Accounting Technician
Veterans Health Administration is hiring for the position of Accounting Technician in Syracuse, New York, United States. It is listed as a full-time position.
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Veterans Health Administration is hiring for the position of Accounting Technician in Syracuse, New York, United States. It is listed as a full-time position.
Skills and tools named in the text include budgeting, accounting, auditing and payroll.
The listing gives the pay as $45,409 - $59,031 per year.
The advert does not mention visa sponsorship. If you would move to United States for this job, check the official work permit route first (DGJ Insight lists it where we have it).
Dev Global Jobs found this job on USAJobs on Nov 7, 2026; applications close on Nov 13, 2026.
- Employer
- Veterans Health Administration
- Location
- Syracuse, New York, United States
- Job type
- Full-time
- Pay
- $45,409 - $59,031 per year
- Found
- Nov 7, 2026 on USAJobs
- Closes
- Nov 13, 2026
- Employer text
- 351 words, about 2 min to read
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This job's listed pay is 40% below the benchmark.
Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025
- H-1B specialty occupation: Employer petition, bachelor's degree or higher in the specialty; annual cap and lottery
- L-1 intracompany transferee: Employees of a related company abroad transferring to a US office
- O-1 extraordinary ability: Evidence of extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics
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About the role
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To qualify for this position at the GS-6 grade level, you must have: At least one full year of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal Service (GS-5), that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of an Accounting Technician.
Specialized experience includes performing clerical work in support of budgeting, accounting, auditing, payroll, or financial management; and processing cash receipts and disbursements as part of cashiering duties. 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/.
THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION Receives, controls, monitors, validates records, analyzes, and reports on accounting transactions that affect the assets, cost, liabilities, revenue, and proprietary accounts of programs serviced. Performs clerical, assistant, or technician level work in support of a budget, accounting, auditing, payroll, fiscal, and/or financial management function.
Performs budget administration support, financial systems support, payroll, cash processing. voucher examination, agent cashier or accounting technician work. Analyzes, 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 requirements. Tests entries using printouts and as required, traces error through the system to determine point of origin and method of corrections.
Maintains the accounting records to assure that the computer output subsidiary ledgers, registers, and general ledgers show the correct accumulation of data. Reviews a variety of printouts to verify the accuracy of accounting designations and effect on information input to the system. Balances and reconciles, reports, statements, summaries, and trial balances with supporting accounting data on daily/weekly/ monthly/yearly basis constituting complete reconciliation. Initiates corrective action to reconcile records.
Reviews purchase orders, contracts, travel orders, and other claims against obligated funds and enters data into accounting systems, correct invalid/incorrect entries, and prepare trial balances to check the status of accounts. Other duties as needed Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30 pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
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