Accounting Technician
Examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts and accounting data, and classifies accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data. Receives and analyzes various types of documents to determine propriety, validity, budget, expenditure limitation, completeness and correctness of accounting data. Determines proper cost centers, budget object codes (BOC), appropriations and fund control points to be entered into a computerized cost accounting system. Responsible for the accurate classification and processing of accounting transactions to include selection of appropriate financial transaction types, appropriate supporting documentation/ justifications for transactions, periodic auditing, and accurate timely completion preparation of reports. Researches, interprets, and verifies which appropriation, costing and accounting transaction type for documents and makes changes to the transactions as appropriate to ensure accuracy and completeness. Responsible for recording the debt in the proper account and appropriation and applying diligent follow-up and collection actions. Serves as a principal point of contact for medical center clients/ customers regarding accounts receivable; provides an explanation of accounts either by phone or through correspondence to internal and external parties. Manages bank debit voucher for insufficient funds, etc., increase/ decrease adjustments to accounts receivable, look up billing information, verification of bank deposits for payments received for refunds received. Functions as an alternate Agent Cashier in the absence of the primary Agent Cashiers; disburses cash payments to patients, employees and other individuals. Functions as an alternate Employee Travel Assistant in the absence of the primary Employee Travel Assistant; schedules and develops travel plans for employee arranged government travel. Promotion Potential:
Position is at the Full-Performance Level Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday (8:
00am to 4:
30pm) Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Accounting Technician/PD008061 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/10/2020. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. You may qualify based on your experience as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
Using accounting terminology and account codes relating to an automated system; balancing and reconciling accounts and records; collecting and compiling accounting data to prepare reports; preparing status of funds reports; performing monthly reconciliations/adjustments of accounts payable and accounts receivable; entering accounting transactions into an automated data management system; processing and verifying invoices; replenishing petty cash funds; and working from a variety of accounting documents and/or systems.( To receive credit for these skills, they must be documented in your resume.) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Analytical ThinkingArithmetic/Mathematical ReasoningCustomer ServiceTechnical Competence 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
The work is mostly sedentary, but does require some walking, bending, stooping, reaching, and lifting of file storage boxes. The storage boxes weigh approximately 15-20 pounds each and are located in another building and at times the incumbent is required to retrieve them. Long periods of sitting at a computer terminal are involved. Because of rigid deadlines inherent to all aspects of this position, the employee works under pressure. 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/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Position is at the Full-Performance Level Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday (8:
00am to 4:
30pm) Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Accounting Technician/PD008061 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/10/2020. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. You may qualify based on your experience as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
Using accounting terminology and account codes relating to an automated system; balancing and reconciling accounts and records; collecting and compiling accounting data to prepare reports; preparing status of funds reports; performing monthly reconciliations/adjustments of accounts payable and accounts receivable; entering accounting transactions into an automated data management system; processing and verifying invoices; replenishing petty cash funds; and working from a variety of accounting documents and/or systems.( To receive credit for these skills, they must be documented in your resume.) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Analytical ThinkingArithmetic/Mathematical ReasoningCustomer ServiceTechnical Competence 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
The work is mostly sedentary, but does require some walking, bending, stooping, reaching, and lifting of file storage boxes. The storage boxes weigh approximately 15-20 pounds each and are located in another building and at times the incumbent is required to retrieve them. Long periods of sitting at a computer terminal are involved. Because of rigid deadlines inherent to all aspects of this position, the employee works under pressure. 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/.
- Department:
0525 Accounting Technician - Salary Range:
$40,445 to $52,579 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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