The Accounting Technician position is located within the Fiscal Service at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Canandaigua, NY. This position provides accounting technician level support by performing work in support of budget, accounting, auditing and/or financial management.
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/03/2025. 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-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. 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 at least one (1) full year of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal Service (GS-5), that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of an Accounting Technician. 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: using accounting terminology and account codes relating to an automated system; balancing and reconciling accounts and records; collecting and compiling accounting data to prepare reports; preparing status of funds reports; performing monthly reconciliations/adjustments of accounts payable and accounts receivable; entering accounting transactions into an automated data management system; processing and verifying invoices; and working from a variety of accounting documents and/or systems. (*To receive credit for these skills, they must be documented in your resume). You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Accounting Analytical Thinking Communication Technical Competence You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accounting Analytical Thinking Communication Technical Competence Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary. Work is performed in an office setting. 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/.
***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** The purpose of the Accounting Technician position is receiving, controlling, monitoring, validating, recording, analyzing, and reporting on accounting transactions that affect the assets, cost, liabilities, revenue, and proprietary accounts of programs serviced. Performs clerical, assistant, or technician level work in support of a budget, accounting, auditing, payroll, fiscal, and/or financial management function. Performs budget administration support, financial systems support or accounting technician work. Reviews and classifies a variety of complex accounting documents and transactions; Analyzes source documents such as obligations, disbursements, adjustments, and transfers; Processes obligations to ensure costing is appropriate; Compares transactions to the ledger to verify accuracy; Verifies the accuracy and completeness of accounting data, to ensure proper costing; Monitors fund balances and maintains records to ensure funds are managed within allowable constraints; Analyzes daily rejects and errors listings, determines cause of error, makes corrective entries, and reprocesses transaction as necessary; Researches, interprets, and verifies correct general ledger accounts; Prepares worksheets/reports reflecting the examinations, discrepancies noted, and the corrective entries required to adjust the account(s); Communicates in a professional manner with a variety of individuals with varying levels of understanding; Checks records/files in automated accounting systems for status of payments and payment dates; Responds to customer inquiries in person, in writing or over the telephone; Provides information on accounting transactions; Provides explanation of accounting procedures; Reconciles transactions and accounts to resolve discrepancies; Maintains accounting data on computerized system; Performs follow up on undeliverable orders and payables to ensure financial statements are accurate; Performs cash processing functions involving the receipt, disbursement, examination, deposit, custody, and other processing of cash items; Utilizes integrated computerized systems and accounting software to process transactions and complete reports; Serves as an Alternate Cashier covering the Primary Agent Cashier during absences (sick, vacation leaves, and required internal control reviews); and performs a broad range of cash receipt and disbursing duties. Performs all other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD21O81A