Accounting Technician

Full Job Description

Employee will serve as an Accounting Technician aligned in Fiscal Service located at the Veterans Healthcare System in Battle Creek, MI.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Requires one full year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Specialized experience includes: Records financial data, to include processing payment vouchers, obligations, and accounts receivables.

Analyze journal entries, reconcile accounts, and process accounting adjustments, and corrections.

Problem solves, prioritize tasks, work under pressure and complete work in a timely manner to meet deadlines 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:

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties will include, but may not be limited to the following: Creates and posts complicated accounting transactions.

Performs extensive analysis and reconciliations of accounts, records and reports. Maintains a variety of subsidiary ledgers and schedules that support ledger balances.

Audits account balances and processes necessary corrections.

Processes vouchers for payment, to include vendorization, obligation, vouchering, manual posting and reconciliation to obligation documents, and payment coding actives.

Researches, reviews and analyzes an extensive and complex array of accounting directives, handbooks, manuals, guides, etc.

Responsible for electronic payment system administration, follow-up actions on outstanding receiving reports and certifications, and resolves lay payment or vendor inquiries.

Provides training to other accounting technicians, control point clerks, and officials on a wide variety of accounting activities to ensure accurate budgetary data.

Assists in the planning, coordination and completion of travel profiles, plans, and expense reports for employees and patients. Performs other duties, as necessary.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved