Financial Accounts Technician

Full Job Description

This position is located at VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Research Service, Administrative Section. The employee serves as the Financial Accounts Technician for Research Service.

The primary purpose of the position is the purchase of goods and services, and associated fund control point maintenance.

IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THIS POSITION AT THE GS-5 LEVEL YOU MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess 1 year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-4 level in the Federal service, that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) needed to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to this Financial Accounts Technician position to be filled.

Specialized experience for the position includes experience extracting, compiling, and computing all types of statistical reports and requisitions; checking the accuracy of funding documents and continually updating records of status of fund for assigned control points; reviewing documents such as vouchers, purchase request, and contractor invoices to assure agreement of budgetary account codes, dollar amount, and compliance with regulation and procedures.

(THIS EXPERIENCE MUST BE SUPPORTED BY YOUR RESUME TO BE CREDITABLE.) ~OR~ SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: You must have successfully completed four years of education above the high school level?

This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school.

One full year of graduate education is considered to be 18 semester hours.

(COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION) ~OR~ COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You must possess equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and specialized experience to meet total qualification requirements at the GS-5 level.

(THIS EXPERIENCE MUST BE SUPPORTED BY YOUR RESUME TO BE CREDITABLE AND COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION) 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*** Major duties and responsibilities include: Entering all orders to vendors for all prime vendors (services and supplies).

Coding and extending monies (VA Form 1358 - Estimated Obligation or Change in Obligation) for requests for prime vendor based on information received from past experience.

Entering data for Expendables items under $2,500.00, using a government wide FSA smart pay purchase card. Compiling and maintaining Research service accounts.

Reconciling all bi-weekly computer print-outs for items issued and cost against Research Service. Assisting Budget Analyst in maintaining all cost accounting files.

Extracting, compiling, computing and typing all Research Service statistical reports and requisitions, entering data for the Administrative Officer or the Budget Analyst in Excel software.

Certifying weekly fund control point, fund availability to cover future expenditures and undelivered items.

Reconciling all reports for cost distribution, percentage cost change of contracts and spreadsheets for 1358s. Reviewing vouchers, purchase requests and compliance with regulations and procedures.

Utilizing accounting methods for estimates and to set up Fund Control Points. Providing customer service for vendors, budget analysts and other staff. Performing other duties as assigned.

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