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A) Position classification/title: Accountant I B) Description of duties: Maintain control accounts for appropriated and non-appropriated funds involving a relatively extensive number of accounts and range of kinds of disbursements; may maintain program control accounts characterized by unusual accounting features; and perform other related duties as assigned. C) Job duties/scope of work: Independently performs professional accounting work; analyzes fiscal data; maintains records necessary for the determination and reporting of federal expenditures and fund balances for reimbursement under federal aid plans; summarizes and recaps monthly time and cost reports. Performs other related duties as assigned. D) Equipment to be used: Computers, laptops, copy machines, and telephones. E) Minimum knowledge, skills, and education and/or experience: Four 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 there from. 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. 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 balance sheets and income statements or financial and/or accounting reports. F) Minimum computer software skills/knowledge to be used: Microsoft Office Suite of products, Adobe products. G) Hours of work: 7:45am – 4:30pm H) Expected length of assignment: 3 – 6 months, potential for extension/permanent hire. I) Job related attire: Business casual J) Position location: 715 S. King St. #500 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813