Accountant III

County of Kauai

11d

About The Position

Performs difficult professional accounting work in the fund control, maintenance, revision, and/or development of an accounting system; analyzes fiscal data; provides interpretive and advisory services to management; and performs other related duties as required. The listed duties are examples and are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The County may assign other duties that are logical to the position. Work includes collecting and analyzing fiscal data, preparing financial statements and reports, maintaining fund control ledgers, advising departments on appropriations and expenditures, reviewing accounting systems and procedures, and preparing reports related to federal grant-in-aid programs. The role may also involve maintaining County employee and retiree earnings records, administering the County’s Social Security Program, and acting for a higher-level accountant or fiscal officer in their absence.

Requirements

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.
Three years of professional accounting experience.
Qualifying experience must include responsible work maintaining general journals, general ledger accounts, and related books and accounts, and preparing balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and related accounting and financial reports.
Experience does not qualify if the position did not require full professional knowledge and application of generally accepted accounting principles or auditing standards.
Experience as an office manager or business owner who supervises accounting staff but does not participate in accounting or auditing work with responsibility for its technical adequacy does not qualify.

Responsibilities

Collect, compile, classify, and evaluate fiscal data.
Take trial balances, make adjusting and closing entries, verify and analyze financial data, and prepare financial statements and reports.
Maintain fund and proprietary control ledgers for general and special funds, reflecting County budget operations and conditions.
Advise departments on appropriations and expenditures, interpret laws and directives, and supervise lower-level personnel concerned with fiscal control.
Recommend changes to forms, procedures, and policies governing accounting functions, and implement changes as directed.
Conduct internal reviews to ensure accounting systems and procedures are effective, efficient, and properly implemented.
Prepare reports needed to determine and report federal expenditures and fund balances for federal grant-in-aid programs.
Confer with representatives from departments and the budget office.
May maintain earnings records for County employees and retirees and may be responsible for proper execution of the County Social Security Program.
May assume the responsibilities of a higher-level accountant or fiscal officer in their absence.
Perform other related duties as required.