The Accounting Technician position is in the Fiscal Department of the Business Office and the position it reports to the Fiscal Administration Supervisor. The incumbent independently commits, amends, verifies costing, obligates, and liquidates for expenditure accounting for standard and nonstandard transactions in multiple funds. Also, they process receiving reports, review receipts, and reconcile the related control and subsidiary accounts for financial reporting.

Duties

Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD024410 Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Major Duties: Extracts morning reports from the Integrated Funds Distribution Control Point Activity Accounting and Procurement System (IFCAP). Identifies payments to record on obligations. Researches daily rejects on miscellaneous orders, service orders, contracts, receiving reports, and amendments to determine the reason for the rejection and to rectify the accounting transaction. Processes 2237 and 1358 obligations and modifications to ensure accuracy, validity, and funding availability in the appropriations used by the medical center. Analyzes and reconciles computer generated reports. Researches current accounts, historical data, and source documents to develop detail information of the status of various transactions, account balances, changes during a period or other specified information. Researches and determines cause of discrepancies to make necessary adjustments to reconcile account if needed. Receives purchase orders and requests, receiving reports, invoices daily activity records and similar data for processing into the automated system. Balances and reconciles reports, statements, summaries, and trial balances with supporting accounting data on a daily/weekly/monthly/yearly basis constituting a complete reconciliation. Initiates corrective action to reconcile records. Assigns the appropriate action codes, verifies block totals, determines the correct accounting classification, and ensures manageability and processing efficiency. 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. Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized. Telework: Authorized. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/10/2023. 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. 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: 1) Reviews funding documents to ensure account codes and dollar amounts are correct in compliance with government procedures and regulations, 2) Must have the ability to reconcile accounts and be the subject matter expert to explain undelivered orders to the finance department, 3) Must have detailed knowledge to ensure authorizations and claims are linked to one or more of at least 26 fund control point categories, and 4) Must have the knowledge of the entire authorizations, claims, and payment process to perform the duties of the position, as all areas of the process must be followed correctly to align accurately for final payment and closure.. OR, You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accounting OperationsAttention to DetailComplianceControl of FundsInterpersonal SkillsTechnical 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 primarily sedentary. 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.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

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 Butler Healthcare 353 North Duffy Road Butler, PA 16001 US
• Name: Maurice Covington
• Phone: (412) 822-3542
• Email: [email protected]