Salary: $7,568.00 Monthly
Location : Honolulu
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: 26-238JC
Department: 1st Circuit
Opening Date: 10/25/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Position Specific Description Recruitment Number 26-238JC, Court Fiscal Services Officer, SR-28, Honolulu, Oahu.
Summary of Duties Serves as the principal finance officer and fiscal staff consultant for the First Circuit; plans, directs, coordinates, oversees fiscal/budget/accounting services; advises and assists the Deputy/Chief Court Administrator 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; and 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.
Minimum Qualification 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.
Supplemental Information 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.
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Civil service employees are eligible for a range of benefits, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Up to 13 paid holidays each year, and 14 during election years
- Up to 21 vacation leave days per year
- Up to 21 sick leave days per year
- Reasonable time off with pay for jury or witness duty, death in the family, for certain military duty, and for donating to the Blood Bank
- Employer contribution to premiums for enrollment in the state sponsored medical, drug, vision, and adult dental plans
- Free life insurance policy for employees and retirees
- Deferred compensation retirement savings plan
- State retirement plan for eligible employees
Judiciary employees may also be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information: CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION
The above benefits are subject to modification or termination due to changes in statutes, collective bargaining provisions, and/or policies, etc. This summary does not constitute a legal document or contract. Benefits may vary by type of employment and employment conditions.
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Education Requirement: Do you possess a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four (4) year college or university with at least twelve (12) semester credit hours in accounting and/or auditing subjects.
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Accounting Experience Requirement: Do you have at least three and one-half (3½) years of progressively responsible professional accounting or auditing experience which may have included teaching accounting at the university level?
If you select "Yes," be sure to include a detailed description of your work experience(s) in your job application.
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Supervisory Experience: Do you have professional work experience supervising others engaged in accounting, auditing, or fiscal control activities?
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Supervisory Experience: Supervisory experience includes (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.
If you are claiming supervisory experience, please provide the following information for each supervisory job you held:
1) Employer name;
2) Official job title;
3) Period of employment of your supervisory job (From-To, Month/Year);
4) Hours worked per week performing supervisory duties; and
5) A detailed description of your duties and responsibilities as a supervisor, the number of employees you supervised, and the accounting, auditing, or fiscal control activities performed by the employees you supervised.
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Specialist Experience: Do you have 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?
(Note: 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.)
Note: If you select "Yes," be sure to include a detailed description in the Work Experience section of your application.
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Fiscal Management Experience: Do you have professional accounting and/or auditing experience which involved participation in the preparation of budget and the development of long-range financial plans?
Note: If you select "Yes," be sure to include a detailed description in the Work Experience section of your application.
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Administrative Experience: Do you have one (1) year of experience which involved active participation in and/or major responsibility for the development, management, execution and coordination of policies, program(s), and/or activities?
Note: If you select "Yes," be sure to include a detailed description in the Work Experience section of your application.
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Allowable Substitutions: Please select the statement that best applies to you.
- I possess 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.
- I possess a Master's degree in accounting from an accredited four (4) year college or university.
- I possess a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certificate obtained through written examination.
- None of the above.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Before submitting your application, be sure to review your application for completeness and accuracy. Your examination score will be based on the information you have provided on your application and this supplemental questionnaire. Therefore, it is important that you provide the name of your employer, your official job title, dates of employment (from-to, month/year), hours worked per week, and a detailed description of your duties for each job listed on your application. Failure to provide sufficient detailed information may result in your application being rejected or receiving a lower score.
Do not submit an online or hard copy resume in place of the application or supplemental questionnaire. If you choose to submit a resume with your application, be sure the name of your employer, your official job title, dates of employment (from-to, month/year), hours worked per week, and a detailed description of your duties are indicated in the resume.
- I have read the above statement and understand that failure to provide sufficient detailed information may result in my application being rejected or receiving a lower examination score.
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