Accounting Technician

Veterans Health Administration • Albuquerque, NM

13d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Financial Management Service at the VA Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It performs clerical, assistant, and technician-level work supporting budget, accounting, auditing, fiscal, and financial management functions. The role supports budget administration, financial systems, cash processing, and accounting; examines, verifies, and maintains accounts and accounting data; and helps ensure the accuracy, completeness, and auditability of financial records. The position is not virtual. The employee must live within or be willing to relocate within a commutable distance of the duty location. Telework and recruitment or relocation incentives are not authorized.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Applicants must meet the specialized-experience requirement: one year of experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level, such as collecting and verifying accounting data, examining and maintaining financial accounts, processing deposits, or using accounting software and automated systems for accounting duties. There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level in Federal service, related to the duties of the position.
• Qualifying experience may include collecting and verifying accounting data, examining and maintaining financial accounts, processing deposits, and using accounting software and automated systems for accounting-related duties.
• Specialized experience must be detailed in the resume to receive credit.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete the required application, questionnaire, and online assessment.
• Subject to a background/security investigation and required online onboarding.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as a Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel requirement.
• Be able to work at the Albuquerque duty location; the position is not virtual and requires living within or relocating within a commutable distance.

Responsibilities

• Perform clerical, assistant, or technician-level work supporting budget, accounting, auditing, fiscal, and financial management functions.
• Support budget administration, financial systems, cash processing, and accounting.
• Examine, verify, and maintain financial accounts and accounting data.
• Classify accounting transactions and verify the accuracy and completeness of data across multiple appropriations.
• Determine debit and credit entries for general ledger accounts, journals, and subsidiary accounts.
• Summarize transactions and prepare control documents and other documents reflecting entries to be made.
• Maintain, audit, and reconcile general and subsidiary ledger accounts for accurate and timely reporting and fund control.
• Identify errors and make adjustments in the correct appropriation across interrelated accounts.
• Review pending items and ensure follow-up action is taken.
• Prepare general-ledger-to-subsidiary-account reconciliations, accruals, adjusting journal entries, accounting reports, and special reports.
• Reconcile accounting-system output against manual and automated subsidiary records to verify input accuracy.
• Maintain control of receipts, disbursements, obligated funds, and expended funds.
• Receive and analyze documents for propriety, validity, budget and expenditure limitations, completeness, and accounting accuracy.
• Journalize corrective actions for erroneous conditions.
• Prepare journal vouchers for multi-line transactions and research appropriate postings for unusual transactions.
• Document financial transactions to maintain a proper audit trail.
• Inspect purchase orders, requisitions, and financial components and make corrections when necessary.
• Obligate and amend purchase orders.
• Train and consult control point users and other Medical Center customers, providing guidance on fiscal and financial policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Perform related duties as required.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• Potential credit toward annual leave accrual for qualifying prior work or military service, if requested and approved before appointment; approval is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed