Accountant Iii And Iv; Systems Oahu

Recruitment Number 26-0175

The current vacancy is with the Department of Accounting & General Services.

Accountant III - $5,107 to $6,221 per month (SR-20, Step D to I)

Accountant IV - $5,527 to $6,728 per month (SR-22, Step D to I)

This position is located in the Systems Accounting Branch, Accounting Division of the Department of Accounting & General Services. The role involves conducting analyses and participating in the development, implementation, improvement, maintenance and control of the statewide central accounting system to meet fiscal control, record‑keeping and reporting needs of individual departments and the central accounting agency.

Level III: Assignments usually consist of devising or revising segments of accounting systems when the major characteristics and framework of the segments have been determined or established by others. The position works in a variety of settings such as: member of a large systems development and implementation project to integrate an accounting system; independent work on a smaller project where accounting problems are analyzed and resolved through systems improvement;

or assignment to systems maintenance.

Level IV: Assignments include participating in the development and implementation of new accounting systems, or the replacement or enhancement of existing accounting systems by providing project management support in leading, coordinating and monitoring team projects; serving as liaison between third‑party consultants and state departments; providing assistance in defining and documenting current workflow and processes and various legal, procedural, user, internal control and other system requirements;

analyzing and identifying problem areas and making recommendations to streamline and improve systems, processes, and procedures; providing conversion assistance to ensure correct data and balances are carried over to the new system; testing and assessing system software performance and identifying areas of deficiency; participating in the development, revision and maintenance of statewide accounting user manuals, forms and policies and procedures for newly developed, revised and existing systems;

and providing training and technical advice to users.

Legal Authorization to Work

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

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited four‑year college or university with at least twelve semester credit hours in accounting and/or auditing subjects.
• Other qualifying education:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (BAcc): applicants with a bachelor’s degree majoring in accounting or with accounting and/or auditing coursework equivalent to a major are deemed to meet the education and experience requirements for Accountant II.
  • Master’s degree in Accounting (MAcc): applicants with a master’s degree in accounting or coursework equivalent to a master’s degree in accounting are deemed to meet all basic education and experience requirements for Accountant III.

Professional Accounting Experience

• 1½ years for Level III and 2½ years for Level IV of progressively responsible professional accounting or auditing experience, which may have included teaching accounting at the university level.

Systems Accounting Experience

• 6 months for Level III and 1 year for Level IV of systems accounting work experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • A. Experience as a member of a project team for the development and/or implementation of a major integrated accounting system; or experience as a member of a project team concerned with major analysis of existing procedures, operations and subsystems and developing and/or implementing changes to establish a major integrated system.
  • B. Experience involving participation in the maintenance and control of the accounting system for a large business entity through analysis and resolution of accounting problems through systems improvements and changes,…