Accounting Technician

Summary

This position is located within the Fiscal Service, Accounting Section at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. The Accounting Technician performs work in support of budget, accounting, auditing, cash processing, employee travel, payroll, fiscal, and accounts receivable/payable.

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Duties
*THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Examines, verifies, and maintains accurate financial accounts and accounting data;
Summarizes transactions and prepares control documents or other posting documents;
Classifies, records, and reconciles transactions for accounting purposes;
Researches and verifies which appropriation and general ledger accounts an accounting transaction will affect;
Reviews and determines accuracy of all obligation documents before processing;
Makes timely adjustments to accounting errors found;
Ensures accurate posting of accounting activities in the financial management system;
Prepares monthly reports for Fiscal and Medical Center management;
Documents all financial transactions to ensure a proper audit trail;
Perform general clerical support of a fiscal nature;
Verifies cost data and availability of funds for transaction processing;
Ensures procurements are processed in accordance with financial and budgetary constraints and VA policies, procedures;
Enters data into financial network system to produce purchase orders for goods and services;
Responds to all customer inquiries regarding the status of accounting documents;
Works with higher graded staff to resolve various accounting issues;
Assists with the resolution of various financial problems such as delinquent obligations, outstanding travel, aging invoices, purchase order discrepancies;
Serves as fiscal assistant for a range of office requests including training, petty cash, travel, and general office supplies;
Examines vouchers, invoices, etc. for accuracy and adequacy of documentation and compliance with regulations;
Maintains files of contracts, reports, financial statements, etc.;
Performs other related work as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Recruitment and Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
You may be required to serve a probationary period
Subject to background/security investigation
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) – See “Additional Information” below for details.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must have the following experience:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-6) in Federal Service that has given you the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of an Accounting Technician GS-7. Specialized experience includes: performing clerical, assistant, and technician level work in support of budget administration, accounting, auditing, payroll, fiscal, and financial management functions; processing accounting transactions; balancing and reconciling financial statements; entering and tracking financial data within an automated accounting system; and preparing billing invoices, financial reports.

NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title; duties; month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week.

You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
Accounting
Attention to Detail
Customer Service
Financial Systems
Flexibility
Teaching Others
Technical Competence

IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management’s website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Additional information

Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary with some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of computer reports, boxes, and ledgers.

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities (i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities), and/or disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. For more information on how to apply using this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator within the office, contact the facility Human Resources Department at (937) 268-6511.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more before any Veterans preference points) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a VA job announcement includes language requiring applicants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply to this Job Announcement. VA may request information regarding your vaccination status, if selected, for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.

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