Accounting Technician

Internal Revenue Service•Ogden, UT

26d•Onsite

About The Position

The Accounting Technician reviews accounting data and documents for accuracy, out-of-balance conditions, and discrepancies. The position requires identifying error conditions, conducting research, and taking corrective action. The technician classifies transactions, maintains and reconciles accounts, and prepares trial and final balances or schedules reflecting account status. Duties also include reconciling General Ledger and subsidiary records, initiating appropriate collection actions, making necessary adjustments, contacting federal agencies, financial institutions, private vendors, or taxpayers to obtain or provide information and resolve discrepancies, and helping employees locate missing taxpayer accounts or payments. Other duties may be assigned. This announcement is open to current permanent IRS competitive service employees in TS Taxpayer Services business units. Five positions are to be filled in the Submission Processing unit in Ogden. The role may be filled at multiple grade levels; employees selected at a lower grade may receive training and opportunities to learn higher-level duties. Standard Position Descriptions are PD92331, PD92330, and PD92329. Conditions include completing any applicable probationary period and obtaining and using a government-issued charge card for business-related travel. Alternative work schedules and staggered work hours may be available. If a building closes due to rent management, new hires may be placed at a local commuting location.

Requirements

For GS-05: one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-04 involving accounting procedures and techniques to classify transactions, maintain and reconcile accounts, and use automated and manual processing procedures, accounting systems, codes, classifications, terminology, and relationships to process a limited range of work; or four years of education above high school; or a qualifying combination of education and experience.
For GS-06: one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-05 involving accounting procedures, techniques, terminology, and regulations to identify erroneous journal entries and research account discrepancies and errors; and use of automated accounting control systems, manual procedures, account structures, accounting code classifications, subdivisions, associated codes, and documents to process varied transactions.
For GS-07: one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-06 involving the full range of accounting procedures, techniques, terminology, and regulations; research to resolve account discrepancies and errors; automated and manual accounting systems and procedures; and complex reconciliation, balancing, and adjustment of varied accounts, including reconstructing an audit trail to technical reporting requirements.
For current civilian employees, meet the time-after-competitive-appointment requirement of at least 90 days of federal civilian service since the latest qualifying non-temporary appointment by the announcement closing or cutoff date.
For positions above GS-05, meet applicable time-in-grade requirements: 52 weeks at the next lower grade. For GS-05, applicants may not advance to GS-05 if they held GS-02 within the prior 52 weeks.
Use month/day/year dates and specify hours worked per week on the resume to receive full credit for experience.
Foreign education used to meet requirements must be supported by proof of equivalency to U.S. education.
Complete any applicable probationary period.
Obtain and use a government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

Responsibilities

Review accounting data and documents for accuracy, out-of-balance conditions, and discrepancies.
Identify error conditions, conduct research, and take corrective action.
Classify transactions, maintain and reconcile accounts, and prepare trial and final balances or schedules reflecting account status.
Reconcile General Ledger and subsidiary records, balance accounts and account data, initiate appropriate collection action, and make necessary adjustments.
Contact other federal agencies, financial institutions, private vendors, or taxpayers to obtain or provide information and resolve discrepancies.
Assist employees in locating missing taxpayer accounts or payments.
Perform other duties as assigned.