Accounting Technician

Full Job Description

Serves as the operating Accounting Technician and is responsible for the detailed and efficient operation and control of day-to-day fiscal activities at the El Paso VA Health Care System.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/03/2026.

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 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 general ledger and subsidiary accounts in an accounts structure requiring a number of asset and liability control accounts and considerable subdivision of accounts.

Knowledge of the interrelationship of accounts and the effect of debit and credit transactions on the overall system of ledgers.

A thorough knowledge and application of the double entry accrual based accounting system of appropriations, funds, allocations, obligations, receipts, processing disbursements, and performs costing functions; completing monthly review of undelivered orders to determine accrual amounts.

Comprehensive and detailed knowledge of the accounting policies, procedures, and regulations in order to ensure efficient and accurate performance of accounting work.

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 is sedentary. Some work may require movement between offices, hospitals, warehouses, and similar areas for meetings and to conduct work.

Work may also require walking/standing, in conjunctions with travel to and attendance at meetings and/or conferences away from the work site.

Incumbent may carry and lift light items weighing less than 15 pounds.

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:

Duties include, but are not limited to: Performs a variety of accounting duties involving FMS and CASCA accounting that includes obligating, disbursement and costing functions.

Receives, analyzes, obligates and records all source documents pertaining to construction appropriations, medical care appropriation, General Post Fund (GPF), Compensated Work Therapy (CVVT), Medical Care Cost Recovery (MCCR), etc.

Reviews documents for validation, budget availability, completeness and correctness of accounting data.

Establishes and processes undelivered orders and determines what dollar amounts are to be accrued. Receives and analyzes documentation selecting correct general ledger entries for accounting input.

Maintains subsidiary ledger and reconciles to control accounts. Prepares miscellaneous accounting reports i.e., project reports, GPF report, accounts receivable, etc.

Prepares various journal vouchers, standard vouchers and expenditure transfers. Work Schedule: 7:30am-4:00pm, Monday-Friday Telework: Ad hoc available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD01294A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized