Summary This position is located in the Finance Department at the Memphis VA Medical Center. The incumbent is responsible daily for performing, analyzing, communicating, and processing obligations, amendments/adjustment vouchers, and amendments/adjustment vouchers, payables, and receiving reports for procurement and payment processing. Clerical level work is also a responsibility to support the service ensuring effective, efficient, and accurate financial and administrative operations. Responsibilities The Accounting Technician must have a knowledge of accounting principles, methods, procedures, and techniques to conduct analysis and make determinations within a complete accounting system to validate transactions and to perform research to resolve inconsistencies. Duties include, but are not limited to the following: Records accounting entries into a centralized accounting system. Prepares reports and analyses dealing with financial data interrelationships. Processes a variety of billing and accounting documents, such as invoices, forms, and records. Analyzes source documents, such as obligations, disbursements, adjustments and transfers. Determines action required on various source documents. Reviews records and source documents when reconciliation is out of balance in order to identify the cause of the discrepancy. Audits and prepares vendor invoices and other fiscal items for payment. Verifies calculations on financial reports and computations of total cost on purchase orders and invoices. Reconciles subsidiary records. Applies review and analytical techniques that will uncover discrepancies, errors, and internal control issues. Monitors documents for needed processing of payments, adjustments, offsets, and other varied transactions. Maintains a paper filing or record system. Organizes information for filing. Searches files, documents or other sources for information. Enters data into a computer. Uses a computer or word processor to create, edit, print, retrieve, or manipulate files. Composes simple correspondence or other written work. Reviews content of letters or other documents for completeness, correctness, or consistency. Contacts others to obtain information. Obtains facts for making decisions or recommendations Provides guidance or assistance on policies or procedures. Works with others to resolve differences for the benefit of the team or project. Interviews or surveys people in person or over the telephone to elicit information. Handles customer complaints or problems. Supports employee travel program. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: ADHOC. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD02103A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/30/2026. 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. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-06) in Federal Service that includes performing the following duties: Performing budget, accounting, payroll and/or financial management functions; Interpreting and applying accounting principles, methods, procedures, and techniques; Using various accounting systems and computer systems to maintain financial accounts and accounting data; Reviewing and analyzing reports and documents for accuracy and authorizations, Performing research to resolve any discrepancies relating to obligations, collections, disbursements, or other actions involving complicated adjustments; Reconciling accounts, processing and posting payments; Examining, auditing, and maintaining accounting transactions and balancing general ledger accounts. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accounting Operations Computer Skills Customer Service Principles of Accounting Technical Competence Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: 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. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary with some walking, standing, and bending. Incumbent may be required to lift and move files/printouts. 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/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
