What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Technician position at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs?
Summary
This position is in Fiscal Service at the West Texas VA Health Care System and functions under the Assist Chief Financial Officer. The Accounting Technician is responsible for performing all duties required in maintaining a complex double entry commercial type accounting system integrated with governmental type accounting for West Texas VA Health Care System (WTVAHCS) - including four Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC).
Qualifications
To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 06/15/2026. 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: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: knowledge of finance regulations - practices - methods - procedures - and precedents - knowledgeable in accounting terminology and standard accounting codes - manuals - rules - regulations - procedures and practices - extensive knowledge of patient fund activities - Treasury guidelines and VHA policies and and Handbooks; knowledge to identify accounting issues - knowledge of various accounting system applications and content to resolve problems - and knowledge to prepare reconciliations and reviews to identify inconsistencies. 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/.
Duties
This position is in Fiscal Service at the West Texas VA Health Care System and functions under the Assist Chief Financial Officer. The Accounting Technician is responsible for performing all duties required in maintaining a complex double entry commercial type accounting system integrated with governmental type accounting for West Texas VA Health Care System (WTVAHCS) - including four Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC).
Qualifications
To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 06/15/2026. 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: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: knowledge of finance regulations - practices - methods - procedures - and precedents - knowledgeable in accounting terminology and standard accounting codes - manuals - rules - regulations - procedures and practices - extensive knowledge of patient fund activities - Treasury guidelines and VHA policies and and Handbooks; knowledge to identify accounting issues - knowledge of various accounting system applications and content to resolve problems - and knowledge to prepare reconciliations and reviews to identify inconsistencies. 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/.
Duties
- Major Duties: Examines - verifies - and maintains transactions for services - supplies - real property - and adjustments for all appropriations
- Makes required entries on obligations - receiving reports - contracts - travel orders/expense reports - and various other procurement documents for obligation
- Processes payments to vendors to include tracking system payments - which requires knowledge of accounting entries and their effect on the General Ledger and how they affect all financial records
- Assigns and/or verifies proper appropriation and limitation - fund control point - cost center - budget object code - accounting classification code (ACC) to ensure overall expenditure controls are maintained in IFCAP and FMS
- Maintains numerous control points consisting of 2237s and 1358s
- Performs training of personnel in the use of accounting programs
- Performs cash management duties
- (Serves as alternate agent cashier)
- Maintains complex spreadsheets - works IPPS - and balances fund control point differences
- Formulates data to illustrate convoluted relationships between accounts
- Researches accounts and historical data to provide detailed explanations when necessary
- Researches any credits - inquiries - or discrepancies related to billing
- Reviews technical disbursing authorities
- Works assigned reconciliations and submits timely
- Other duties as assigned
- Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for ad hoc telework
- Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process
- Virtual: This is not a virtual position
- Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD00638A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Salary : $50,460 - $65,599