Accountant III

kauai; United States; On-site; USD 56,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

The County of Kauaʻi is seeking an Accountant III to perform difficult professional accounting work within the fund control and accounting systems. The role involves analyzing fiscal data, advising management, and ensuring proper financial reporting across county funds.

Selected candidate will handle trial balances, closing entries, and preparation of financial statements, with potential responsibility for higher-level accounting duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree in accounting or a related field.
• Three (3) years of professional accounting experience.
• Experience maintaining general journals, general ledger accounts, balance sheets and related financial reports.

Responsibilities

• Collects, compiles, classifies, and evaluates fiscal data.
• Prepares financial statements and reports, takes trial balances and makes adjusting/closing entries.
• Maintains fund and propriety control ledgers reflecting budget operations.
• Advises departments on appropriations and expenditures.
• Interprets laws and directives and guides lower-level staff in accounting procedures.

Skills

Professional accounting experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Job description

Job Posting End Date: November 4, 2026

Job Title: Accountant III

Salary Range: N/A Position Salary: 5,527.00 USD Monthly

Location: Civil Service or Non Civil Servic e: Civil Service

Job Summary: Performs difficult professional accounting work in the fund control, maintenance, revision and/or development of an accounting system; analyzes fiscal data; provides interpretive and advisory services to management; and performs other related duties as required.

Examples of Duties

( The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical assignment for the position ).

• Collects, compiles, classifies, and evaluates fiscal data
• Takes trial balances, makes adjusting and closing entries, verifies and analyzes financial data and prepares financial statements and reports
• Maintains fund and propriety control ledgers of the general and special funds reflecting budget operations and conditions of the County
• Advises departments on matters regarding appropriations and expenditures
• Interprets laws and directives and supervises lower-level personnel concerned with fiscal control
• Recommends changes of forms, procedures and policies governing the accounting functions and implements changes as directed
• Conducts internal review to ensure that accounting systems and procedures are effective, efficient, and properly implemented
• Prepares reports necessary for the determination and reporting of federal expenditures and fund balances on federal grant-in-aid programs
• Confers with representatives from the department and budget office
• May be responsible for the maintenance of earning records of all County employees and retirees
• May be responsible for the proper execution of the Social Security Program for the County
• May assume responsibility of higher-level accountant or fiscal officer in their absence
• Performs other related duties as required

Minimum Qualifications

Training & Experience

A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree in accounting or a related field and:

• three (3) years of professional accounting experience.

Qualifying Professional Accounting Experience

• Responsible experience which involved maintaining general journals, general ledger accounts, and related books and accounts; and preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statements, and related accounting and financial reports.

Non-Qualifying Accounting Experience

• The following types of experience will not be accepted as the professional experience required for these positions: Experience in positions where the duties did not require full professional knowledge and application of generally accepted accounting principles or auditing standards; and experience as an office manager or owner of business who supervises accountants, auditors or bookkeepers but does not participate in the accounting or auditing work with responsibility for its technical adequacy.

Work Shift/ Schedule

Monday-Friday (United States of America)

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of the County of Kauaʻi that there shall be no discrimination in employment pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended, and the Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapters 368 and 378 .

Except for bona fide occupational or other legal requirements, no individual employed by the County, or applying for employment with the County, shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy or reproductive health decisions, arrest and court record, assignment of child support, national guard participation, Veteran status, credit history, domestic/sexual violence victim status, or any other basis covered by state or federal laws governing non-discrimination