ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
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ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Department of Defense
Location
Cleveland, Ohio
Salary
$52,688 - $68,496
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-6 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $37,764 - $49,094
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-5. Bachelor's degree + some experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This role involves handling complex financial transactions, reviewing documents for accuracy, and keeping accounting records up to date for the Department of Defense.
It suits someone with hands-on experience in bookkeeping and a detail-oriented mindset who enjoys working with numbers and ensuring everything balances correctly.
A good fit would be a reliable team player comfortable using financial software in a structured government environment.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-06 level, including maintaining ledgers, posting transactions, preparing reports, reconciling accounts, and using accounting systems
- 52 weeks of time-in-grade at GS-06 or higher for current or former federal employees, verifiable via SF-50
- Ability to review and process unusual disbursement or collection transactions with proper documentation
- Skills in reconciling daily and end-of-month accountability changes to accounting records
- Experience maintaining returned negotiable items and ensuring clearance to federal records
- Proficiency in reviewing, adjusting, and ensuring accuracy of financial system reports
- Knowledge of control procedures to maintain accounting system integrity and data legality
Full Job Description
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One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-06) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.
Specialized experience is defined as: Maintaining accounting or financial ledgers and posting financial transactions; preparing accounting reports; reconciling accounts and working with a variety of accounting and automated financial systems.
Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement.
Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-06 or higher grade in Federal Service.
** The effective date of your SF-50 must reflect that you will meet the 52-week time in grade requirement within 30 days of the announcement closing.
** You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.
Major Duties:
- Reviews and processes unusual or difficult disbursement or collection transactions ensuring the propriety and validity of supporting documentation and determining the appropriate account and methodology for processing.
- Reconciles the daily and end-of-month changes in accountability to the accounting records.
- Maintains all returned negotiable items for accountability and ensures clearance to the appropriated federal records holding activity.
- Performs review and adjustment of financial system reports.
- Ensures accuracy, propriety, and legality of control procedures for maintaining accounting system integrity and controlling accounting data.
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