Accounting Technician
What you'd do
The incumbent provides accounting support and functions for the Centralized Accounting System for Construction Appropriation system (CASCA) for the Department of Veterans Affairs facility in Washington DC.
Major duties
Major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Provides all accounting support and functions for the Financial Management System (FMS). Responsible for all transactions to include costing, obligation, liquidation, and recurring reconciliation of each separate control account. Responsible for all accounting procedures, maintenance of general ledger accounts, verification of input data, reconciliation of system output data, and an integrated double entry accounting systems for the three classes of funding. Provides Accounting support for the Medical Care Appropriation, and have a thorough knowledge of FMS, real-time computer-oriented system. Must be knowledgeable of the expenditure restrictions and criteria mandated by VA Accounting Manuals. Knowledge of unusual processing cycles is required to trace out of balance discovered in particular accounts. Research, prepare, and records miscellaneous accounting transactions, journal vouchers, refunds, and records various month closing accounting entries. Understanding of the Medical Center Accounting System which includes General Ledger Accounting, Capital Asset Accounting, Revolving Supply Fund Accounting, Budgetary Accounting , and Cost Accounting. Reviews documents for validations, budget availability, completeness, and correctness of accounting data as required. 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 - 4:30pm EST Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized. Telework: AD-HOC as determined by the agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD688-260281A and PD688-260282A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/04/2026. 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. For a GS-8 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7.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 described below: Specialized Experience GS-07 To qualify for the GS-07 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level or higher in Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. This experience must include: providing all accounting support and functions for the Financial Management System (FMS), using knowledgeable of the expenditure restrictions and criteria mandated by VA Accounting Manuals, responsible for all transactions to include costing, obligation, liquidation, and recurring reconciliation of each separate control account, provides Accounting support for the Medical Care Appropriation, and have a thorough knowledge of FMS, real-time computer-oriented system, responsible for all accounting procedures, maintenance of general ledger accounts, verification of input data, reconciliation of system output data, and an integrated double entry accounting systems for the three classes of funding, understand the Medical Center Accounting System which includes the following: General Ledger Accounting, Capital Asset Accounting, Revolving Supply Fund Accounting, Budgetary Accounting, and Cost Accounting. Specialized Experience GS-08 To qualify for the GS-08 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level or higher in Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. This experience must include: Provides Accounting Support and functions for the CASCA (Centralized Accounting System for Construction Appropriation) system, provides accounting and cost analysis of these funding categories to include budget and reporting data as required by VA Directive and Handbooks, reviews documents for validation, budget availability, completeness, and correctness of accounting data as required, thorough functional knowledge of accounting procedures and its effect on general ledger accounts, verification of input data, reconciliation of system output data, and an integrated double entry accounting system for the four classes of funding for the purpose of analyzing and classifying unusual transactions or special adjustments. Best qualified applicants will meet the following criteria in addition to the minimum qualifications for this position: 1. General knowledge of professional accounting principles 2. General knowledge of disbursement, payment, or customer service applications. 3. Knowledge of Department of Veterans Affairs accounting software/systems to ensure accurate record-keeping and efficient financial processes. 4. Knowledge in interpreting financial data and researching authoritative guidance 5. Experience applying concepts, theories, and principles of accounting and financial 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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