What are the responsibilities and job description for the Court Fiscal Services Officer - Honolulu, Oahu position at Hawai`i State Judiciary?
Recruitment Number 24-220JC, Court Fiscal Services Officer, SR-28D ($7,198 per month) to SR-28L ($9,852 per month)*, Honolulu, O`ahu.
*Starting salary may be at a rate between the salary range listed above, based on qualifications.
Serves as the principal finance officer and fiscal staff consultant for the First Circuit or the Office of the Administrative Director of the Courts; plans, directs, coordinates, oversees fiscal/budget/accounting services; advises and assists the Deputy/Chief Court Administrator or Deputy/Administrative Director of the Courts on fiscal/budget/accounting services; provides advisory services and carries out liaison responsibilities with administration, and operating officials and external agencies; develops and implements systems, processes, procedures and functions to evaluate and improve fiscal and accounting services and operations; participates in the development, evaluation, implementation and modification of policies, procedures and systems to ensure fiscal services and operations are in compliance with regulations, policies, guidelines and 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 credit hours in accounting and/or auditing. Excess administrative, professional, technical or other work experience which has provided a general background of the type and quality described below may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree on a year-for-year basis.
Accounting Experience Requirement: Three and one-half (3-1/2) years of progressively responsible professional accounting or auditing experience which may have included teaching accounting at the university level.
Supervisory, Specialist and/or Fiscal Management Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of supervisory, specialist and/or fiscal management experience of the type and quality described below:
(1) Supervisory Experience: Professional work experience supervising others engaged in accounting, auditing, or fiscal control activities which included: (1) planning and directing the work of others; (2) assigning and reviewing their work; (3) advising them on difficult problem areas; (4) timing and scheduling their work; and (5) training and developing new employees.
(2) Specialist Experience: Professional work experience in a specialized area of accounting (such as systems design, adaptation, installation, evaluation and/or revision or fund control) or in auditing which involved performing work regularly encompassing difficult and complex situations and problems. Such work experience generally involves responsibility for conducting studies and making recommendations to management for the development or revision of standards, policies, or procedures; providing technical advice and direction to management and/or line departments; conducting research for the purpose of implementing or improving accounting/auditing system(s); and/or developing guides to be used by management and/or line departments in the performance of accounting/auditing work.
(3) Fiscal Management Experience: Professional accounting and/or auditing experience which involved participation in the preparation of budget and the development of long-range financial plans.
Administrative Experience Requirement: One (1) year of responsible experience which involved active participation in and/or major responsibility for the development, management, execution and coordination of policies, program(s), and/or activities.
Substitution of Education for Experience:
A) Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a minimum of twenty-four (24) semester hour credits in accounting subjects may be substituted for one-half (½) year of Accounting Experience.
B) 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.
C) A certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certificate obtained through written examination is qualifying for the Education and Accounting Experience requirements.
Note: There are no educational substitutions for the Supervisory, Specialist and/or Fiscal Management and Administrative Experience Requirements.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 substitute for experience, you must submit a copy of your official transcripts or diploma at the time of application. If you are selected, you will need an official transcript (not a copy) indicating the completion of the training or the awarding of the appropriate degree.
*Starting salary may be at a rate between the salary range listed above, based on qualifications.
Serves as the principal finance officer and fiscal staff consultant for the First Circuit or the Office of the Administrative Director of the Courts; plans, directs, coordinates, oversees fiscal/budget/accounting services; advises and assists the Deputy/Chief Court Administrator or Deputy/Administrative Director of the Courts on fiscal/budget/accounting services; provides advisory services and carries out liaison responsibilities with administration, and operating officials and external agencies; develops and implements systems, processes, procedures and functions to evaluate and improve fiscal and accounting services and operations; participates in the development, evaluation, implementation and modification of policies, procedures and systems to ensure fiscal services and operations are in compliance with regulations, policies, guidelines and 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 credit hours in accounting and/or auditing. Excess administrative, professional, technical or other work experience which has provided a general background of the type and quality described below may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree on a year-for-year basis.
Accounting Experience Requirement: Three and one-half (3-1/2) years of progressively responsible professional accounting or auditing experience which may have included teaching accounting at the university level.
Supervisory, Specialist and/or Fiscal Management Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of supervisory, specialist and/or fiscal management experience of the type and quality described below:
(1) Supervisory Experience: Professional work experience supervising others engaged in accounting, auditing, or fiscal control activities which included: (1) planning and directing the work of others; (2) assigning and reviewing their work; (3) advising them on difficult problem areas; (4) timing and scheduling their work; and (5) training and developing new employees.
(2) Specialist Experience: Professional work experience in a specialized area of accounting (such as systems design, adaptation, installation, evaluation and/or revision or fund control) or in auditing which involved performing work regularly encompassing difficult and complex situations and problems. Such work experience generally involves responsibility for conducting studies and making recommendations to management for the development or revision of standards, policies, or procedures; providing technical advice and direction to management and/or line departments; conducting research for the purpose of implementing or improving accounting/auditing system(s); and/or developing guides to be used by management and/or line departments in the performance of accounting/auditing work.
(3) Fiscal Management Experience: Professional accounting and/or auditing experience which involved participation in the preparation of budget and the development of long-range financial plans.
Administrative Experience Requirement: One (1) year of responsible experience which involved active participation in and/or major responsibility for the development, management, execution and coordination of policies, program(s), and/or activities.
Substitution of Education for Experience:
A) Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a minimum of twenty-four (24) semester hour credits in accounting subjects may be substituted for one-half (½) year of Accounting Experience.
B) 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.
C) A certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certificate obtained through written examination is qualifying for the Education and Accounting Experience requirements.
Note: There are no educational substitutions for the Supervisory, Specialist and/or Fiscal Management and Administrative Experience Requirements.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 substitute for experience, you must submit a copy of your official transcripts or diploma at the time of application. If you are selected, you will need an official transcript (not a copy) indicating the completion of the training or the awarding of the appropriate degree.
Salary : $7,198 - $9,852
