ensure accurate financial records.

The role requires basic arithmetic and writing skills, along with the ability to follow directions and maintain clarity in documentation. Substitutions for education are allowed per policy.

Qualifications

• General Experience: 1/2 year with arithmetic and spelling plus ability to follow directions and write clearly.
• Specialized Experience: 2 years posting to accounting records and reconciling accounts.
• Substitutions: education may substitute for experience per policy.

Responsibilities

• Maintain control accounts for funding and disbursements with limited accounts.
• Supervise and participate in subsidiary ledgers and related postings.
• Reconcile accounts and derive financial reports from records.

Skills

Arithmetic

Spelling accuracy

Following directions

Clear writing

Education

High school diploma or equivalent with English/arithmetic courses

Associate degree in accounting (substitution)

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.

Such experience must have involved reconciling accounts (i.e., checking for errors, balancing, and going back to the 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.

Civil service employees are eligible for a range of benefits, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Up to 13 paid holidays each year, and 14 during election years
• Up to 21 vacation leave days per year
• Up to 21 sick leave days per year
• Reasonable time off with pay for jury or witness duty, death in the family, for certain military duty, and for donating to the Blood Bank
• Employer contribution to premiums for enrollment in the state sponsored medical, drug, vision, and adult dental plans
• Free life insurance policy for employees and retirees
• Deferred compensation retirement savings plan
• State retirement plan for eligible employees

Judiciary employees may also be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information: https://studentaid.gov/

The above benefits are subject to modification or termination due to changes in statutes, collective bargaining provisions, and/or policies, etc. This summary does not constitute a legal document or contract. Benefits may vary by type of employment and employment conditions.