Job opening: Accounting Technician
Salary: $47 297 - 61 485 per year
Published at: Dec 01 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is located at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Duties
Perform financial assistant work in the areas of Medical Services Account (MSA), Cashier’s Cage and Patient Trust Fund.
Operate multiple accounting systems, to include standard automated disbursing system (ADS) and General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS), which is the approved, modified double entry form of accounting.
Provide support during audits to show initiations, commitments (return of overpayments), obligations, and accounts receivable.
Maintain ledgers and journals which reflect the value of chargeable services performed, cash received and cash disbursed to show a complete audit trail.
Identify and resolve a wide variety of complex transactions and/or recommend corrective measures.
Analyze the flow of data to ensure all deposits have cleared and processed in automated systems.
Update automated systems upon payment as necessary, and reverse entries when debts need to be returned.
Provide assistance or training to new employees on the use of the various computer applications/systems.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
- Incumbent must obtain and maintain a Financial Management Level 1 Certification within two years of employment.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: In order to qualify for this position, your resume must demonstrate that you possess at least one year of specialized experience which includes conducting accounting operations relating to medical collections, analyzing accounts receivable transactions, and operating accounting systems to process payments. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Accounting OperationsComputer SkillsDecision Support
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address JT-DHA-DD83DB DHA SAN ANTONIO MKT-BROOKE AMC
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
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- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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