This position is in the Accounting section within the Fiscal Office at the Columbia VA Health Care System in Columbia, SC.

Duties

Receives, reviews, analyses and classifies a variety of source documents such as obligating documents (purchase orders, contracts, travel orders, bills of lading) Receives, reviews, analyses and classifies a variety of source documents such as property documents (receiving reports pertaining to unposted and posted supplies and materials, services, and non-expendable equipment). Receives, reviews, analyses and classifies a variety of source documents such as disbursement documents (employee travel, imprest fund, beneficiary travel, travel advances, patient fund withdrawals). Receives, reviews, analyses and classifies a variety of source documents such as collection documents (field service receipts and bills of collection). Receives, reviews, analyses and classifies a variety of source documents such as adjustment vouchers, reports of surveys, salvage or trade-in vouchers, transfer of disbursing authority. Reviews source documents for completeness, adequacy of funds, accuracy of accounting data and validity. Examines and reviews funding amount of invoices prior to sending invoices for payment. Determines the proper cost center and BOC in order to enter obligations into the cost accounting system. Determines proper financial management system transaction to generate general ledger entries and initiates input into the system for undelivered orders, accounts payable, accrued services. Other duties as assigned 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- Friday 8:00am- 4:30pm Telework: Position not eligible for telework Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD01605 and PD7231 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, 02/01/2024. 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. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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 utilizing knowledge of accounting principles, methods, procedures, and techniques; reviewing records for accuracy of costing, purchases and reconciliations; issuing bills of collection; utilizing computerized accounting systems and various software package applications. OR, 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: applying knowledge of Financial Management Systems (FMS) to resolve accounting inconsistencies and reconcile errors; analyzing and validating unusual or complex accounting data; knowledge of coding procedures for a variety of complex transactions to identify miscoded transactions and erroneous payments; performing comprehensive audits. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accounting Operations Accounting Principles 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: This position requires long periods of concentration, sitting, computer input, and some bending and lifting is required as in a normal business office environment. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Columbia VA Health Care System 6439 Garners Ferry Road Columbia, SC 29209 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]