Accounting Technician

Summary This position is located within the Fiscal Service office supporting accounting operations for the Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Shreveport - Louisiana. Qualifications To qualify for this position at the GS-6 level - you must meet the following: Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-5) in the federal service that has given you the particular knowledge - skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of an Accounting Technician. For this Accounting Technician - GS-6 position: Possess one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge - skills - and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position - and that is typically in or related to the work of this Accounting Technician position. To be creditable - this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: performing accounting principles - methods - procedures and techniques; validating transactions; examining accounts to analyze and detect trends and; problems; using various accounting system software package applications and computer systems to resolve problems of processed transactions; and using spreadsheets. NOTE: Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Demands: Work is primarily sedentary. Work is performed in an office setting - either in separate office - shared office space or at home (virtual/telework available as deemed appropriate). For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Duties ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of duties encompassing classifying accounting transactionsmaintaining and reconciling accountsclosing accounts and preparing reports and statementsand analyzing accounting dataand examining accountsAdditionally - establishing and updating Veteran banking account information in the multiple systems - and manage/reconcile the cash bank accounts through to TreasuryDuties and Responsibilities: Balances and reconciles reports - statements - summaries and trial balances with supporting accounting data on daily/weekly/monthly/yearly basis constituting a complete reconciliationInitiates corrective action to reconcile recordsReceives and reviews a wide variety of obligation documents to include purchase orders - contracts - travel orders and similar documents for obligation against appropriated fundsReviews documents accuracy and regulatory compliance to ensure they are authorized in accordance with regulations - charged to the applicable appropriation and that funds are available to cover obligationObligates documents and summarizes the information and enters data into the appropriate automated systemReconciles and reviews all transaction accounting classifications to ensure they were input properly into the various accounting systemsNotes discrepancies and follows up to clarify and correctVerifies input to computer to close accounts and provide financial statements by abstracting data from a variety of source documentsAssigns the appropriate action codes verifies block totals - determines the correct accounting classification - and ensures manageability and processing efficiencyAdvises Lead Accounting Technician or higher graded accountants of extraordinary or recurring problemsAnalyzes - codes - and processes all types of accounting transactions involving various types of funds ensuring the accuracy and completeness of information provided in accordance with regulatory requirementsPerforms other duties assignedWork Schedule: Monday-Friday8:00am-4:30pm (Work schedule is subject to change based on the needs of the facility)Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc teleworkTelework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.