Accounting Technician

US Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Kings (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

US Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System seeks Corrections professionals to foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

Applicants must have at least one year of specialized accounting experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, with exposure to transactions across multiple accounts and the general ledger. Your eligibility will be determined by responses to application questions.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience at or above the next lower grade level.
• Experience in validating, monitoring, controlling and maintaining transactions and accounting records for multiple accounts.
• Experience in processing accounting transactions for a wide variety of functions including obligations, 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.

Responsibilities

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.**