Accounting Technician

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/16/2026. 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: knowledge of accounting principles, personnel and accounting integrated data system, accounting and procurement IFCAP, or financial management system FMS and other VHA and financial systems, performing comprehensive audits, analysis, evaluations, reviewing records to determine accuracy of costing, timeliness of reconciliations and appropriateness of purchases, preparing written reports on the results of audits, reviews and evaluations.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. 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.

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 include but are not limited to: Reviewing and approving requisitions for services, supplies, real property, equipment, and adjustments for all appropriations ( including GPF and CWT) for the medical center. Auditing payment documents received from vendors, employees, Beneficiary Travel, Patient Funds, and the Agent Cashier for correctness. Reconciling and balancing the Accrued Services Payable and Undelivered orders Reports in FMS and IFCAP monthly.

Reviews open orders for validity and proper disposition through research of VISTA, FMS, IPPS, and/or ECMS. Serves as an administrator for invoice payment processing system (IPPS) granting access, correcting errors, researching inquiries, and troubleshooting any problems that arise. Serves as back-up to the employee travel clerk. Serves as the accounts receivable clerk and primary/alternate timekeeper. Responsible for issuing bills of collection for financial management.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Telework: This position may be authorized for Ad-hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD12890A