Accounting Technician
What you'd do
This position is located in the Finance & Accounting service in the Accounting Section of the VA Maryland Health Care System. The incumbent works under the direct supervision of the Supervisory Accountant and is assigned to the Accounting Section staff. This position provides technical assistance, support, and maintenance of accounting records for the VA Maryland Health Care System.
Major duties
Major Duties include but are not limited to: Examines, verifies, and maintains financial accountants and accounting data and classifies accounting transactions Determines the general ledger accounts, journals, and subsidiary accounts affected, and the debit and credit entries to be made as per generally accepted accounting practices 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 adjusts in the correct appropriation to a variety of interrelated accounts Research, interprets, and verifies which appropriation and general ledger accounts a document and subsequent accounting transactions will affect Prepares reconciliations of the general ledger to subsidiary accounts, accruals, adjusting journal entries, accounting reports and special reports. Reconciles accounting systems output with input for accuracy Maintains control of receipts, disbursements and control of funds obligated and funds expended Documents financial transactions to assure a proper audit trail in accordance with guidelines Reviews pending items and ensures that follow-up action is taken on all items pending for excessive periods of time Work as the station's liaison between vendors and Fiscal Service to resolve and answer questions concerning obligations, payables, and payment inquiries on all types of purchase orders Assists the Chief of Accounting and Accountants in preparation of various reports and audits by making various calculations, gathering costs from various sources, and insuring mathematical accuracy of these reports Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for Ad-Hoc Telework per supervisor Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD19033A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved 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,08/03/2026 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-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: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: examining, maintaining, and reconciling financial accounts and accounting records; Knowledge of appropriations, allotments, obligations, and disbursements to examines, verify, and maintain financial accountants classifying and verifying account transactions for accuracy and completeness; researching and resolving discrepancies through account adjustments; maintaining and reconciling general subsidiary ledgers; monitoring and controlling funds; preparing accounting reports and documentation to secure accurate financial operations and reporting 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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