Job Title:	Account Clerk III (Hawaii District, Kau-Keaau-Pahoa Complex Area)
Salary:	See Position Description
Job Type:	Temporary, Part-time
Location:	Island of Hawaii - Hilo

Description  Benefits  Supplemental Questions
Amended 10-21-09: Salary Kau-Keaau-Pahoa Complex Area.  Recruitment Number: 091-5013 Salary*: *Temporary salary adjustment due to furloughs and respective collective bargaining agreements Click here for more information: http://doe.k12.hi.us Account Clerk III, SR-11, $2403.00 per month Location: Hawaii District - Kau-Keaau-Pahoa Complex Area Vacancies: Temporary, Part-Time Many of our positions are temporary, with an expiration date of June 30th. However, they may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs. Making yourself eligible for temporary positions increases your employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities. Summary: Account Clerk III: Maintains control accounts for appropriated and/or non-appropriated funds involving a relatively limited number of accounts and range of kinds of disbursements; may maintain one or more major accounting groupings for a major department; may supervise and participate in the maintenance of subsidiary ledgers; and performs other duties as required. Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Note: Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated. Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week is equivalent to six months of experience, not one year. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be credited. Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week is equivalent to one year of experience, not one and a half years. To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
General Experience: Six (6) months of work experience which demonstrated knowledge of arithmetic and spelling and possession of the abilities to follow oral and written directions, to write simply and directly and to observe differences in words and numbers quickly and accurately. Specialized Experience: For the III level, two (2) years of work experience involved in posting to accounting records and other systematizing of fiscal information; i.e., computing, classifying and recording numerical data to keep sets of financial accounting records complete and to derive reports therefrom. Such experience must have demonstrated knowledge of standard accounting classification and terminology pertinent to accounts maintenance operations and office practices and procedures relating to the processing and recording of transactions and accounting information. For the III level, this work must have involved reconciling accounts (i.e. checking for errors, balancing, and going back to original source document for verification); and the preparation of standard financial statements. Non Qualifying Experience: Experience as an inventory clerk, stock clerk, supply clerk or other related work which is primarily concerned with posting non-fiscal data or checking accuracy of computations and which does not involve or require any fiscal record keeping knowledge is not considered qualifying specialized experience. Substitution of Education for Experience: 1. Graduation from high school with courses in basic English and arithmetic may be substituted for six (6) months of general experience. 2. Successful completion of a substantially full-time equivalent accounting curriculum leading to a degree or diploma at an accredited business school, community college or other comparable institution which included accounting courses in double-entry procedures in analyzing, recording and summarizing transactions; and the preparation and interpretation of financial statements, may be substituted for specialized experience on the basis of one (1) year of such training for one (1) school year of experience, up to a maximum of two (2) years. 3. Completion of one (1) school year of (more than one-year program) substantially full-time accounting curriculum which normally leads to a degree or diploma at an accredited business school, community college or other comparable institution which included accounting courses in double-entry procedures in analyzing, recording and summarizing transactions; and the preparation and interpretation of financial statements may be substituted for one (1) year of specialized experience. 4. Education in an accredited university in a baccalaureate program may be substituted for specialized experience in the following basis: a) A baccalaureate degree in accounting will be deemed to have met the experience requirements for the Account Clerk IV level. b) Fifteen (15) semester hours of training may be substituted for six (6) months of experience, up to a maximum of three and one-half (3-1/2) years provided the training included at least three (3) credits per semester of accounting courses such as accounting theory and methods used to record and report financial information; analysis of methods for valuing the assets, liabilities, and ownership; etc.
Supplemental Information:
Merit Civil Service System: Employment in the civil service, as defined by State law, is governed by the merit principle. Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirements of the position being sought, i.e., all education, work experience, and other public employment requirements for State Civil Service employment. It is the applicant’s responsibility to provide complete information. The information submitted may be verified. Applicants must meet the requirements and qualify on appropriate employment-related tests to be eligible for employment consideration.