ACCOUNT CLERK V - OAHU

About the role

Maintains departmental control accounts for appropriated and non-appropriated funds characterized by unusual accounting features; may supervise and participate in the maintenance of program control accounts characterized by unusual accounting features; and performs other duties as required.

Responsibilities

• Posting to accounting records and other systematizing of fiscal information
• Computing, classifying and recording numerical data to keep sets of financial accounting records complete
• Deriving reports from financial accounting records
• Reconciling accounts (checking for errors, balancing, and going back to original source document for verification)
• Preparing balance sheets and income statements or financial and/or accounting reports
• Performing supervisory duties as required

Requirements

• Legal Authorization To Work Requirement: Citizen, national, or permanent resident alien of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
• General Experience: Six months of work experience which demonstrated knowledge of arithmetic and spelling, and the ability to follow oral and written directions, write simply and directly, and observe differences in words and numbers quickly and accurately.
• Specialized Experience: Four years of work experience involved in 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 there from. 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.
• Supervisory Aptitude: Some positions require that applicants possess supervisory aptitude.

Qualifications

• Substitutions Allowed: Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements will apply.

Skills

• Knowledge of standard accounting classification and terminology pertinent to accounts maintenance operations
• Office practices and procedures relating to the processing and recording of transactions and accounting information
• Ability to reconcile accounts (checking for errors, balancing, and going back to original source document for verification)
• Ability to prepare balance sheets and income statements or financial and/or accounting reports
• Supervisory aptitude

Benefits

• Paid Holidays: 13 paid holidays each year; 14 holidays during an election year
• Paid Vacation: 21 days each full year from the FIRST year of employment
• Paid Sick Leave: 21 days per year from the FIRST year, and there is no limit on the amount you can accumulate
• Health Insurance: The State pays a part of the premiums for each employee's enrollment in a State sponsored Medical, Drug, Vision, and Dental Plan
• Group Life Insurance: The State provides a free life insurance policy for employees
• Retirement Plan: The State contributes to a retirement plan for eligible employees
• Premium Conversion Plan: Participating employees may increase their take-home pay by having the State deduct the cost of health care premiums before payroll taxes are withheld
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Eligible employees can reduce their federal and state income taxes and social security taxes through a tax-savings benefit program called Island Flex
• Transportation Benefits: Participating employees may increase their take-home pay by having the State deduct qualified transportation expenses (i.e. eligible parking fees, monthly bus passes for TheBus, fare coupons for The Handi-Van, Vanpool Hawaii participation fee, etc.) through pre-tax payroll deductions
• Deferred Compensation: The State offers employees a voluntary pre-tax retirement savings plan designed to give employees a tax break today and an opportunity to build a retirement nest egg through voluntary payroll deductions
• Sabbatical leaves with pay are available for qualified employees
• Travel Expenses: The State may pay for certain business related travel expenses including mileage reimbursement for use of a personal car during work, airfare, m...

Pay

$4,221 - $5,338 per month (SR-15, Step C to I)

Schedule

Continuous recruitment may be closed at any time. The notice of the last day to file applications will be posted on the State of Hawaii's Civil Service Job Opportunities Listing page of our website.