This Accounting Technician position is located in Fiscal Service of VA Boston Healthcare Systems located at the Jamaica Plain, MA campus. All Federal employees must submit a copy of their most recent SF50.

Duties

Some of the duties include, but are not limited to; Reviewing and approving receiving reports for transmission to FMS and CAPPS Researching daily rejects for miscellaneous orders, service orders, contracts, A&E orders, receiving reports and amendments and makes corrections as necessary to resubmit transaction to FMS Reviewing daily CAPPS listing to determine if receiving reports are needed Auditing payment documents received from vendors, employees, Beneficiary Travel, Patient Funds, and the Agent Cashier for correctness Processing invoices for payment in FMS or forwards invoices to the Online Certification System or CAPPS as appropriate Performing comprehensive audits, analysis, evaluations and related procedures for the purchase card system as required Reviewing records to determine accuracy of costing, timeliness of reconciliations, and appropriateness of purchases Insuring proper accounting procedures are enforced to accurately record financial transactions. Prepares written reports on the results of audits, reviews, and evaluations Actively direct and perform research of current accounts, historical data, source documents, etc., to develop and explain detailed information not otherwise readily available Identifying significant changes and determines related transactions and causes. Provides detailed recommendations for improvement based on the above process Reconciles and balances the Accrued Services Payable and Undelivered Orders Reports in FMS and IFCAP monthly: Performing other accounting department duties, as assigned by the Supervisor; These duties may include cashiering, timekeeping, travel and payment processing. Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: May be authorized at supervisor discretion. 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/PD00743A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required This is a NAGE Bargaining Unit position. This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay. Selectee may be required to work at any Boston Healthcare System campus, as needed. Selectee will be required to complete additional forms to proceed with employment process. Veterans' preference does not apply for other current permanent Federal agency employees Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/31/2023. 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: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Performing comprehensive audits, analysis, evaluations and related procedures for the purchase card system; Reviewing records to determine accuracy of cost, timeliness of reconciliations and appropriateness of purchases; Preparing written reports on the results of audits, reviews and evaluations. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: AccountingAccounting OperationsPrinciples of AccountingTechnical 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 VA Boston Healthcare System 940 Belmont Street Brockton, MA 02301 US
• Name: Sharika Graves
• Email: [email protected]