The position is in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6). Fiscal Service Located in Asheville, North Carolina at the Western NC VA Health Care System. The incumbents serve as the Financial Administration Technician responsible for Performing accounting, budget, and employee travel transactions in a consolidated transactional processing site.

Duties

The major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Employee Travel Responsible for arranging and managing all travel for employees of the Medical Center, and EEO investigators for pending cases traveling to this center through the VA's travel system. This travel may be foreign or domestic. Advises all travelers regarding the regulations applicable to temporary and local travel, including any necessary health or visa regulations for foreign travel. Serves as the travel liaison for contact with other Medical Centers, VA Central Office, VA Regional District, and non-VA personnel. Accounting Support Incumbent examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts and accounting data. Classifies accounting transactions including the verification of accuracy and completeness of the accounting data. Reviews and classifies many types of financial transactions involving the operation of the Medical Center including journalizing corrective actions for erroneous conditions. Receives and analyzes various types of documents to determine propriety, validity, budget, expenditure limitation, completeness, and correctness of account data. Obligates a wide range of documents for supplies and services after determining availability of funds and verifying correct appropriation. Determines proper cost centers, budget object codes (BOC), appropriations and fund control points to be entered into the computerized cost accounting system. The cost accounting systems consists of numerous cost centers, BOC's, appropriations, and over 100 fund control points. Ensures that documents are posted for Financial Management System (FMS) input. Monitors and makes input to current vendor file so that vendors are paid promptly under the FMS system. Records cash receipts within FMS received from Agent Cashier, completes Agent Cashier replenishment, prepares and records vendor payment documents with FMS. Reviews cancelled or rejected payment and recodes payment within FMS. Prepares and creates bills of collection for overpayments or duplicate payments to vendors. Budget Oversight Independently performs a variety of budgetary functions to support budget formulation, execution, and review of assigned budget activities of the Medical Center. Provides information and guidance on procedures, forms, and documentation required to support budget estimates and coordinates the timely submission of budget estimates by each component and core subcomponents within the program. Reviews, compiles, verifies, and summarizes data involving salaries, expenses, and object class and line-item information. Determines the percentage difference of amounts requested by comparison against established budgetary ceilings and prior year expenditures. Reviews estimates to assure that amounts requested are within established guidelines. Consolidates budget estimates and prepares all forms and required documents for review and funding authority. Independently performs tasks involving budget execution by compiling resource data from various financial management reports. Develops methods for automating administrative reports, considering the interrelationship of reports and multiple uses of the data, e.g., portions of data used for reports on funds and obligations, training, travel, etc., which can be used for recurring and non-recurring planning and budget reports. Performs other duties, as assigned. Work Schedule: 0800-4:30pm M-F 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. Position Description/PD#: Budget and Financial Tech/PD044510

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/01/2023. 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 Grade Level - Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. For the GS-7 grade level, you must demonstrate a level of competence equivalent to the GS-6 grade level. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: A demonstrated ability to serve as the Financial Administration Technician responsible for Performing accounting, budget, and employee travel transactions in a consolidated transactional processing site. The position requires knowledge and proficiency in the following areas: Accounting, Budget, and Employee Travel You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementDatabase Management SystemsFinancial ManagementTechnical 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 may require some physical effort, such as standing, walking, bending, or sitting. There are no special physical demands. For this position, most of the work is performed indoors in a typical office setting. Work Environment: The employee works in an office setting involving everyday risks or discomforts. Normal safety precautions are required. Work is performed in an office setting with occasional visits to other offices within the Medical Center. 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.

Contacts

• Address Charles George VA Medical Center 1100 Tunnel Road Asheville, NC 28805 US
• Name: Cyreena Driver
• Phone: (919) 956-5541
• Email: [email protected]