The primary purpose of this position is to lead the work of other accounting technicians who are responsible for receiving, controlling, monitoring, validating, recording, analyzing and reporting on accounting transactions that affect the assets, cost, liabilities, revenue and proprietary accounts of programs serviced.

Duties

KCVAMC is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create and maintain a working and learning environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork. We offer an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where we celebrate our individual differences and unite as a team toward a common goal of providing outstanding service to our Nation's Veterans. The incumbent is responsible to the supervisor for ensuring that the work assignments of the other employees of the team are carried out by performing a range of duties such as: 1. Distribute and balance the workload among employees in accordance with established work flow or job specialization, assure timely accomplishment of the assigned workload, and assure that each employee has enough work to keep busy; 2. Keep in touch with the status and progress of work, and make day- to- day adjustments in accordance with established priorities, obtaining assistance from the supervisor on problems that may arise, such as backlogs which cannot be disposed of promptly; 3. Estimate and report on expected time of completion of work, and maintain records of work accomplishments and time expended and prepare production reports as requested; 4. Instruct employees in specific tasks and job techniques and make available written instructions, reference materials and supplies; 5. Give on the job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices; 6. Maintain a current knowledge and answer questions of other employees on procedures, policies, directives, etc. and obtain needed information or decisions from supervisor on problems that come up; 7. Check on work in progress or spot check work not requiring review (e. g., filing or direct services) and review completed work to see that supervisor's instruction on work sequence, procedures, methods and deadlines have been met; 8. Amend or reject work not meeting established standards, refer to supervisor questions or matters not covered by standards and problems in meeting performance standards; 9. Monitor working conditions such as seating, ventilation, lighting, safety, etc.; 10. Approve leave for a few hours or for emergencies; 11. Inform employees of available services and employee activities; 12. Resolve simple, informal complaints of employees and refer others to supervisor; 13. Report to supervisor on performance, progress and training needs of employees, and on behavior problems; 14. Provide information to supervisor as requested concerning promotions, reassignment, recognition of outstanding performance, and personnel needs. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Telework: ADHOC only. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Lead Accounting Technician/PD091650 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/27/2024. 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 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 described below: Specialized Experience: 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: Compiles, analyzes, and reports accounting information in a usable, timely manner. Verifies accuracy and completeness of data on Financial documents. Reviews, records and maintains Financial documents such as purchase orders, journal vouchers, receipts, payment vouchers, replenishments, credit cards, ect. Reads and interprets VHA Financial Policy, procedures, and handbooks. Presents and interprets Financial Management data to an audience of varying levels of Financial Management knowledge and understanding. Attention to DetailCommunicationPerformance MeasurementPrinciples of AccountingProblem SolvingTechnical 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: The work is primarily sedentary. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of items such as papers and books. 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 Kansas City VA Medical Center 4801 Linwood Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64128 US
• Name: Brody Hillstock
• Phone: 9136839559
• Email: [email protected]