FISCAL OFFICER I - OAHU

Accountant V

The immediate vacancies are with the Department of Transportation, Harbors Division and the Hawaii State Public Library System in Downtown. This job posting will remain open until 15 applications are received. Please apply immediately as this recruitment may close at any time.

Salaries range from $6,535 to $7,952 per month (SR-26, Step D to I). Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.

The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State to be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States. To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements :

• Basic Education : Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with at least 12 semester credit hours in accounting and / or auditing subjects.
• Accounting Experience : Two and one-half years of progressively responsible professional accounting or auditing experience which may have included teaching accounting at the university level.
• Supervisory or Specialist Experience : One year of either supervisory or specialist experience of the type and quality described below :
• Supervisory Experience : Professional accounting or auditing experience which included : planning, organizing, scheduling, and directing the work of others; assigning and reviewing their work; advising them on difficult work problems; training and developing subordinates; and evaluating their work performance.
• Specialist Experience : Professional work experience in a specialized area of accounting (such as systems design, adaptation, installation, evaluation and / or revision of fund control) or in auditing which involved performing work regularly encompassing difficult and complex situations and problems comparable in scope and complexity to the classes Accountant V and Auditor V in the State service. Such work experience generally involves responsibility for conducting studies and making recommendations to management for the development or revision of standards, policies, or procedures; providing technical advice and direction to management and / or line departments; conducting research for the purpose of implementing or improving accounting / auditing system(s); and / or developing guides to be used by management and / or line departments in the performance of accounting / auditing work. Applicants with Specialist Experience and no Supervisory Experience must possess supervisory aptitude.
• Fiscal Management Experience : One year of professional accounting and / or auditing experience which involved participation in the preparation of budget and the development of long-range financial plans.

In accordance with Federal regulations, persons who are being considered for employment in positions which require unescorted access to secured areas at the harbor must undergo a pre-employment fingerprint-based criminal history record check. Prospective employees will be required to successfully undergo the fingerprint-based criminal history record check and be found free of disqualifying convictions during the preceding seven years.

The State of Hawaii complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations in completing an application, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please call 808-587-0936 for assistance.