Financial Accounts Technician

Veterans Health Administration; Chicago (IL); Presencial; USD 52.000 - 64.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Health benefits

Resumo da vaga

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, located in Chicago, seeks a Financial Accounts Technician and Travel Assistant to manage reimbursements, classify financial transactions, and maintain ledger accuracy.

You will work within the VISN 12 Great Lakes Finance Service, applying GAAP principles and VA-specific policies. The role requires familiarity with VA Travel System and Concur, and experience handling travel-related cash flows and reporting.

Qualificações

• Experience reviewing and analyzing budget data, expenditures, and accounting data.

Responsabilidades

• Obligate reimbursement requests and process travel transactions.
• Classify transactions and maintain segments in the accounting system.
• Maintain Trial Balances through general ledger entries and proper costing of documents.
• Utilize Financial Management Systems to certify fund availability, prepare reports, research obligations and disbursements.

Conhecimentos

Budget analysis

Accounting accuracy

Financial reporting

Ferramentas

VA Travel System

Concur

Agent Cashier software

Descrição da vaga

This position is within the VISN 12 Great Lakes Finance Service (GLFS). The incumbent serves in the Fiscal Service as the Financial Accounts Technician and Travel Assistant. The employee obligates reimbursement requests. Performs accounting duties that include classification of transactions and maintenance of segments of the accounting system. This includes maintenance of the Trial Balances through general ledger entries, proper costing of documents, and the E-Travel Package.

To qualify for this position

Applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/03/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

Specialized Experience

• You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
• Experience reviewing and analyzing documents for validity of budget data, expenditures, accounting data, proper authorization, and compliance with regulations and policies.
• Experience using Financial Management Systems to certify fund availability, prepare reports, research obligations and disbursements, and reconciling data.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with VA Travel System, Concur, and experience with Agent Cashier operations.

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/.