OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?

Duties

VISN 12 is committed to fostering and sustaining an environment which celebrates diversity, provides equitable opportunities for employment and promotion, and supports inclusiveness in our culture. Together, we strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that promote professional growth and teamwork, and are inclusive, equitable and welcoming. We embrace our differences as individuals and unite as a team toward a common goal: to serve our nation's Veterans. This Accounting Technician position is located in the VISN 12 Great Lakes Finance Service (GLFS) at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, IL. DUTIES INCLUDE: Reviews and approves requisitions for services, supplies, real property, equipment, and adjustments for all appropriations for the medical center. Researches all daily rejects for miscellaneous orders, service orders, contracts, A&E orders, receiving reports and amendments and makes necessary corrections. Audits payment documents received from vendors, employees, Beneficiary Travel, Patient Funds, and the Agent Cashier for correctness. Performs comprehensive audits, analysis, evaluations and related procedures for the purchase card system. Reviews records to determine accuracy of costing, timeliness of reconciliations, and appropriateness of purchases. Insures proper accounting procedures are enforced to accurately record financial transactions. Prepares written reports on the results of audits, reviews, and evaluations. Examines credit memos and reclaims from vendors to determine appropriateness. Directs and performs research of current accounts, historical data, and source documents to develop and explain detailed information not otherwise readily available. Reconciles and balances the Accrued Services Payable and Undelivered Orders Reports in FMS and IFCAP. Serves as back-up to the travel clerk performing system administration and technical support for the station's computerized travel program. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, normal business hours Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD14008A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/14/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-7 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 grade level which provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of an Accounting Technician. Specialized experience includes but is not limited to: thorough knowledge of accounting principles, methods, procedures, and techniques to conduct difficult and responsible analysis; Knowledge of the interrelationship between appropriations and all subsidiary records and control accounts, interrelating of cost, general ledger, allotments and fund control accounting; Knowledge of related financial regulations and rulings covering diverse types of transactions; ability to trace transactions entered and prepare worksheets or adjustments to reflect the source of discrepancies and corrective action required to bring account into agreement. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accounting OperationsAttention to DetailFinancial SystemsManages and Organizes InformationTechnical Competence 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary, but some walking, bending, and lifting is required as in a normal business environment. 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.

Contacts

• Address VISN 12 Directors Office 5000 West National Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53295 US
• Name: Lesley Hynes
• Phone: 414-712-8259
• Email: [email protected]