ACCOUNTANT V (SR-24) [1 vacancy]

City and County of Honolulu, HI
O‘ahu, Hawaii, USA
$6,043 monthly

Job Description

Salary

$6,043.00 Monthly

Location

Oahu, HI

Job Type

Full-Time Permanent

Job Number

181256

Department

Department of Budget & Fiscal Services

Division

Accounting

Opening Date

01/16/2026

Closing Date

Continuous

Position Information

“Drive Financial Excellence—Become Our Next Accounting Leader!”

Are you ready to take your accounting career to the next level? Join our team! The Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, Accounting Division, is hiring an Accountant V in Honolulu! As an Accountant V, you'll play a vital role in reviewing contracts and amendments to ensure proper fund certification and encumbrance, managing debt service across funds, preparing detailed financial statements and reports, and diving deep into financial data analysis. If you’re detail-oriented and thrive in a dynamic environment, we want you on our team!

What You Will Do

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.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Enjoy excellent employment benefits including generous time off (up to 21 vacation days, 21 sick leave days, and holidays), comprehensive health coverage, retirement plan, career development, and much more! View details about all our available benefits by clicking on the “Benefits” tab at the top of this posting or visiting https://www.honolulu.gov/dhr/benefits/.

Apply today and take the first step toward a lasting career!

Additional Job Information

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

At time of application, you must be a citizen, national or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:
Equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in accounting or in business administration with courses in accounting. (Note: At least 12 semester credits in accounting or auditing courses is needed, six of which must be above the beginning or elementary course level from an accredited four-year college or university).

Substitution: Work experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis. Such experience must have provided the knowledge, skills, and analytical ability normally gained from attainment of a bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration with courses in accounting.

The education requirement must be met at the time of application. Education obtained outside of the United States must be comparable to a degree earned at an accredited college/university in the United States. In order to receive credit for the education, proper documentation, e.g., a foreign credential evaluation (FCE), must be provided. We also reserve the right to request further information about your academic program, evidence of comparability, or an original transcript.

Education Verification: Education information must be listed clearly on your application. If available, please attach a legible electronic copy of your diploma, official transcripts, and/or applicable foreign credential evaluation to your application. As part of the hiring process, you may be asked to furnish documentation to verify your education to move forward for further consideration.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:
Four (4) years of progressively responsible work experience in professional accounting, including or supplemented by work experience demonstrating aptitude or potential.

Supervisory aptitude or potential may be demonstrated through:

Successful completion of regular or special assignments which involve some supervisory responsibilities or aspects.
Serving as a group or team leader, or in similar work in which opportunities for demonstrating supervisory capabilities exist.
Completion of training courses in supervision accompanied by application of supervisory skills in work assignments.
Favorable appraisals by a supervisor indicating the possession of supervisory potential.

Substitution: A Master's degree in Accounting from an accredited four-year college or university will substitute for one of the required four years of professional accounting experience.

The Master’s degree in Accounting must be met at the time of application. Please refer to the above Education Requirement section for education verification requirements.

Applicable Skills Needed:

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.
Knowledge of principles and practices of supervision.
Ability to devise and install accounting methods, techniques and procedures.
Ability to plan, assign and direct the work of subordinates.
Ability to prepare complete and accurate reports and standards.
Ability to analyze data, detect errors and correct inconsistencies in accounting records.

Examination Process

If you qualify for the position, your name will be eligible for consideration for the current vacancy and future job openings with this job title. Screening will be based on the education, experience, and other job-related information provided in your application. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being rejected or your receiving a lower rating. All information provided on an application is subject to verification. As applicable, false or misleading statements or omissions of material facts are grounds for disqualification and/or termination of employment with the City and County of Honolulu.

Employer

City and County of Honolulu

Address

650 South King Street, 10th Floor

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813

Phone

(808) 768-8536

Website

https://www.honolulu.gov/dhr/

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