Accountant V

About This Role

Join the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, Accounting Division as an Accountant V in Honolulu. This role focuses on reviewing contracts, managing debt service, preparing financial statements, and performing financial data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, review, reconcile and prepare journal entries for debt service
• Prepare special reports, exhibits for the Budget and Fiscal Services Director's quarterly reports, and schedules for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports in accordance with Governmental Accounting Standard requirements
• Analyze the general ledger accounts, and the revenue and expenditure transactions for all City funds except the enterprise funds
• Supervise the Control Accounts Bookkeeper involved in processing contracts, petty cash and change fund control and Accounting Section inventory control

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or in business administration with courses in accounting (at least 12 semester credits in accounting or auditing courses, six of which must be above the beginning or elementary course level)
• 4 years of progressively responsible work experience in professional accounting
• Knowledge of principles and practices of commercial and governmental accounting
• Knowledge of preparation and analysis of financial statements and reports
• Knowledge of public fiscal administration including budgeting and financial reporting
• Knowledge of accounting system and procedures of the assigned agency
• Ability to devise and install accounting methods, techniques and procedures
• Ability to prepare complete and accurate reports and standards
• Ability to analyze data, detect errors and correct inconsistencies in accounting records

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or in business administration with courses in accounting
• 4 years of progressively responsible work experience in professional accounting, including or supplemented by work experience demonstrating aptitude or potential, or a Master's degree in Accounting substituting for one year of experience.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of principles and practices of supervision
• Ability to plan, assign and direct the work of subordinates

Benefits