The position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Fiscal Service located in Richmond, Virginia at the Central Virginia Veteran Affairs Health Care System (CV-VAHCS). The incumbent serves as the Financial Administration Technician responsible for performing accounting, budget, and employee travel transactions in a consolidated transactional processing site.

Duties

Duties include but not limited to: Budget Oversight Independently performs a variety of budgetary functions to support budget formulation, execution and review of assigned budget activities of the Medical Center Develops methods for automating administrative reports, considering the interrelationship of reports and multiple uses of the data Monitors all component and core program costs and prepares reports projecting use of available resources Prepares all necessary documents for transfer of funds whether intra-agency or inter-agency Reviews HR Smart and codes FCP for employees to ensure that cost are applied to correct cost center for payroll salaries Reviews FTE, Overtime, or other Premium pay reports for stations at the request of a higher-level official Accounting Support Examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts and accounting data Classifies accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data Receives and analyzes various types of documents to determine propriety, validity, budget, expenditure limitation, completeness and correctness of account data Determines proper cost centers, budget object codes (BOC), appropriations and fund control points to be entered into the computerized cost accounting system Monitors and makes input to current vendor Records cash receipts within FMS received from Agent Cashier, completes Agent Cashier replenishment, prepares and records vendor payment documents within FMS Prepares and creates bills of collection for overpayments or duplicate payments to vendors Reviews open orders and works with services to ensure actions are completed to close out orders Provides support to Accountants and Budget Analyst by researching, analyzing, and identifying an extensive range of deposit and suspense transactions Provides technical assistance by trouble-shooting program failures and problems in a timely manner Evaluates, updates, and distributes instruction directives, handbooks, desk manuals, program notes, and all other necessary materials which promote successful operation of the employee programs Responsible for the review of training materials to determine need for and initiate changes in training content Employee Travel Responsible for reviewing, auditing, and providing technical guidance in the operation of Employee Travel Ensures that proper costing structures is entered to track cost accurately within the difference appropriations Tracks Donated and Foreign Travel that is reported to VACO Provide technical assistance and guidance in completing travel vouchers for employee reimbursement travel cost regarding mandated policies Provides training to users regarding creating and amending travel authorizations and vouchers Process reimbursement vouchers for travel, per diem, and local travel Reviews spreadsheets of funds sent for travel reimbursement to ensure reimbursements are received The incumbent serves as the A/OPC travel card coordinator Performs back-up time and attendance record keeping duties and back-up Agent Cashier duties Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Financial Technician/PD3152A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: 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, 10/11/2023. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05 level or equivalent. 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: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge and skill in applying commonly used budget and/or finance practices, procedures, regulations, policies, and guides. Knowledge required to complete TR transactions, payment processing, and other budget, accounting, and travel transactions. Knowledge of basic principles, practices, and methods in order to verify the cost of line items in the budget, enter the costs in standard forms and schedules, and extracting budget and program data from computer printouts. Sound knowledge of technical program areas to be able to satisfactorily address complex and controversial types of account processing problems. Knowledge of and skill in applying accounting concepts. Knowledge of employee file data management. Extensive skills in gathering, assembling, consolidating, and analyzing financial data and drawing conclusions. Knowledge to establish and maintain effective relationships with and gain the cooperation of various levels of management within the organization. Ability to resolve complex or controversial issues or problems and provide advice and assistance on matters of equal difficulty. Knowledge of Federal Travel Regulations governing entitlements and documentation requirements for domestic or international travel to advise on travel procedures, restrictions, and allowances, and to resolve conflicts or issues related to the travel. Knowledge of FMS transactions and reconciliation procedures. Knowledge of accounting symbols and general ledger accounts. Knowledge of Microsoft programs to include Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analysis and Problem SolvingAttention to DetailComputer SkillsCustomer ServiceInterpersonal SkillsPlanning and Evaluating 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. Some work may require walking to conduct work. Work may also require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the worksite. Incumbent may carry light items or drive a motor vehicle. The work does not require any special physical effort. 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 Central Virginia VA Health Care System 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard Richmond, VA 23249 US
• Name: April Hammond
• Phone: 2023822310
• Email: [email protected]