Accounting Technician

Full Job Description

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced to All U.S. Citizens and Nationals under 26-NDCA-12892762-DE.

GS-5: To be eligible at the GS-5 level, you must have: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level; or four years of education above the high school level; or a combination of both specialized experience and education as explained below.

Specialized experience is defined as experience entering, reviewing, and correcting accounting transactions in financial systems, reconciling accounting records with invoices or supporting documentation and making adjustments to correct errors, reviewing invoices or payment documents for accuracy and proper coding, and identifying financial discrepancies requiring additional research or follow-up.

Combining Education and Experience: Successfully completed post-high school education may be used to meet the total one year of specialized experience requirement equivalent to the GS-4 grade level.

Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.

One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.

GS-6: To be eligible at the GS-6 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level.

Specialized experience is defined as experience processing purchase or payment transactions and tracking budget balances, reviewing and paying invoices and working with vendors or internal staff to resolve billing issues, reconciling financial records by researching discrepancies using accounting records and source documents and reviewing outstanding balances and recommending corrections.

GS-7: To be eligible at the GS-7 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level.

Specialized experience is defined as experience managing financial transactions involving corrections or prior errors and ensuring accurate recording of payments and charges, reconciling accounts by tracing transactions to determine the source of discrepancies, resolving disputed invoices or payment problems, and analyzing financial data to determine causes of errors and taking corrective action affecting account balances.

Note: In order to be considered "qualified" for this position, your specialized experience must be described in your resume.

Please be sure that your resume clearly states any and all of the specialized experience that you may have.

If your specialized experience is not clearly stated in your resume, you may not be considered for this position.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form.

Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application.

Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) -VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce.

To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service.

If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement.

Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments.

For further information, click on the links provided below .

You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility.

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments Major Duties:

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for management of the finances pertaining to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Incumbent will provide technical assistance by serving as a point of contact for purchase card obligations and reconciliation, assist with processing invoices, and serve as the Transit Coordinator in the transit subsidy program.

Typical work assignments will include: Administering obligations, commitments, and expenditures by creating obligating documents, certifying funds, tracking bulk commitments, and identifying and resolving obligation issues.

Preparing and processing invoices for payment, verifying billing accuracy, issuing payments, and resolving disputed or erroneous charges with vendors and internal stakeholders.

Reviewing, entering, and reconciling financial data in financial systems, including daily purchase card reconciliation and monthly statement reviews.

Supporting budget and financial operations by assisting with expert witness contracts, reimbursable agreements, purchase card expenses, travel authorizations/vouchers, and billing.

Conducting quarterly open-obligation reviews, compiling audit documentation, researching financial accounts and historical data, and providing analysis and recommendations to improve financial processes.

- Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Each grade has 10 step rates and GS employees are typically hired at step one of the applicable GS grade level at which the applicant qualified.

The salary range for a GS-5 in San Francisco, California is $50,925- $66,203 (step 1 through step 10).

The salary range for a GS-6 in San Francisco, California is $56,767- $73,796 (step 1 through step 10).

The salary range for a GS-7 in San Francisco, California is $63,081- $82,007 (step 1 through step 10).