accounting technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, located at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, LA, seeks an accounting professional to support a range of financial operations within the Fiscal Service office.

This non-remote position requires residency within commuting distance to the duty location and involves classifying transactions, reconciling accounts, closing ledgers, and generating financial reports for internal and Treasury processes.

Responsibilities

• Classify accounting transactions; maintain and reconcile accounts; close accounts and prepare reports and statements; analyze accounting data.
• Examine accounts and update Veteran banking account information in multiple systems; manage/reconcile cash bank accounts through Treasury.

Job description

This position is located within the Fiscal Service office supporting accounting operations for the Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Duties

**THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

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 and statements; and analyzing accounting data; and examining accounts. Additionally, establishing and updating Veteran banking account information in the multiple systems, and manage/reconcile the cash bank accounts through to Treasury.