Financial Accounts Technician

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/03/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Experience reviewing and analyzing documents for validity of budget data, expenditures, accounting data, proper authorization, and compliance with regulations and policies. Experience using Financial Management Systems to certify fund availability, prepare reports, research obligations and disbursements, and reconciling data.

01Preferred Experience

Experience with VA Travel System, Concur, and experience with Agent Cashier operations. 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/.

Major Duties: Receives, analyzes, and classifies all commitment and obligation documents. Reviews documents for validity of budget data, expenditures, accounting data, and for proper authorization and compliance with regulation, manuals, and policies. Uses Financial Management Systems (FMS) to certify fund availability, commitments, and obligations.

Matches reimbursement documents with obligation documents, verifies accuracy and completeness of data, locates discrepancies, researches discrepancies and and takes necessary remedial action. Reconciles open obligations with FMS reports. Enters data into the E-Travel Package, FMS, and any other necessary electronic systems.

Performs Travel Coordinator duties as needed including: using travel software to complete various travel forms, use software and websites to attain information related to travel (per diem rates, airfares, and mileage), and train customers and staff regarding travel policies and procedures. Establish Direct Deposit Enrollment for employee's Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Serves as an alternate cashier performing the full scope of Teller duties. Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Frida, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoctelework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Financial Accounts Technician/PD25354A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized