Accounting Technician
Veterans Health Administration
Posted: April 14, 2026 (1 day ago)
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Pacific Air Forces
Department of the Air Force
Location
Location not specified
Salary
$17.33 - $18.15
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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This job involves handling day-to-day accounting tasks for a U.S.
Air Force base in Japan, such as recording financial transactions, checking documents for accuracy, balancing accounts, and preparing reports like profit and loss statements.
It's a full-time role in a non-government funded office, open to U.S. citizens and legal residents living nearby.
A good fit would be someone with practical accounting experience who is detail-oriented and comfortable working overseas.
About the position: This position is Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) and is located at the NAF Accounting Office, Yokota AB, Japan. This is the Regular Full-Time position, guaranteed 40 hours a week.
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, 04/24/2026 The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is US Citizens and legal US residents within the commuting area of Yokota AB, Japan.
Legal US residents must possess a social security number. Must be able to provide documentation proving residence status overseas.
Business Based Action Family Member Preference Military Spouse Preference Outside Applicant Veteran Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran 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 qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Qualifying Experience: Must have experience in work which provided comprehensive knowledge of fund accounting methods, procedures, and techniques used in maintaining and analyzing all classes of accounts in accounting system encompassing a number of diversified activities; ability to prepare financial settlements and reports.
Knowledge and understanding of the regulations, guides and precedents sufficient to interpret and apply them in a variety of accounting situations.
Knowledge of the accounting system sufficient to flow individual funds and specific monies from initiation through expenditure stages in order to trace discrepancies in the system. Major Duties:
Performs a full range of accounting duties using double-entry accrual accounting methods.
Classifies and verifies a wide variety of accounting documents in order to assure their mathematical correctness, completeness of information, and to prepare control sheets with appropriate accounting codes.
Maintains double-entry bookkeeping journals and subsidiary ledgers, posting entries to establish accounts.
Prepares monthly balances, reconciles accounts, and transcribes to general ledger for closeout of all accounts.
Traces discrepancies, if necessary, to posting documents, computes operational expenses incurred by individual activities for accounting services provided, and assigns charges appropriately.
Reports prepared may include profit and loss statements, financial statements, and miscellaneous financial reporting data. Performs other related duties as assigned.
If interested in this position please preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12937071
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