Accounting Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Miami VA Healthcare System, is seeking an Accounting Technician in Fiscal Services to maintain General Ledger Control Accounts and subsidiary records for Medical Care appropriations and related funds at the Medical Center.

The role requires specialized accounting knowledge, precise data validation, and meticulous reconciliation to ensure accurate financial reporting, with a fixed Monday–Friday schedule in a non-remote setting.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes performing clerical, assistant or technician level work in support of a budget, accounting, and/or financial management functions.
• Experience must be documented on the resume with job title, duties, dates, hours per week.
• A full year of work is 35-40 hours per week; part-time experience credited proportionally.

Responsibilities

• Examines and maintains accounts and accounting data
• Classifies accounting transactions including verification of accuracy and completeness of accounting data
• Summarizes transactions and prepares control documents or other posting documents reflecting the entries to be made
• Determines errors and makes adjustments in the correct appropriation to a variety of interrelated accounts
• Prepares reconciliation of the general ledger to subsidiary accounts - accruals - entries - etc
• Reconciles accounting systems
• Maintains control of funds obligated and funds expended
• Ensures timely preparation of all reports as requested
• Analyzes general ledger accounts to ensure accurate reporting
• Reviews pending items and ensures that follow-up action is taken
• Performs other directly related duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

Job description

Summary

This position serves as an Accounting Technician in Fiscal Services at the Miami VA Healthcare Systems. Primary Purpose: Maintains General Ledger Control Accounts and Subsidiary Records for Medical Care appropriations - General Fund Receipts; Compensated Work Therapy - Patient Funds - General post Funds and Suspense Account Funds at the Medical Center.

Summary

This position serves as an Accounting Technician in Fiscal Services at the Miami VA Healthcare Systems. Primary Purpose: Maintains General Ledger Control Accounts and Subsidiary Records for Medical Care appropriations - General Fund Receipts; Compensated Work Therapy - Patient Funds - General post Funds and Suspense Account Funds at the Medical Center.

Qualifications

TO QUALIFY FOR THIS POSITION AT THE GS-7GRADE LEVEL - YOU MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-6) in the Federal service that has given you the particular knowledge - skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of this Accounting Technician position - and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes performing clerical - assistant or technician level work in support of a budget - accounting - and/or financial management functions; understanding accounting principles - methods - procedures - and techniques; making determinations within an accounting system to validate transactions and to perform research to resolve inconsistencies; and utilizing accounting system software package applications and computer systems to perform a variety of accounting related duties. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title - duties - month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. 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. 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/>

Duties

• THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION Major duties include but are not limited to: Examines and maintains accounts and accounting data
• Classifies accounting transactions including verification of accuracy and completeness of accounting data
• Summarizes transactions and prepares control documents or other posting documents reflecting the entries to be made
• Determines errors and makes adjustments in the correct appropriation to a variety of interrelated accounts
• Prepares reconciliation of the general ledger to subsidiary accounts - accruals - entries - etc
• Reconciles accounting systems
• Maintains control of funds obligated and funds expended
• Ensures timely preparation of all reports as requested
• Analyzes general ledger accounts to ensure accurate reporting
• Reviews pending items and ensures that follow-up action is taken
• Performs other directly related duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved