ACCOUNTING AND BUDGET TECHNICIAN
Air Education and Training Command
Posted: March 18, 2026 (0 days ago)
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Air Force Services Agency
Department of the Air Force
Location
Texas
Salary
$20 - $25
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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This job involves handling daily cash reconciliation tasks, such as balancing accounts, verifying transactions, and using accounting software to ensure financial records match bank statements in the Air Force's financial services center.
It's a full-time role with benefits, open to a wide range of applicants including veterans and military spouses.
A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in accounting or bookkeeping who is detail-oriented and comfortable with numbers and basic computer tools.
This position will be assigned to the Air Force Service Center, Port San Antonio, TX. This is a regular full-time category position with guaranteed 40 hours per week.
Employees appointed to a regular category position are eligible for benefits. Who May Apply: Open to everyone.
Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities.
An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 03/25/2026 Business Based Action, Military Spouse Preference, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, and Transition Hiring Preference In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.
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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if the position allows for qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Qualifying Experience: Must have experience with cash reconciliation and experience performing back reconciliation, cash balancing and forecasting.
Desired Work Experience: Experience with NAF accounting practices and procedures.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge, skill and ability to reconcile general ledger journal entries, cash receipts/disbursements to bank statements.
Ability to comprehend accounting functions in the AFSFMS cash management or similar commercial accounting system.
Knowledge of the interrelationship of general ledger accounts and the effects of debit and credit transactions on cash reconciliation.
Understanding of training methods and preparation of training materials. Working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets and briefing material.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
**NOTE: Those qualified applicants who meet both the minimum qualification requirement(s) and highly preferred criteria(s) will be considered best qualified for this position and will be referred to the selecting official(s) first for consideration.
All other applicants will be referred as needed and requested by the selecting official(s).
**Reminder to Applicants: Your experience has to be clearly identified in your resume in order to receive consideration.
If your resume does not provide enough information regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified and you will no longer be considered for this position.
(Format example: Employer name, position title, beginning and ending dates of employment, with summary of duties, etc.) **Federal Work Experience: The following are required information to be included for all Federal Work Experience in your resume: pay plan, series, grade level, agency worked for and dates of employment.
Failure to include this information may result in disqualification and you will no longer be considered for this position.
(Format example: Position title, Pay Plan, Series, Grade Level, Agency Name, beginning and ending dates of employment, with summary of duties, etc.) Major Duties:
Works in the Financial Management Directorate Shared Service Center: General Accounting Branch. Cash Reconciliation Section.
Performs the full range of cash reconciliation duties through the use of an Oracle based accounting system.
Air Force Services Financial Management System (AFSFMS) using double-entry accrual accounting methods. Performs and verifies accuracy of cash clearing and reconciling tasks.
Performs tasks and verities the accuracy of manual and AFSFMS automated cash management processes to ensure bank reconciliation is providing accurate cash and general ledger balances.
Performs cash forecasting related tasks to detect error or fraud and gathers valid data. Prepares and edits draft audit reports.
Identities and traces discrepancies in the AFSFMS cash management system.
Uses expert knowledge of the overall accounting system from initiation through expenditure stages to trace discrepancies in the AFSFMS cash management system.
Receives notices of and traces discrepancies in response to internal NAF customer queries or other NAF SSC division requests to source documents.
Computes operational expenses incurred by individual activities for cash reconciliation services provided and assigns charges appropriately.
Performs cash reconciliation functions independently at the full performance level of cash reconciliation duties assigned.
Imports and validates data from electronic submission forms provided by activity managers and from semi-automated retail sales systems located AF-wide.
Collects supporting information from the Cash Management Investment Program (CMIP) and other software applications in coordination with AFSVA/FMTB personnel concerning banking. retirement funds.
investments and other centrally funded programs.
Maintains the cash control summary report (CCS) for a variety of funds to include MWR, Lodging, Civilian Welfare Fund, Mission Essential Fund (MEFF) etc.
detailing every CMIP entry and systematically records or ensures entries arc recorded/posted to the general ledger. Performs other related duties as assigned.
If interested in applying for this position you may preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12913697
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