Job Posting End Date:

May 27, 2026

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Job Title:

Accountant I

Salary Range:

N/A

Position Salary:

4,590.00 USD Monthly

Location:

Police Department Headquarters

Civil Service or Non Civil Service:

Civil Service

Job Summary:

Under the technical supervision of a fiscal officer or a professional accountant at a higher level, performs professional accounting work in the maintenance of fiscal records; and performs other related duties as required.

Examples of Duties:

(The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical assignment for the position).

• Maintains expenditure, object, cost and control ledgers, registers, journals, and other records required in fiscal operations;
• Classifies, codes, and distributes to proper accounts and funds, accounting documents covering encumbrances, expenditures, and revenues;
• Participates in the collection, compilation, classification, and evaluation of fiscal data;
• Takes trial balances; makes adjusting and closing entries;
• Verifies and analyzes financial data and prepares financial statements and reports;
• Participates in making studies and estimates of department's revenues and operating costs and assists in working out allocation of funds to various programs or activities;
• May observe the work of clerical record keeping personnel; and
• Performs other related duties as required.
   

Minimum Qualifications:

Training & Experience:
A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree in accounting or a related field and: 

• one (1) year of professional accounting experience.

Qualifying Professional Accounting Experience:
Responsible experience which involved maintaining general journals, general ledger accounts, and related books and accounts; and preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statements, and related accounting and financial reports.  Experience of this nature may be gained by employees performing duties as a principal bookkeeper, or other responsible work requiring the preparation and/or analysis of financial statements and accounting reports.

Non-Qualifying Accounting Experience:
The following types of experience will not be accepted as the professional experience required for these positions: Experience in positions where the duties did not require full professional knowledge and application of generally accepted accounting principles or auditing standards and experience as an office manager or owner of business who supervises accountants, auditors or bookkeepers but does not participate in the accounting or auditing work with responsibility for its technical adequacy.

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Work Shift/ Schedule:

Monday-Friday (United States of America)

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of the County of Kauaʻi that there shall be no discrimination in employment pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended, and the Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapters 368 and 378.

Except for bona fide occupational or other legal requirements, no individual employed by the County, or applying for employment with the County, shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy or reproductive health decisions, arrest and court record, assignment of child support, national guard participation, Veteran status, credit history, domestic/sexual violence victim status, or any other basis covered by state or federal laws governing non-discrimination