Accounting Technician

Amentum•Washington, DC

78d•$27•Onsite

About The Position

The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) was established to provide compensation to individuals who suffered physical harm or were killed due to the terrorist-related aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001, or the subsequent debris removal efforts. Initially operating from 2001-2004, the VCF was reactivated in October 2011 by the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. The Act has been extended and permanently authorized, ensuring the fund's continued operation. Processing VCF claims is critical and challenging due to strict statutory timeframes and the requirement for 100% accuracy. Payments are managed through a process involving the DOJ Office of Planning, Budget and Evaluation (OPBE) and the US Treasury, utilizing multiple systems and requiring precise tracking of inputs and outputs. The Payment Team Payment Processor (Accounting Technician), under the direction of the VCF Payment Processing Supervisor, will execute tasks in compliance with established Payment Standard Operating Procedures.

Requirements

Consistently and accurately perform detailed work under pressure.
Pay excruciating attention to detail, deadlines, and quality control.
Read and follow instructions and Payment Standard Operating Procedures.
Understand task, task objectives, and the context of those tasks in the payment lifecycle.
Proactively identify issues that impact payment and propose alternate solutions.
Initiate questions when necessary to complete tasks correctly.
Excellent typing/keyboarding and communication skills.
Knowledgeable user of DOJ office and network environment, including word processing, data processing environments, office automation networks, PC-based databases, internet and server-based databases, and other applications.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team environment.
Excellent writing skills and oral communication capabilities.
Two-year degree in accounting or four-year degree in a related field (finance, business, banking, or economics) with 30 credit hours in accounting.
With COR’s approval, relevant financial and accounting experience performing technical level duties in accounting, banking, or finance for corporations or non-profit organizations may be substituted for education and credit requirements.
Knowledge of manual and automated accounting systems used by banking, financial, and other institutions.
Three years of experience in claim and payment support projects or undergraduate degree.
Experience or substantial undergraduate coursework in finance/accounting or experience in a claim processing environment.
Must be able to obtain and maintain MRPT facility credentials/authorization.
US Citizenship is required for MRPT facility credentials/authorization at this work location.

Responsibilities

Review and analyze financial data, documents, and manual or automated payment systems.
Create, file, retrieve, and copy claim and payment documents.
Enter basic claimant payment data into databases.
Proofread, edit, and correct payment documents.
Complete tracking spreadsheets and report on task progress.
Perform quality control on the work of peers.
Perform basic and intermediate level database searches.
Perform moderately complex payment support tasks, including detailed review and analysis of payment information such as claimant files, compensation detail, and claimant and/or law firm banking forms.
Perform detailed filing of payment softcopy files.
Assist with the preparation and review of payment reports.
Perform other payment or PAAQC duties as assigned.