Accounting Technician

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Atlanta VA Medical Center Finance Department, seeks an Accounting Technician at the GS-05 grade to classify accounting transactions, maintain and reconcile accounts, and prepare reports.

You will close accounts, analyze data, and examine accounts to ensure accuracy and compliance. Responsibilities include processing transactions in automated financial systems, generating statements, and supporting financial operations within a federal environment.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in automated accounting and financial systems.
• Experience entering transactions and accounting data.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Classify accounting transactions.
• Maintain and reconcile accounts.
• Close accounts and prepare reports/statements.
• Analyze accounting data.
• Examine accounts for accuracy and compliance.

Skills

Accounting software

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Education

4 years of education beyond high school

Job description

The employee serves as an Accounting Technician within Atlanta VA Medical Center Finance Department. The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of duties encompassing classifying accounting transactions, maintaining and reconciling accounts, closing accounts and preparing reports/statements, analyzing accounting data, and examining accounts.

To qualify for this position at the GS-05 level, applicants must meet one of the following qualification requirements:

• 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 (GS-4) in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes working within automated accounting and financial systems, entering transactions and accounting data; and using Microsoft Word and Excel software programs.
• SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Successfully completed 4 years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite.
• COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education (in excess of 2 years) combined with specialized experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.

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/