The Accounting Technician provides general accounting technician assistance to the VISN 12 Great Lakes Finance Service (GLFS) at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI.

Duties

Examines vouchers, invoices, claims, and other requests for payments for goods and services provided to the medical center, for accuracy, adequacy of documentation or citations, compliance with regulations, and justification and documentation. Provides the accounting function to support the Medical Center's accounts receivables and debt collection function. Reviews and analyzes accounts receivables. Processes accounts receivables, approving repayment plans offered by debtors. Reviews and processes payments and offsets. Reviews and processes cost transfers. Trains hospital staff on entering accounts receivables into VISTA and approving Officials on how to review and approve bills. Customer service representative for all shareholders involving the accounts receivables program. Develops and maintains working relationships with internal and external shareholders. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Authorized 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/PD12091A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved 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, 01/30/2024. 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 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: applying various accounting principles, methods, procedures, and techniques; classifying accounting transactions; maintaining and reconciling accounts; closing accounts and preparing financial reports and statements; analyzing accounting data and examining accounts; and communicating information effectively and courteously to internal and external customers. Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accounting OperationsInterpersonal EffectivenessPrinciples of Accounting 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; however, there may be some walking, standing, bending, or carrying of light items. 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 VISN 12 Directors Office 5000 West National Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53295 US
• Name: Suvonne Dawson
• Phone: (757) 234-2868
• Email: [email protected]