ACCOUNTS MAINTENANCE CLERK/ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

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Pay for first time hires to the Federal Government will typically be set at step 1 salary range for their respective grade level.

If selected at the GS-4 level, the job title for this position is Accounts Maintenance Clerk; if selected at the GS-5 level, the job title is Accounting Technician.

This position will be located within Accounts Payable/CL Accounting Operations.

To Be Hired At The GS-04 Entry Grade Level, Applicants Must Minimally Have: One year of general experience, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized/General Experience at the GS-04 Is Defined As: Progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled.

To Be Hired At The GS-05 Entry Grade Level, Applicants Must Minimally Have: One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade GS-04 within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized Experience at the GS-05 Is Defined As: Performing duties that support the processing of financial/accounting transactions using standardized procedures that may include reviewing financial/accounting systems information/documents for accuracy/completeness, inputting financial/accounting information into automated systems, or correcting invalid financial/accounting transactions.

This announcement will be used to fill positions with an entry grade of GS-04, GS-05 with a target grade of GS-05. Minimum Salary: Grade GS-04 is $38,017, Maximum is $49,425.

Minimum Salary: Grade GS-05 is $42,535, Maximum is $55,296.

Volunteer Experience: 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).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

This position requires you to obtain and maintain a Level 1 Certification under the DoD Financial Management (FM) Certification Program as a condition of employment.

If you are selected, you will have to obtain this certification within two (2) years of your entry on duty in the position unless you are already in a position that requires a Level 1 Certification in which case you must complete the certification within the original 2-year period.

Failure to become certified within the required time-frame may be grounds for removal from the position and/or from Federal service.

Information about the DoD FM Certification Program is available at http://www.dfas.mil/dam/dfas/careers/pdf/DoDFMCertificationProgram.pdf. Major Duties:

• Accesses a variety of documents including invoices, receiving reports, and procurement documents using the Electronic Document Management (EDM) and appropriate entitlement system.
• Reviews documents to ensure accounting information is accurate and aligns with Accounts Payable policy.
• Validates invoices and inputs and processes for payment into the appropriate entitlement system.
• Verifies obligations to ensure funds sufficiency, reviews documents to ensure propriety of fund usage, and reconciles unmatched items prior to payment.
• Provides status reports on over-aged accounts payable and validates and processes the clearing of over-aged accounts payable.
• Duties will be developmental in nature when performing below the full performance level (GS-05).