Accounting Technician

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Florence (CO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons is seeking candidates for a position requiring specialized accounting experience and thorough knowledge of transactions, ledgers, and general accounting functions. The role emphasizes accuracy, compliance, and the ability to manage multiple accounts within a federal framework.

Qualified applicants should have experience validating transactions, maintaining records, and applying graduate education credits where applicable.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience equal to next lower grade level.
• Experience validating and maintaining transactions and accounting records for multiple accounts.
• Experience processing accounting transactions for a wide range of functions including obligations, disbursements, and adjustments.
• Graduate education may be credited for related work.

Skills

Specialized experience

Accounting records

General ledger

Education

Graduate education credit

Education creditability policy

Job description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Education: As a general rule, education is not creditable above GL-05 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position. OR Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

• Experience in validating, monitoring, controlling and maintaining transactions and accounting records for multiple accounts.
• Experience in maintaining control accounts and subsidiary accounts.
• Experience in processing accounting transactions for a wide variety of functions including obligations, accrued expenditures, disbursements, appropriation refunds, reimbursable orders, earnings, collections, expenditure vouchers, cost transfers, rejected transactions, inter-fund bills, and other accounts in connection with the general ledger.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.