This position is located in the VISN 12 Great Lakes Finance Service (GLFS) at the Tomah VA Medical Center, 500 E Veterans St, Tomah, WI 54660.

Duties

This position serves as a Teller/Agent Cashier and is organizationally aligned under the GLFS Accounting Section and is responsible for establishing and maintaining the Agent Cashier Office. The Teller/Agent Cashier is designated as an authorized agent of the Treasury Department and is responsible for the advance of funds received from Treasury. Submits treasury reports, reconciliations, disbursements, and receipts to the Austin Finance Center.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/01/2024. 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-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. 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. To qualify for this position at the GS-6 level, you must meet the following: Specialized Experience: You must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in Federal Service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes but is not limited to: Substantive working knowledge of banking practices and currency; Experience with security regulations and procedures to endure the safeguarding of cash and financial instruments; Working knowledge of all banking, treasury, and accounting procedures and policies; Understanding the debit and credit principles of each disbursement or collection in order to maintain, balance, and close accounts in an accounting system; Ability to analyze accounts and determine the need and type of adjustments necessary to reconcile and balance accounts; Effective and courteous communication with customers and utilizing problem-solving techniques; Utilizing computer systems such as Microsoft Word/Outlook and Integrated Funds Distribution, Control Point Activity, Accounting and Procurement (IFCAP) system, and DHCP/VISTA. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: ArithmeticAttention to DetailConscientiousness 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.

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 VISN 12 Directors Office 5000 West National Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53295 US
• Name: Peggy Edelen
• Phone: (414) 384-2000 X44684
• Email: [email protected]