What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Technician position at Northern Indiana HCS?
Located in the Finance Office, Accounting Section, within Northern Indiana Healthcare System. Incumbent must have a thorough understanding of the Finance Office mission and functions. Incumbent performs a variety of accounting functions (obligations, payments, suspense, deposit processing, vendorizing and accounts receivable), travel assistant duties, contract officer representative, and agent cashier duties. Incumbent is required to work under minimal supervision.
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-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. 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:
INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS - Accounting Technician
There are no Individual Occupational Requirements for this series.
GRADE DETERMINATION GS-07
Specialized Experiences. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service which includes:
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.
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/.
Physical Requirements: The work of this position is primarily sedentary with some carrying of computer reports, boxes and ledgers. The work is performed in a normal office setting.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan (VISN 10) 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.
Major duties include, but are not limited to:
Fiscal/Administrative Duties (80%)
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 0800 - 1630
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD92709A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Qualifications:
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/12/2026.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-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. 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:
INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS - Accounting Technician
There are no Individual Occupational Requirements for this series.
GRADE DETERMINATION GS-07
Specialized Experiences. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service which includes:
- Processing financial obligations;
- Resolving financial discrepancies using established procedures;
- Providing customer service; and
- Utilizing Microsoft Office programs.
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.
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/.
Physical Requirements: The work of this position is primarily sedentary with some carrying of computer reports, boxes and ledgers. The work is performed in a normal office setting.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan (VISN 10) 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.
Responsibilities:
The incumbent performs a variety of duties with payments of accounts in general ledger from Financial Management System (FMS), Integrated Funds Distribution, Control Point Activity, Accounting And Procurement (IFCAP/VISTA), Financial Accounting Service Payment And Collection (FASPAC), and Invoice Payment Processing System (IPPS). Some of those payments for processing include non-VA Care and Care in the Community, standardized obligation offsets, travel rejects, cashier reimbursements, employee reimbursements, veteran payments for beneficiary travel, canteen payment for inpatients and all other disbursements as authorized by CFO and director.Major duties include, but are not limited to:
Fiscal/Administrative Duties (80%)
- Processes, audits, and reconciles payments and accounts in multiple financial systems (FMS, IFCAP, IPAC/FASPAC, IPPS), including travel, vendor, reimbursement, and patient transactions for Medical Care, General Post, and Supply funds.
- Maintains and reconciles accounts, performs monthly/periodic auditing of fund control points, and provides related training.
- Administers agent cashier duties, including receipt, deposit, disbursement, and documentation of funds; ensures accuracy in deposits and negotiable items.
- Reviews, certifies, and processes invoices and payment documents, ensuring compliance with regulations and the availability of funds.
- Coordinates facility transactions and reporting with CPAC and Financial Service Center; contributes to internal control reviews and recommends improvements.
- Supports all accounting operations, especially during absences or peak workloads; assists with document validation, obligation management (1358's, travel, purchase orders), and fund control.
- Manages collection actions and repayment plans for outstanding debts; makes recommendations for legal enforcement or termination of collection efforts.
- Processes incoming funds, maintains statistical data, and reconciles accounts receivable records.
- Assists with DMC, IRS offsets, and Veteran payment plans; identifies and corrects billing errors.
- Functions as backup travel coordinator (including Concur Government Edition), and Contract Officer Representative (COR).
- Compiles financial data/reports for leadership; maintains and reconciles assigned fiscal records.
- Communicates with internal/external stakeholders to resolve fund/payment/account inquiries.
- Maintains current knowledge of all financial guidelines, directives, and systems.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 0800 - 1630
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD92709A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Salary : $50,930