Insurance Examiner Oahu

Recruitment Number 26-0029

Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs, Downtown.

Salary: $5,369 to $6,535 per month (SR-22, Step D to I).

Conducts examinations of insurance companies, fraternal organizations, mutual benefit, hospital and medical associations and domestic insurance rating organizations to determine solvency, soundness of management and policies and compliance under the law; supervises examinations and audits of insurance agencies to assure compliance with insurance laws; supervises the annual audit of all insurance organizations’ premium tax, financial and operating statements, collection of all premium taxes, and preparation of annual reports;

assigns work and consolidates and analyzes results of all examinations, audits and investigations; prepares examination and audit reports; and performs other duties as required.

LEGAL AUTHORIZATION TO WORK REQUIREMENT: 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.

Education Requirements: A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university with at least twelve (12) semester credit hours in accounting and/or auditing subjects.

General

Experience:

One year of professional experience in accounting or auditing which required the knowledge and application of generally accepted professional accounting and/or auditing principles and practices.

Specialized

Experience:

Two years of professional experience in accounting in the insurance field or of auditing or financial examination of insurance business operations which provided knowledge of the insurance industry organization, operations and practices; and laws, rules and regulations governing the conduct of such businesses.

Non-Qualifying

Experience:

Experience in positions where the duties did not require full professional knowledge and application of generally accepted accounting principles or auditing standards such as an operator of accounting or bookkeeping machine, or in bookkeeping, or in minor accounting or clerical positions (e.g., time, leave, payroll, voucher examining, etc.); experience as an office manager or owner of a business who supervises accountants, auditors or bookkeepers but did not participate in the accounting or auditing work with responsibility for its technical adequacy.

Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements may apply.

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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. If in-person interviews are required, 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 application.

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