ACCOUNTANT V (FUND CONTROL) - DOWNTOWN, OAHU

Duties Summary

Located in the Financial Statements Section, Uniform Accounting and Reporting Branch, Accounting Division of the Department of Accounting & General Services, this position is responsible for the coordination of the annual Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA). Duties and responsibilities include interpreting the Federal Office of Management and Budget pronouncements, preparing instructions and SEFA data packages, analyzing and consolidating financial information, drafting financial statements and notes, and providing SEFA data input training to departmental personnel. This position also assists the Section Chief in coordinating the preparation of the State's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Education: A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university with at least twelve (12) semester credit hours in accounting and/or auditing subjects.
• Professional Accounting Experience: Three and one-half (3 1/2) years of progressively responsible professional accounting or auditing experience which may have included teaching accounting at the university level.
• Fund Control Experience: One (1) year of professional work experience interpreting and applying governmental accounting and reporting requirements and pronouncements, and analyzing and preparing governmental financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Such experience may have been gained concurrently or separately in meeting the Minimum Qualification Requirements for the class Accountant V.
• Evidence of having passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination may be substituted for the Fund Control experience requirement.
• Substitutions Allowed: Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements may apply.

Other Information

• The State of Hawai'i complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.
• To qualify for the PSLF Program, the individual must have made 120 qualifying payments while employed by a qualifying employer.
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program

To qualify for the PSLF Program, the individual must have made 120 qualifying payments while employed by a qualifying employer. For more information, please click: here.

Electronic Notification to Applicants

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Testing Information

The examination for this recruitment will be conducted on an unassembled basis where the examination score is based on an evaluation and rating of your education and experience. It is therefore important that your employment application provide a clear and detailed description of the duties and responsibilities of each position you held. In-person interviews and/or further testing in Hawaii may be required at the discretion of the hiring agency. If in-person interviews and/or further testing is a requirement, applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements and are referred to the vacancy must be available to participate in person and at their own expense in this required phase of the selection process. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. In addition to employment availability and score, the referral of qualified applicants may be based upon other factors including date of receipt of the application.