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Summary Incumbent serves as an Accounting Technician for the VISN 6 Finance administrative staff and team members, located within the Central Virginia Veteran Affairs HealthCare System in Richmond, VA. Responsibilities Duties include but are not limited to: Performs clerical, assistant, or technician level work in support of budget, accounting, auditing, fiscal and/or financial management function. Performs budget administration support, financial systems support, cash processing or accounting technician work. Classifies transactions, maintain, and reconcile accounts. Examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts and accounting data, and classifies accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data. Reviews and classifies many types of financial transactions involving the operation of the Medical Center. Determines the general ledger accounts, journals and subsidiary accounts affected, and the debit and credit entries to be made. Determines the nature of errors and adjusts in the correct appropriation to a variety of interrelated accounts. Ensures timely and accurate payments to Veterans and employees for numerous vouchers to include beneficiary travel, compensated work program (CWT), transit benefit, settlement, EEO, or Medical Malpractice claims. Works with multiple services to obtain needed information. Confirms all payments reference the correct appropriation, fund control point, cost center, budget object code, and vendor code. Documents financial transactions to assure a proper audit trail. Reconciles through the use of approved formulas all subsidiaries with controlling general ledger accounts. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Virtual: This is not a virtual position Telework: Available Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD01587A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not approved Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/21/2025. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05, 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. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: To qualify for this position at the GS-7 level, you must meet the following: One year of specialized experience equivalent to 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: performing clerical, assistant, or technician level work in support of budget, accounting, auditing, fiscal and/or financial management function; performing budget administration support, financial systems support, cash processing, or accounting technician work; examining, verifying, and maintaining financial accounts and accounting data, and classifies accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data; reviewing and classifying many types of financial transactions involving the operation of the Medical Center including journalizing corrective actions for erroneous conditions; determining the general ledger accounts, journals and subsidiary accounts affected, and the debit and credit entries to be made; maintaining control of receipts and deposits and related tracking mechanism. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accounting Accounting Operations Analysis and Problem Solving Clerical Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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. Physical Requirements: The work of the position is primarily sedentary with some walking, standing, and bending. May be required to lift and move files/printouts. The person in the position works in an office setting involving everyday risks or discomforts. Work assignments require use of a computer, requiring a considerable amount of keyboarding while sitting. Normal safety precautions are required. 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/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.