Accounting Clerk/Officer

at  Hawaii Tokai International College

Under the general direction of the Executive Director, the Accounting Clerk/Officer maintains the financial bookkeeping of the organization. The responsibilities of the Accounting Clerk/Officer include: analyzing all financial activities, ensuring compliance with accounting and legal requirements, preparing budgets, coordinate with the Human Resources department in verifying and balancing the accounting section of payroll and benefits function, maintain and perform Japanese accounting functions through communication with Tokai Educational System (TES) headquarters office.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and related field with a minimum of three year’s experience in accounting or finance
• Working knowledge and use of Quick Books (accounting software program)
• Working knowledge of bookkeeping procedures or GAAP
• Working knowledge of federal and state taxation system and application of regulations
• Working knowledge of budgeting
• General knowledge of financial audits
• Intermediate level of the Japanese/English skills in: reading, writing, and speaking
• Ability to generate fiscal report for management
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, self-motivated, independent worker who is detailed oriented and accurate in numbers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Maintain, provide input, and review the Accounting Systems of HTIC, to include a General Ledger system, a financial statement system, and a budget system.
• Maintain, provide input, and review the Financial System of HTIC, to include in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) processing and Federal and State requirements.
• Maintain and provide unput on all budget information, to include monthly and annual budgets and documentation supporting such budgets and any variance explanations.
• Provide timely financial information, to include various requests for financial information to determine outcomes and transferring information to our TES headquarters.
• Outsourcing of Accounts Receivable Management and Collection Operations.
• All other assignments as required to maintain an efficient and effective office environment.