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LEAD ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Department of Defense

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Location

Salary

$50,930 - $66,210

per year

Closes

March 25, 2026More DOD jobs →

GS-6 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $37,764 - $49,094

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-5. Bachelor's degree + some experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This role involves leading a small team of accounting technicians in handling financial tasks like processing transactions, reconciling accounts, and preparing reports for the Department of Defense.

It requires overseeing daily workloads, ensuring accuracy in complex accounting entries, and resolving discrepancies with customers or systems.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on accounting experience who enjoys guiding others and thrives in a structured government environment.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-06 level, including maintaining ledgers, posting transactions, preparing reports, reconciling accounts, and using automated financial systems
  • 52 weeks of time-in-grade at GS-06 or higher in federal service (must be met within 30 days of announcement closing)
  • Ability to lead and distribute workload to team members while ensuring timely completion
  • Skills in reviewing and processing complex or unusual accounting transactions with proper documentation
  • Proficiency in verifying accounting data for accuracy, completeness, and mathematical correctness
  • Experience responding to inquiries on accounting discrepancies and coordinating with budget personnel
  • Knowledge of evaluating third-party payment systems and analyzing subsidiary ledgers for data integrity

Full Job Description

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One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-06) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized experience is defined as: Specialized experience is defined as experience such as maintaining accounting or financial ledgers, posting financial transactions, preparing financial reports, reconciling accounts and working with a variety of accounting and automated financial management systems.

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-6 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:

  • Serves as Work Leader by identifying, distributing and balancing workload and tasks to team members in accordance with established workflow and assures timely accomplishment of the assigned workload.
  • Makes day to day adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities.
  • Reviews and processes unusual or difficult accounting transactions ensuring the propriety and validity of supporting documentation and determines appropriate account and methodology for processing.
  • Verifies documents for accuracy and completeness of accounting data, mathematical accuracy and determines necessary processing actions for a wide variety of accounting transactions.
  • Responds to questions from customers and technicians regarding accounting data discrepancies. Coordinates with budget personnel regarding Installation level actions required to identify, track, research and liquidate any non-liquidated balances.
  • Evaluates third party payment systems (TPPS) account balances, analyzes subsidiary ledgers for accuracy and integrity of data.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/12/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/13/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: IN-12904593-26