The Accounting Technician is located in Fiscal Service under the Accounting Department at The Chillicothe VA Medical Center. The incumbent's primary responsibility is to perform clerical, assistant, or technician level work in support of a budget, accounting, auditing, fiscal and financial management function.

Duties

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts and accounting data and classifies accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data across multiple appropriations. Receives and analyzes various types of documents to determine propriety, validity, budget, expenditure limitation, completeness and correctness of accounting data. Reviews and classifies many types of financial transactions involving the operations of the Medical Center including journalizing corrective actions for erroneous conditions. Audits or processes obligations, payments, adjustments, travel requests, travel vouchers, cost transfers, purchase card transactions, VRQ's (vendor change requests), accruals, deposits, bills of collection, Personal Funds of Patients (PFOP) postings, offsets, reconciliations, reviews, ad hoc reports, etc. Reconciles accounting systems output with input for accountability. Maintains control of receipts, disbursements, and logs. Maintains control of funds obligated and funds expended. Analyzes documents for accuracy and authorization, such as the Financial Indicators Report, obligations and payments. Determines proper cost centers, budget object codes (BOC), appropriations and fund control points to be entered into a computerized cost accounting system. Documents financial transactions to assure a proper audit trail, including but not limited to proper and complete documentation of follow-up on reconciliations, and back-up documentation for accounts receivable. Assigns transactions that will have the proper accounting effect. Researches and resolves complex issues in a paperless system as more and more processes become automated, including, but not limited to vendor issues, missing payments, and rejects. Coordinates, reviews, audits and reconciles government travel, convenience check, and purchase card transactions. Maintains PFOP accounts, following all laws and regulations concerning account balances, veterans' benefits, certifications, documentation, etc. Incumbent has technical responsibility for the maintenance, auditing, and reconciliation of the general and subsidiary ledger accounts, for the preparation of accurate and timely reports, and for the control of funds. Determines the nature of errors and makes adjustments in the correct appropriation to a variety of interrelated accounts. Ensures the timely preparation of reports for VISN, Department of Treasury, VA Headquarters, and local management. Responsible for working with numerous different unrelated systems, such as Financial Management System (FMS), Integrated Funds Distribution, Control Point Activity, Accounting and Procurement System (IFCAPS), Veterans Information Systems Technology Architecture (VISTA), On-Line Certification System (OLCS), Federal Records System (FRS), Fed Traveler, Accounts Receivable, Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Office and Internet Explorer. Performs audits as required by Fiscal Service regulations, including quarterly audits of Agent Cashier, Employee Accounts, Patient Funds, Voucher Audit and General Post Funds. Completes all Agent Cashier functions in accordance with applicable Treasury Department rules, VA Regulations and VA Handbook 4010 in specific. Monitors and makes input to current vendor file so that vendors may be paid promptly under the FMS system. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am until 4:30 pm Telework: Ad-hoc telework available as determined by the need of the agency. 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. Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD921340-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized 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, 10/18/2024. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-7 grade level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience include, but is not limited to the following: audits account balances for accuracy and processes necessary correcting and adjusting entries; evaluates documentation, draws conclusions and makes sound recommendations; reviews and certifies account reconciliations, audits, and regular reviews to ensure integrity of accounting data; makes suggestions to management regarding more efficient work methods; analyzes documents for accuracy and authorization; and consistently communicates and treats customers in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accounting Operations Audit Reporting Financial Systems Principles of Accounting Developing Others Interpersonal Effectiveness 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 Demands: The work is mainly sedentary; however, there is some walking, bending, lifting and carrying of light objects. Work Environment: Work is performed in a normal office setting. 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 Chillicothe VA Medical Center 17273 State Route 104 Chillicothe, OH 45601 US
• Name: Katelyn Clark
• Phone: 740-253-8915
• Email: [email protected]