Accounting Technician

Full Job Description

The Accounting Technician position is in Fiscal Service within the Accounting Section.

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the technician responsible for the auditing and accounting procedures to support medical center activities and the daily financial transactions of the facility.

Note: This is opportunity is limited to a two-page resume. Please see "How To Apply" for additional information.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/20/2026.

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-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-6) 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 a budget, accounting, payroll and/or financial management functions; understanding accounting principles, methods, procedures, and techniques; making determinations within an accounting system to validate transactions and to perform research to resolve inconsistencies; and utilizing accounting system software package applications and computer systems to perform a variety of accounting related 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/.

Major Duties:

Major duties include but are not limited to: Examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts and accounting data.

Classifies accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of accounting data. Determines the general ledger accounts, journals, and subsidiary accounts affected.

Determines the nature of errors and makes adjustments in the correct appropriation to a variety of interrelated accounts. Assures funds management to numerous, separate fund control points.

Reconciles accounting systems output with input for accuracy.

Researches, interprets, and verifies which appropriation and general ledger accounts a document and subsequent accounting transactions will affect; establishes routines for input of these transactions.

Reviews pending items and ensures that follow-up action is taken on all items pending for excessive periods of time.

Ensures the timely preparation of all reports as requested for various departments and local management.

Maintains, audits and reconciles the general and subsidiary ledger accounts, for the preparation of accurate and timely reports, and for the control of funds.

Summarizes transactions and prepares control documents or other posting documents reflecting the entries to be made.

Prepares reconciliations of the general ledger to subsidiary accounts, accruals, adjusting journal entries, accounting reports and special reports.

Maintains control of funds obligated and funds expended. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc telework.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD14107A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized