Accountant V - Accounting Section

Salary Range:

All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. However, placement above the initial step of the salary range will be based on special characteristics and critical needs of the position, an applicant's exceptional qualifications, the availability of funds, and other relevant factors. Such appointments require prior approval.

Accountant V, SR-24: $5,918.00 - $7,198.00 per month

The Accountant (Operations) V directs the work of a large professional and sub-professional staff; discusses objectives with his supervisor, interprets directives and/or new policies pertinent to the assigned area; recommends changes of forms, procedures and policies governing the accounting function and implements changes as directed; participates in making studies and estimates of department's revenue and operating costs and may assist in working out the allocation of funds to various programs or activities; may prepare the department's annual operating budget and expenditure plans.The Accountant (Fund Control) V maintains and balances the control general ledgers for all funds of the State; reconciles control general ledger balances with those of subsidiary ledgers; reconciles monthly cash balances between the general ledgers and the records of the Finance Division, Department of Budget and Finance; reconciles deposits with tax collections; drafts annual opening and closing entries for each general ledger; prepares all State financial statements including those contained in the Comptroller's Annual Report.The Accountant (Systems) V analyzes legal and procedural requirements pertaining to State fiscal matters and reports findings and recommendations for appropriate accounting principles and practices acceptable to the State's accounting system; reviews and analyzes departmental fiscal and reporting needs for all management levels, serves as a technical resource and participates in training operating personnel on new methods or other changes; prepares drafts for the central accounting manual describing details of the system; drafts and recommends the State's fiscal reporting and other accounting forms; may supervise clerical or other lower-level assistants.Basic Education Requirement

: Bachelor's degree from an accredited 4-year college or university with at least 12 semester credit hours in accounting and/or auditing subjects.Experience Requirements

: Except for the substitutions provided for in this specification, applicants must have had progressively responsible experience of the kind and quality described in the statements below and in the amounts shown in the following table:Class Title: Accountant VAccounting Experience (years): 3-1/2Supervisory or Specialized Experience (years): *Total Experience (years): 3-1/2

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Supervisory Aptitude : Applicants for Accountant V must possess supervisory aptitude. Supervisory aptitude is the demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties through 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; or by favorable appraisals by a supervisor indicating the possession of supervisory potential.Accounting Experience : Progressively responsible professional accounting or auditing experience which may have included teaching accounting at the university level.Non-Qualifying Experience

: Experience in such positions as the following will not be accepted as qualifying professional experience: 1) bookkeeper or minor accounting or clerical positions; 2) accounting or bookkeeping machine operators; 3) such positions as those of office managers or owners of business who supervise accountants, auditors or bookkeepers, but do not participate in the accounting or auditing work with responsibility for its technical adequacy; and 4) positions concerned with taxation matters not requiring the application of generally accepted accounting and auditing principles.Substitutions Allowed

: The following types of experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis:Professional, analytical or administrative experience which did not require the knowledge and application of accounting and/or auditing principles may be substituted for the Education requirement on a year-for-year basis providing the applicant can show that he/she has successfully completed at least 12 semester credit hours at the baccalaureate level in accounting and/or auditing subjects from an accredited college or university.Professional accounting or auditing experience.Responsible experience which involved maintaining general journals and general ledger accounts and related books and accounts, and preparing balance sheets and profit and loss statements and related accounting and financial reports.Any combination of the above.Substitution of Education and Experience : Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 24 semester credit hours in accounting subjects may be substituted for 1/2 year of accounting experience.Possession of a master's degree in accounting or a master's degree with equivalent accounting course work from an accredited college or university may be substituted for 1-1/2 years of accounting experience.Applicants who possess a valid Hawaii Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certificate or equivalent, will be deemed to have met the Basic Education and accounting experience requirements for at least the class Accountant III.Quality of Experience

: Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that he/she has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which he/she is being considered.

Salary:

The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.Requirements:

Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated.Temporary Assignment:

Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements must be verified and attached to the application using one of the options below:

A copy of the applicant’s TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report;A signed letter from the applicant’s supervisor that includes the applicant’s name, his/her TA job title, the TA start and end dates (from mm/yy to mm/yy), his/her specific TA duties performed, and either the TA hours worked per week or total TA hours worked;Copies of the applicant’s signed SF-10 Forms.Documents:

Attach all relevant supporting documents to your application. Documents that were attached to applications submitted before November 16, 2023 do not automatically attach or transfer to applications submitted on and after December 16, 2023. All submitted documents become the property of the Hawaii State Department of Education.Information about Temporary Positions:

Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs. Making yourself available for temporary positions increases your employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities.#J-18808-Ljbffr