Accounting Technician

About the role

The Accounting Technician provides administrative and accounting support functions to assist the Office of the Field Chief Financial Officer within the Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office (DOE-SR) at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that payroll is processed and certified each pay period (every two weeks) by the established due dates.
• Ensure travel administration for Temporary Duty, Foreign Travel, and Permanent Change of Station Travel.
• Ensure that Travel Authorizations and Vouchers are reviewed and processed daily, accurately, and in a timely manner. Is knowledgeable of travel policies and airline ticket/reservations and charges.
• Ensure that all conference attendance travel has been approved in advance by the responsible Manager and training is authorized.
• Coordinate with HQ-Payroll, Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS), Human Resources Advisory Office (HRAO), and employees to resolve payroll issues.
• Assist Senior Accountants in performing the day-to-day accounting operations and processing in financial systems.
• Track refunds, nonrefundable tickets, maintains electronic database and prepares reports.
• Assist with filing travel, payroll, and accounting documents.
• Assist the Financial Evaluation Team (FET) with Audit Liaison functions.
• Assist with coordination of funding availability for DCAA audit requests.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and some university accounting-business coursework is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Management is desired.
• Two years' experience in accounting/business management is required.
• Prior experience at a Federal Government site is preferred.
• Must be able to obtain security clearance, as needed.