Account Clerk II - Lihue, Kauai

Recruitment Number 26-143JC

About the Role

Performs the maintenance of subsidiary ledgers and other complex clerical work in the maintenance of accounts and quantitative records, with or without the use of accounting machines. May supervise and participate in performing moderately complex clerical work. Additional duties as required.

Responsibilities

• Post to accounting records and systematize fiscal information, including computing, classifying, and recording numerical data to maintain complete financial accounting records.
• Derive reports from financial accounting records.
• Apply knowledge of standard accounting classification and terminology pertinent to accounts maintenance operations.
• Follow office practices and procedures relating to the processing and recording of transactions and accounting information.

Requirements

General Experience

• One-half (1/2) year of work experience demonstrating knowledge of arithmetic and spelling.
• Ability to follow oral and written directions, write simply and directly, and observe differences in words and numbers quickly and accurately.

Specialized Experience

• One (1) year of work experience involving posting to accounting records and systematizing fiscal information.

Non-Qualifying Experience

• Experience as an inventory clerk, stock clerk, supply clerk, or related work primarily concerned with posting non-fiscal data or checking accuracy of computations without fiscal record-keeping knowledge is not considered qualifying.

Qualifications

Substitution of Education for Experience

• Graduation from high school or equivalent with courses in basic English and arithmetic may substitute for six (6) months of General Experience.
• An associate's degree or equivalent in accounting from an accredited institution may substitute for one (1) year of specialized experience, up to a maximum of two (2) years.
• Completion of one (1) school year of an accounting, business, or related curriculum (with at least three (3) credits per semester of accounting courses) may substitute for one (1) year of specialized experience.
• A baccalaureate degree in accounting from an accredited university meets all experience requirements.
• Fifteen (15) semester hours of relevant training (with at least three (3) credits per semester of accounting courses) may substitute for six (6) months of experience, up to a maximum of three and one-half (3-1/2) years.