The Financial Accounting Technician position is located at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System (ICVAHCS) in the finance department. The incumbent supports all aspects of employee compensation and travel to Veterans Health Administration employees within the Health Care Systems.

Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to: Record financial data in an automated system. Conduct training on regulations, policies and applicable software application/system. Create training modules to encompass system enhancements, new policies and regulations. Identify issues and creates a corrective action plan. Analyze and compares data between multiple systems. Provide customer service on the phone and via email. Conduct audits ensuring adherence to regulations and policy. Develop corrective actions to resolve issues identified during audits. Generate reports and reviews results. Examine documentation for completeness and accuracy. Perform other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Ad-Hoc Only Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Financial Accounts Technician/PD23536A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/05/2024. 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-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. You may qualify for GS-7 based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience GS-07: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of full-time specialized experience that has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. To be creditable specialized experience, it must have been equivalent to the GS-06 grade level (or equivalent) and includes but is not limited to: Reconcile various types of pay and leave transactions. Apply conventional practices to treat a variety of problems in accounting, budget, or financial management transactions. Conduct pay and leave audits. Manage the accurate and timely recording of employee time in a payroll system. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analysis and Problem SolvingComputer SkillsCustomer ServiceManages and Organizes InformationTechnical 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: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination. 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 Iowa City VA Health Care System 601 Highway 6 West Iowa City, IA 52246 US
• Name: Luther Smith Jr.
• Phone: 612-467-6901
• Email: [email protected]