ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN (CERTIFIER)

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One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-5) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized experience is defined as: Researching, reviewing, and analyzing payment contracts; entering contract data into an automated financial system to process a variety of payment authorizations; identifying and researching discrepancies in contract payment and making adjustments; reconciling subsidiary ledgers to general ledgers for accounts; researching discrepancies and making adjustments.

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-05 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:

• Certifies the legality of procurement of goods and services under various funding authorities and specific laws and regulations.
• Examines and analyzes contracts, modifications, and change orders for propriety, legal, accuracy of contracts and modifications in accordance with existing payment controls, and adequacy of contract.
• Researches and reviews contracts, delivery orders, agreements, project orders, military interdepartmental purchase requests, obligation authorities, etc. to ensure propriety of fund usage and pertinent contract payment requirements.
• Prepares a variety of payment authorizations and schedules payments for commercial vendors and government agencies or activities, and performs final audit of invoices and vouchers related to contracts of a high-value, complex nature.
• Maintains the underlying subsidiary records and ledgers to support accounts payable in the general ledger. Performs periodic reconciliation of unliquidated contractual obligations.