Accountant I - SR-18

The County of Hawaiʻi

Hilo (AR)

On-site

USD 60,000 - 90,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Vacation time

Sick leave

Holidays

Tuition reimbursement

PSLF program

Retirement plan

Health benefits

Job summary

The County of Hawai‘i is seeking an experienced accountant to handle assigned components of a fiscal program in Hilo, ensuring compliance with standard accounting practices and directives. This role supports payroll, budgeting, and financial reporting for the department.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree with accounting coursework, plus one year of professional accounting or auditing experience and demonstrated supervisory aptitude.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with twelve (12) semester credit hours in accounting and/or auditing courses.
One (1) year of professional accounting or auditing experience involving maintenance or examination of accounting records and the preparation/analysis of financial statements.
Demonstrated supervisory aptitude, as applicable to the position. (Immediate vacancy requires supervisory aptitude).

Responsibilities

Maintains expenditure, object, cost, and control ledgers, registers, journals, and other records in a fiscal operation.
Participates in collection, compilation, classification, evaluation, and reporting of fiscal data.
Classifies, codes, and posts to accounts and funds, covering encumbrances, expenditures, and revenues.
Oversees payroll processing for the department; prepares labor reports (e.g., job costing).
Prepares personnel documents and transactions; provides information on personnel laws, rules, and CB provisions.
May supervise lower-level personnel concerned with fiscal control records; provides training as required.
Gathers data and performs studies on financial administration; makes recommendations.
Maintains records for expenditures and fund balances for federal-aid reimbursements.
Verifies and analyzes financial data; prepares financial statements and reports.
Participates in annual budget preparation and may join budget hearings.
May operate a vehicle to perform work-related duties.

Skills

Accounting

Auditing

Supervisory aptitude

Education

Bachelor’s degree+accounting coursework

Job description

Summary

Performs professional accounting work on assigned components of a larger fiscal program or for a small department in accordance with standard accounting practices and general instructions; and performs other related duties as required.

There is one (1) immediate permanent full-time vacancy with the Department of Environmental Management - Business Services Division in Hilo. (Appointment may be made at any rate within the salary range advertised above at which appropriate qualified applicants can be recruited. Starting salary will be based on the qualifications of the person selected. The eligible list may be used for other permanent and temporary vacancies as they arise during the life of the list. Temporary appointment may lead to conversion to permanent appointment.)

Examples of Duties

Maintains expenditure, object, cost, and control ledgers, registers, journals, and other records required in a fiscal operation.
Participates in the collection, compilation, classification, evaluation, and reporting of fiscal data.
Classifies, codes, and posts to proper accounts and funds, accounting documents covering encumbrances, expenditures, and revenues.
Oversees the payroll processing for the department; prepares related labor reports, e.g., job costing.
Prepares and processes personnel documents and transactions involving personnel changes, position changes, benefits, etc.; provides information on personnel laws, rules, and collective bargaining provisions.
May serve as contact person on all matters related to employee benefits; provides information on benefits to employees; distributes, reviews and processes all required enrollment or change forms.
Maintains required records for the determination and reporting of expenditures and fund balances for reimbursement under federal-aid programs.
Takes trial balances; makes adjusting and closing entries.
Verifies and analyzes financial data and prepares financial statements and reports.
Prepares or assists in the preparation of the annual budget; may participate in budget hearings.
Gathers data and performs studies on various problems arising related to financial administration; makes recommendations.
Conducts studies and estimates of department's revenues and operating costs and assists in working out allocation of funds to various programs or activities.
May supervise lower-level personnel concerned with fiscal control records; provides training as required.
May operate a vehicle to perform work-related duties.

Qualifications

Training and Experience

A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to:

graduation from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree, with
twelve (12) semester credit hours in accounting and/or auditing courses (scan and attach a copy of your official college transcript to your application), and
one (1) year of professional work experience performing accounting or auditing work involving the maintenance or examination of accounting records and the preparation, analysis, and/or interpretation of financial statements and reports, and
demonstrated supervisory aptitude, as applicable to the position. (The immediate vacancy with the Department of Environmental Management requires supervisory aptitude.)

Supervisory Aptitude

by the 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;
by favorable appraisals by a supervisor indicating the possession of supervisory potential.

License Requirement

possession of a valid State of Hawai`i Driver License (Class 3) or any other valid comparable driver's license at time of filing, as applicable to the position. You will be required to submit your valid driver's license at time of hire, if the position requires a driver's license. (The immediate vacancy with the Department of Environmental Management requires a valid driver's license.)

Note

Foreign transcripts must be accompanied by an official credential evaluation report to determine U.S. equivalency. (Scan and attach a copy of your official credential evaluation report to your application.)

Substitutions of Experience for Education

The following types of experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis provided that such experience shall have included the preparation and/or analysis of financial statements and reports:

maintaining and/or reconciling general journals and general ledger accounts;
preparing balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and related accounting and financial reports;
examining accounts to identify significant changes and transactions that caused changes;
preparing worksheets or reports of examinations conducted, discrepancies noted, and corrective entries made to adjust accounts; or
preparing budget estimates for operational requirements and needs.

Non-qualifying work experience

bookkeeper or minor accounting or clerical positions;
accounting or bookkeeping machine operators;
office manager or owner of a business who supervise accountants, auditors or bookkeepers, but do not participate in the accounting or auditing work with responsibility for its technical adequacy; or
positions concerned with tax matters not requiring the application of general accounting and auditing principles.

Examination

All applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements will be assigned a score of 70 points. An education and experience evaluation will be conducted based on the applicant's training, education and experience as presented in the application.

In-person interviews and/or further testing in Hawai'i County may be required at the discretion of the hiring department/agency. If in-person interviews and/or further testing are required, applicants who are referred to the hiring department/agency must be available to participate in person and at their own expense at that phase of the selection process.

Knowledge of

Principles and practices of accounting; preparation and analysis of financial statements and reports; report writing; and office practices and procedures.

Ability to

Prepare complete and accurate reports in accordance with accounting standards; analyze data, detect errors and correct inconsistencies in accounting records; learn and apply pertinent laws and regulations applicable to the department's programs; operate a personal computer using applicable software applications; and maintain effective working relationship with others.

Physical Requirements

Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

Physical Effort Grouping

Light

Benefits of County employment

Flexible Working Arrangements: Options may include alternate work schedules (4-10) and flexible working hours. (Not all Departments/Agencies participate and not all positions are eligible.)
Vacation: Start accruing paid vacation time immediately upon hire – up to 21 days per year.
Sick Leave: Start accruing paid sick leave time immediately upon hire – up to 21 days per year.
Holidays: The County provides 13 paid holidays per year (plus General Election Day when applicable).
Training and Development: The County has a variety of training and development opportunities for employees.
County Tuition Reimbursement Program: This scholarship program rewards employees who take the initiative to advance their education and learning.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program: You may be eligible for this federal program which forgives portions of federal student loans for individuals working in public service.
Retirement Plan: The Employees’ Retirement System is a qualified defined benefit public pension plan that provides retirement, disability, survivor and other benefits to all eligible full-time and part-time county employees in the State of Hawaii as well as their beneficiaries.
Deferred Compensation: Save additional money for retirement - this voluntary supplemental retirement savings plan allows for the investment of tax-deferred contributions.
Flexible Spending Plan: Use pre-tax dollars to pay for qualified dependent care and/or medical expenses, as well as insurance premiums.
Health Benefit Plans: The County of Hawai‘i offers a variety of health benefit plans for eligible employees.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): This voluntary assistance program provides employees and their family members with free professional and confidential assistance in overcoming personal and work-related problems.
Group Life Insurance: Free life insurance policy for active employees.
Credit Union Membership
Other Leaves: You may be eligible for other leaves, including Family Leave, Funeral Leave, Leave Sharing, Military Leave, Donor Leave, Victims Protection Leave, as well as leave for Parent-Teacher Conferences, Disaster Relief, Blood Bank Donations, and Jury Duty.