At the full performance level, the primary purpose of this Cashier position is clerical and technical work concerned with supporting accounting, budget, and other financial management work. The Principal Cashier for the VA Loma Linda Health Care System performs general clerical work involving proper disbursement, collection of public and private funds and imprest funds, in accordance with regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Treasury.

Duties

Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Establishes and maintains a complex cashier function, which contributes to the effective service to our Veterans and the efficiency of Fiscal Service Operations Assists with studies of administrative practices, which cause payment complaints Recommends management changes, which will reduce or eliminate justified complaints Implements further studies necessary to clarify the problem Takes appropriate independent action and provides follow-up of the issues to monitor the effectiveness of any program changes Establishes, controls and maintains, as the central point, the specialized monetary systems utilized by the VA, including check drafts Examines, verifies and maintains financial accounts data and classifies accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data Determines the general ledger accounts, journals, and subsidiary accounts affected, and the debit and credit entries to be made Works with systems development personnel to locate and resolve accounting transactions problems in the accounting system Summarizes transactions and prepares control documents or other posting documents reflecting the entries to be made Maintains, audits, and reconciles the general and subsidiary ledger accounts for the preparation of accurate and timely reports, and for the control of funds Examines accounts or resolves difficult reconciliations requiring analysis of adjustments and corrective entries in the account Determines the nature of errors and makes adjustments in the correct appropriation to a variety of interrelated accounts Researches, interprets, and verifies which appropriation and general ledger accounts documents and subsequent accounting transactions Establishes routines for input of these transactions Prepares reconciliation of the general ledger to subsidiary accounts, accruals, adjusting journal entries, accounting reports and special reports Reconciles accounting systems output with input for accuracy Maintains control of receipts and disbursements Maintains control of funds obligated and funds expended Ensures the timely preparation of all reports for Department of Treasury, Agency Headquarters and local management Analyzes general ledger accounts to ensure accurate reports. Analyzes documents for accuracy and authorization Documents financial transactions to assure proper audit trail Assigns transactions that will have the proper accounting affect Reviews pending items and ensures that follow-up action is taken on all items pending for excessive periods of time 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 at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Cashier/PD13830A 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, 11/03/2023. 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-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5 level. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6 level. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: GS-06: 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: Supporting accounting, budget and other related financial management work. Specialized Experience: GS-07: 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: Supporting accounting, budget and other related financial management work. Basic understanding of accounting and banking systems, policies and procedures in performing the examination, verification and maintenance of accounts and accounting data. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: AccountingAttention to DetailCustomer ServiceIntegrity/Honesty 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: Work is mostly sedentary although there may be some nominal walking or standing for short periods of time. The work involves coping with complex, persistent demands from a variety of sources that can be regarded as a high-pressure work situation. Good eyesight and hand dexterity are necessary to allow for reading from Computers Monitors and accessing information from the various computer systems. Good hearing and speech abilities are necessary in order to handle the extensive telephone contacts. Work sometimes requires long hours to meet project deadlines and to devise corrective action for unexpected technical crises. This can result in a highly stressful work situation. Occasional overnight travel is required. Due to the nature of the assignments, the incumbent must also possess emotional and mental stability. 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 Jerry L Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital 11201 Benton Street Loma Linda, CA 92357 US
• Name: Megan Grajeda
• Phone: 562-844-9475
• Email: [email protected]