Summary The Financial Accounts Technician position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6) at the Salisbury VA Health Care System (SVAHCS) - Finance Service, Salisbury, NC. Responsibilities The Financial Accounts Technician serves as the Financial Administration Technician responsible for performing accounting, budget, and travel transactions in a consolidated transactional processing site. The position requires knowledge and proficiency in the following areas: Accounting, Budget, and Employee Travel. Veterans' Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VISTA) Department of Veteran Affairs Financial Management System (FMS) Invoice Payment Processing System (IPPS) Human Resources Processing System (HR Smart) Finance Service Center (FSC) customer support ticketing system VA Time and Attendance System (VATAS) including VATAS reporting and ticketing system Concur VA Employee Travel System Accounting Support Examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts and accounting data. Classify accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data. Reviews and classify many @types of financial transactions involving the operation of the Medical Center including journalizing corrective actions for erroneous conditions. Receives and analyzes various @types of documents to determine propriety, validity, budget, expenditure limitation, completeness, and correctness of account data. Obligates a wide range of documents for supplies and services after determining availability of funds and verifying correct appropriation. Determines proper cost centers, Budget Object Codes (BOC), appropriations and fund control points to be entered into the computerized cost accounting system. The cost accounting systems consists of numerous cost centers, BOCs, appropriations, and over 100 fund control points. Ensures that documents are posted for Financial Management System (FMS) input. Monitors and makes input to current vendor file so that vendors are paid promptly under the FMS system. Record cash receipts within FMS received from Agent Cashier, completes Agent Cashier replenishment, prepares and records vendor payment documents within FMS. Reviews cancelled or rejected payment and recodes payment within FMS. Prepares and creates bills of collection for overpayments or duplicate payments tovendors. Budget Oversight Performs a variety of budgetary functions to support budget formulation, execution, and review of assigned budget activities of the Medical Center. Provides information and guidance on procedures, forms, and documentation required to support budget estimates and coordinates the timely submission of budget estimates by each component and core subcomponents within the program. Reviews, compiles, verifies, and summarizes data involving salaries, expenses, and object class and line-item information. Determines the percentage difference of amounts requested by comparison against established budgetary ceilings and prior year expenditures. Reviews estimates to assure that amounts requested are within established guidelines. Consolidates budget estimates and prepares all forms and required documents for review and funding authority. Performs tasks involving budget execution by compiling resource data from various financial management reports. Tracks funds distribution, reconciling commitments/obligations and re-allocating organizational funds as directed. Monitors all component and core program costs and prepares reports projecting use of available resources. Employee Travel Responsible for reviewing, auditing, and providing technical guidance in the operation of Employee Travel to ensure Travel Regulations followed for Travel Authorizations within Concur. Ensures that proper costing structures is entered to track cost accurately within the difference appropriations. Tracks Donated and Foreign Travel that is reported to VACO. Provides technical assistance and guidance in completing travel vouchers for employee reimbursement travel costs regarding mandated policies. Provides training to Concur users regarding creating and amending travel authorizations and vouchers. Process reimbursement vouchers for travel per diem, and local travel after travel has been performed. Responsible for assuring all claims are processed and submitted in accordance with existing VA Regulations in a timely manner. Provides advice and technical expertise to employees and top management in all aspects of travel. Audits travel obligations and payments that have rejected in FMS and processes adjustments in FMS to clear those rejects. Performs back-up time and attendance record keeping duties for the office and back-up for Agent Cashier. Performs other related duties as listed in position description. Work Schedule: Full time, 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday Telework: No Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Financial Accounts Technician/PD02110A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required. 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 identification 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, 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, 07/07/2026. 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 and/or education as described below: 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. Specialized Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled . Specialized experience includes but not limited to the following: Performing a variety of budgetary functions to support budget formulation, execution, and review of assigned budget activities; providing information and guidance on procedures, forms, and documentation required to support budget estimates and coordinates the timely submission of budget estimates by each component and core subcomponents; determining the percentage difference of amounts requested by comparison against established budgetary ceilings and prior year expenditures; Examining, verifying, and maintaining financial accounts and accounting data; classifying accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data. Reviewing, auditing, and providing technical guidance in the operation of Employee Travel to ensure Travel Regulations followed for Travel Authorizations and other related Financial Accounts Technician duties. 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 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. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. 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. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. 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. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
