Accounting Technician

Veterans Health Administration•Portland, OR

24d•Onsite

About The Position

The Accounting Technician performs technical work collecting, recording, and maintaining general ledger accounts and subsidiary records in support of accountants, auditors, and financial officers. The position supports budget, accounting, auditing, fiscal, and financial management functions, including budget administration, financial systems, and cash processing. The incumbent examines, verifies, classifies, and maintains accounting data across multiple appropriations; determines affected ledger and journal accounts and debit and credit entries; prepares control documents and reports; and maintains, audits, and reconciles general and subsidiary ledger accounts. The role includes correcting errors, documenting transactions for audit trails, following up on pending items, preparing reconciliations and adjusting entries, and ensuring timely reports for the Department of the Treasury, VA Headquarters, and local management. The technician assists with audits, analyzes financial documents for propriety and correctness, and performs receivables recovery tasks. Specialized duties include recording deposits, accounts receivable charges and collections, and monitoring revenue streams. The incumbent also serves as backup or alternate Agent Cashier and Accountable Officer, ensuring proper disbursement, receipt, and deposit of public and private funds in accordance with VA and U.S. Treasury regulations. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. PST. Telework is not authorized, and the position is not virtual. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Meet applicable time-in-grade requirements; for GS-07, current or former qualifying federal employees must have 52 weeks at GS-06, as applicable.
At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-06, including relevant budget, accounting, payroll, or financial management work; applying accounting principles and procedures; using accounting and computer systems; reviewing reports and documents; researching discrepancies; reconciling accounts; processing and posting payments; and examining, auditing, and maintaining transactions and balancing general ledger accounts.
Clearly describe the nature of duties and responsibilities and hours worked per week when claiming qualifying experience.
Complete the application, questionnaire, and required online assessment.
Meet Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
Complete required background/security investigation and online onboarding requirements and provide acceptable identification.
Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as a Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel requirement.
Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
Complete a one-year time-in-grade requirement at GS-06 for GS-07, if subject to the federal time-in-grade rule.

Responsibilities

Perform clerical, assistant, or technician-level work supporting budget, accounting, auditing, fiscal, and financial management functions.
Provide budget administration and financial systems support and perform cash processing and accounting technician work.
Examine, verify, classify, and maintain financial accounts and accounting data, including data across multiple appropriations.
Determine affected general ledger, journal, and subsidiary accounts and the debit and credit entries required.
Summarize transactions and prepare control documents and other documents reflecting accounting entries.
Maintain, audit, and reconcile general and subsidiary ledger accounts; prepare accurate, timely reports and support control of funds.
Identify errors and make adjustments in the correct appropriation across interrelated accounts.
Document financial transactions to maintain a proper audit trail.
Review pending items and ensure timely follow-up on items that have been pending for excessive periods.
Prepare general-ledger-to-subsidiary-account reconciliations, accruals, adjusting journal entries, accounting reports, and special reports.
Ensure timely preparation of reports for the Department of the Treasury, VA Headquarters, and local management.
Assist with audits required by Fiscal Service regulations, including quarterly audits of Agent Cashier, Employee Accounts, Patient Funds, Voucher Audit, and General Post Funds.
Analyze documents for propriety, validity, budget and expenditure limitations, completeness, and correctness of accounting data.
Complete receivables recovery tasks, including recovery of erroneous payments, vendor or benefit-recipient overpayments, rejected and returned items, returned authorized advances, and other revenue streams.
Maintain accounting records and monitor daily reports, including recording deposits, accounts receivable charges and collections, and monitoring revenue streams.
Serve as backup or Alternate Agent Cashier and as Accountable Officer, handling proper disbursement, receipt, and deposit of public and private funds according to VA and U.S. Treasury regulations.
Perform other duties as assigned.