This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Durham VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Fiscal Service. This position is responsible for a variety of accounting, agent cashier, travel and payroll support functions. Classifies, processes and perform periodic audits of accounting financial transactions. Position requires the ability to input and analyze data and produce reports.

Duties

Major duties include but are not limited to Performs clerical assistant, or technician level work in support of a budget, accounting, auditing and fiscal and/or financial management function. Performs budget administration support, financial systems support ,cash processing or accounting technician. Responsible for creating bills of collection associated with fiscal transaction processing and recording the debt in the proper account and appropriation and applying diligent follow-up and collection actions. Initiates correspondence to discuss the status of the account when inquiry is made and/or to support general ledger accounts. Functions as the Alternate Cashier and as the Accountable Officer during the required annual two week transfer of accountability. Assists in payroll support to review time and attendance records of a diversified workforce covering a variety of different types of appointments and employment situations under various pay systems with different entitlements to pay, leave, deductions and benefits based upon pay plans. Serves as back-up travel liaison for contract with other Medical Centers, VA Central Office, VISN and non-VA personnel as necessary. Work Schedule: 8:00 a.m. -4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday Telework: Reg Teleworks 6+ day/PP Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD06218A 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, 10/25/2023. 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-5. 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-06 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 clerical, assistant, or technician level work in support of budget, accounting, auditing, fiscal and/or financial management function. Performing budget administration support, financial systems support, cash processing, or accounting technician work. Examining, verifying, and maintaining financial accounts and accounting data, and classifies accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data. Reviewing and classifying many types of financial transactions involving the operation of the Medical Center including journalizing corrective actions for erroneous conditions. Determining the general ledger accounts, journals and subsidiary accounts affected, and the debit and credit entries to be made. Maintaining control of receipts and deposits and related tracking mechanisms. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accounting OperationsCustomer ServiceFederal Funds ProcessingTechnical 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 requires some physical effort such as standing, walking, bending or sitting. There are not special physical demands. 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 Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 US
• Name: Anisha Trice
• Phone: (804)675-5000 X8942
• Email: [email protected]