Accounting Technician
What you'd do
The incumbent of this position will serve as an Accounting Technician Agent Cashier for the Uptown Division of the Augusta VA Health Care System. This position will be split into two primary FMS access functions: Obligators and Payers. Incumbent will be expected to perform either function as assigned.
Major duties
The Accounting Technician performs a variety of technical accounting support functions within the Financial Management program. Duties include, but are not limited to: Maintains control accounts and subsidiary accounts and processes accounting transactions for a wide variety of functions including obligations, accrued expenditures, disbursements, appropriation refunds, reimbursable orders, earnings, collections, expenditure vouchers, cost transfers, rejected transactions, inter-fund bills, travel, training orders, and other accounts in connection with the general ledger. Utilizes the beneficiary travel application to adequately assist veterans with beneficiary travel payment questions and the U.S. Treasury application for the Direct Express Card program to input veteran's personal information into site to receive beneficiary travel pay via EFT draft. Validates, monitors, controls, and maintains accounting transactions and accounting records for multiple accounts. Reconciles subsidiary ledgers to general ledgers for accounts having a variety of transactions. Performs either the Financial Management System (FMS) obligatory or payer function. Researches discrepancies between ledgers and makes adjustments. Participates in internal audits of Fiscal programs, vulnerability assessments, systematic internal reviews, quality assurance programs, safety inspections, control point audits, and may other program audits involving cost, obligation, and receivable accounting systems. Coordinates, reviews, audits and reconciles government travel, convenience check, purchase card, and other transactions. Maintains PFOP accounts, following all laws and regulations concerning account balances, veterans' benefits, certifications, documentation. Classifies accounting transactions, maintains and reconciles accounts, close accounts, and prepares reports and statements, analyzes accounting data and examines accounts. Reconciles detailed listings of outstanding transactions to general ledger accounts. Provide veteran access to their funds by managing and maintaining oversight of all Patient Fund Accounts. Completes all Agent Cashier functions in accordance with applicable Treasury Department rules, VA Regulations and VA Handbook. Legally responsible for controlling and maintaining cash advance from the U.S, Treasury Department through the teller disbursing fund for the facility and advancing cash to alternate agent cashiers. Perform a complete verification of the cash accountability and undeposited collections. Verifies accountability for the overall cash advance daily by preparation of a replenishment voucher to ensure there is an adequate supply of cash to meet legislated disbursements. Responsible for the electronic deposit of all check (including negotiable instruments), and the conversation of cash to check/money order through the U.S. Treasury check processing system. Performs other related duties as assigned. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:00am-4:30 pm. Work schedule subject to change based on agency needs. Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD15182A and PD15183A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/24/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement GS-6: 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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. Time-In-Grade Requirement GS-7: 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 and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization: Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Performing budget, accounting, payroll and/or financial management functions; Interpreting and applying accounting principles, methods, procedures, and techniques; Using various accounting systems and computer systems to maintain financial accounts and accounting data; Reviewing and analyzing reports and documents for accuracy and authorizations, Performing research to resolve any discrepancies relating to obligations, collections, disbursements, or other actions involving complicated adjustments; Reconciling accounts, processing and posting payments; Examining, auditing, and maintaining accounting transactions and balancing general ledger accounts. 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/.
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