Accounting Technician

Summary

This position functions as an Accounting Technician located within the Finance Service at the Kansas City VA Medical Center. The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of duties involving classifying accounting transactions; maintaining and reconciling accounts; closing accounts and preparing reports and statements; analyzing accounting data; and examining accounts.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the GS-6 level - you must meet the following: Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-5) in the federal service that has given you the particular knowledge - skills - and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of an Accounting Technician - and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience is experience that provided an understanding of accounting practices - polices - and principles; processing and reconciling a wide range of accounting transactions; maintaining accurate general and subsidiary accounts; reviewing documents for compliance and correctness; and - experience researching and resolving discrepancies; preparing reports - supporting year end close-out; and working with automated accounting systems to enter - verify - and correct financial data. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title - duties - month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. 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 IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include - but are not limited to - the following: Balances and reconciles reports - statements - summaries - and trial balances with supporting accounting data on a daily - weekly - monthly - and yearly basis - constituting complete reconciliation Receives and reviews a wide variety of obligation documents including purchase orders - contracts - travel orders - and similar documents for obligation against appropriated funds Reviews documents for accuracy and regulatory compliance to ensure authorization - proper appropriation charge - and availability of funds Notes discrepancies and follows up to clarify and correct them Performs accounting transactions including verifying the accuracy and completeness of accounting data - determining the appropriate general ledger accounts - journals - and subsidiary accounts affected - and determining the debit and credit entries to be made Receives - controls - validates - records - and applies accounting treatment throughout the accounting cycle to a wide variety of transactions including obligations - accrued expenditures - disbursements - refunds - cost transfers - reimbursable orders - earnings - collections - vouchers - reject transactions - Inter-fund Bills (IFTs) - Transactions for Others (TFOs) - and Transactions by 10443-A Page 2 of 4 Others (TBOs) Maintains accounting records to ensure computer-generated subsidiary ledgers - registers - and general ledgers accurately reflect accumulated data Compiles - analyzes - and summarizes data from systems and documents Maintains general ledger accounts Posts inventory and property accounting transactions - calculates depreciation and prepares and reconciles trial balances Performs other related duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday through Friday - 8:00am to 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Telework: This position may be authorized for AD HOC telework
• AD HOC telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.