Accountant V

Salary: $6,043.00 Monthly
Location : Honolulu
Job Type: Various
Job Number: 25-267JC
Department: Financial Services Department
Opening Date: 11/23/2025
Closing Date: Continuous

Position Specific Description

Recruitment Number 25-267JC, Accountant V, SR-24, Honolulu, Oahu.
Summary of Duties

Performs difficult and responsible accounting work involving supervision of a major accounting program, design and revision of a major aspect of the Judiciary's accounting system, or supervision and participation in the preparation of control records and financial statements for all the Judiciary funds.
Minimum Qualification Requirements

Education Requirement: Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a Bachelor's degree, and a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours in accounting and/or auditing.

Accounting Experience: Three and one-half (3-1/2) years of professional accounting or auditing experience, which may have included the teaching of accounting at the university level.

Non-Qualifying Experience: Experience in such positions as the following will not be accepted as qualifying professional experience:
1) bookkeeper or minor accounting or clerical positions;
2) accounting or bookkeeping machine operators;
3) such positions as those of office managers or owners of businesses who supervise accountants, auditors or bookkeepers, but do not participate in the accounting or auditing work with responsibility for its technical adequacy; and
4) positions concerned with taxation matters not requiring the application of generally accepted accounting and auditing principles.

Supervisory Aptitude: Applicants must possess supervisory aptitude. Supervisory aptitude is the demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties through successful completion of regular or special assignments which involve some supervisory responsibilities or aspects; by serving as a group or team leader, or in similar work in which opportunities for demonstrating supervisory capabilities exist; by completion of training courses in supervision accompanied by application of supervisory skills in work assignments; or by favorable appraisals by a supervisor indicating the possession of supervisory potential.

Substitutions Allowed:

Substitutions of Experience for Education: The following types of experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

A. Professional accounting or auditing experience.

B. Professional, analytical or administrative experience which did not require the knowledge and application of accounting and/or auditing principles and practices may be substituted for the Education Requirement, providing the applicant can show that he/she has successfully completed at least twelve (12) semester credit hours in accounting and/or auditing subjects from an accredited college or university.

C. Responsible experience which involved maintaining and/or reconciling general journals and general ledger accounts and related books and accounts, and preparing balance sheets, profit and loss statements and related to accounting and financial reports; identifying significant changes in account balances and reviewing transactions to identify the actions which caused the changes; conducting accounts examinations including preparing worksheets or reports reflecting the examination made, discrepancies noted, and the corrective entries required to adjust accounts; and making estimates of operating procedures, and needs requirements for operating budgets. Experience which qualified for substitution must have included the preparation and/or analysis of financial statements and accounting reports.

D. Any combination of the above.

Substitutions for Experience and Education:

1. Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a minimum of 24 semester hour credits in accounting subjects may be substituted for one-half (½) year of Accounting Experience.

2. Possession of a Master's degree in accounting from an accredited four (4) year college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of Accounting Experience.

3. A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certificate obtained through written examination is qualifying for the Education and Accounting Experience requirements.
Supplemental Information

Any additional information may be attached to your online application, submitted by email to Recruitment@courts.hawaii.gov, or mailed to the following address: Hawaii State Judiciary, Human Resources Department, 426 Queen Street, First Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.

Education: If you are using education as a substitution for experience, you must submit a copy of your transcript(s) or diploma(s) at the time of application. If you are selected for a position, we will request an official transcript (not a copy) at a later date. The official transcript must indicate completion of the training and/or the awarding of the appropriate degree.

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Civil service employees are eligible for a range of benefits, including, but not limited to, the following:

• 13 paid holidays each year, and 14 during election years
  
• 21 vacation leave days per year
  
• 21 sick leave days per year
  
• Reasonable time off with pay for jury or witness duty, death in the family, for certain military duty, and for donating to the Blood Bank
  
• Employer contribution to premiums for enrollment in the state sponsored medical, drug, vision, and adult dental plans
  
• Free life insurance policy for employees and retirees
  
• Deferred compensation retirement savings plan
  
• State retirement plan for eligible employees

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The above benefits are subject to modification or termination due to changes in statutes, collective bargaining provisions, and/or policies, etc. This summary does not constitute a legal document or contract. Benefits may vary by type of employment and employment conditions.
01

Temporary Positions: Do you want to be considered for full-time temporary positions?

• Yes
• No

02

Education Requirement: Do you possess a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with at least twelve (12) semester credit hours in accounting and/or auditing subjects.

If your answer is "Yes," skip questions 3-4.
If your answer is "No," complete questions 3-4.

• Yes
• No

03

Education Requirement Substitution: I do NOT meet the Education Requirement, but I possess professional accounting or auditing experience as a substitute for the Education Requirement.

I will include a description of my applicable work experience(s) in my application.

• Yes
• No

04

Education Requirement Substitution: I do NOT meet the Education Requirement, but I possess experience which involved maintaining and/or reconciling general journals and general ledger accounts and related books and accounts; preparing balance sheets and profit and loss statements, and related accounting and financial reports; identifying significant changes in account balances and reviewing transactions to identify the actions which caused the changes; conducting accounts examinations including preparing worksheets or reports reflecting the examination made, discrepancies noted, and the corrective entries required to adjust accounts; and making estimates of operating procedures, and needs requirements for operating budgets and preparing and/or analyzing of financial statements and accounting reports to substitute for the Education Requirement.

I will include a description of my applicable work experience(s) in my application.

• Yes
• No

05

Accounting Experience Requirement: This position requires three and one-half (3½) years of professional accounting or auditing experience which may have included the teaching of accounting at the university level.

Do you have this experience?

• Yes, I will describe this experience in my application.
• No, I do not have three and one-half (3½) years of professional accounting or auditing experience.

06

Other Allowable Substitutions: Please select the statement that best applies to you.

• I possess a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of twenty-four (24) semester hour credits in accounting subjects.
• I possess a Master's degree in accounting from an accredited college or university.
• I possess a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certificate obtained through written examination.
• None of the above.

07

Transcripts: If you meet the education requirement, you must submit a copy of your official transcripts at the time of application.

If you are selected, you will be required to submit your official transcripts (not a copy) which indicates the awarding of the appropriate degree.

• I have read and understand the above statement.

08

IMPORTANT NOTE: Before submitting your application, be sure to review your application for completeness and accuracy. Your examination score will be based on the information you have provided on your application and this supplemental questionnaire. Therefore, it is important that you provide the name of your employer, your official job title, dates of employment (from-to, month/year), hours worked per week, and a detailed description of your duties for each job listed on your application. Failure to provide sufficient detailed information may result in your application being rejected or receiving a lower score.

Do not submit an online or hard copy resume in place of the application or supplemental questionnaire. If you choose to submit a resume with your application, be sure the name of your employer, your official job title, dates of employment (from-to, month/year), hours worked per week, and a detailed description of your duties are indicated in the resume.

• I have read the above statement and understand that failure to provide sufficient detailed information may result in my application being rejected or receiving a lower examination score.

Required Question

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