Summary The position is located in Fiscal Service at VA Northern California Health Care System. The incumbent is the principal agent cashier for the facility, which includes the outpatient clinics at Martinez, Oakland, Redding, Chico, Fairfield, Mare Island, Sacramento Outpatient Clinic at McClellan, and the Sacramento Medical Center at Mather. Responsibilities Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: The incumbent performs general clerical work in support of a fiscal nature, such as liaison with outside sources and Department of Treasury for operating advances, regarding the status of payments, initiating internal fiscal controls for processing of receiving and disturbing documents, or inputting and maintaining financial data into an automated financial system. The Incumbent establishes and maintains a complex cashier function, which contributes to the effective service to our Veterans and the efficiency of Fiscal Service Operations. The incumbent control's/maintains, as the central control point for the specialized monetary system utilized by the VA, including check drafts. Examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts data and classifies accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data. In the performance of duties, determination must be made on the acceptability of a wide variety of items and documents, the adequacy of identification material, and the authenticity of signatures. The incumbent balance's all accounts daily to ensure the disbursing fund and collections are accounted for properly. The records of the alternate agent cashiers are verified to account for any collections received or disbursement made. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday. 8:00am-4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Agent Cashier/PD11899-O 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 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 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, 07/02/2026. 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: GS-07: 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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: a wide variety of cash processing procedures using manual and electronic methods for disbursement, collection, clearing, tracking and accounting/reconciling for various cash transactions and their relationships to other functions. Knowledge of various accounting, budget or other financial regulations, laws and requirements, Knowledge of automated databases to perform reconciliation of discrepancies in balancing accounts, Knowledge of banking practices and foreign currency transactions to perform the full range of cash processing duties. Ability to keep various ledgers and to compile and prepare reports.(This experience must be well documented in your resume or application package.) PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: EXPERIENCE USING BASIC ACCOUNTING PRACTOCES, METHODS, AND TECHNIQUES AND CAN DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY TO GATHER, ASSEMBLE, INTERPRET AND ANALYSE FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN VARIOUS FORMATTED SPREADSHEETS AND OTHER REPORTS You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Arithmetic Attention to Detail Conscientiousness Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Quality Assurance Quality Management 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: The work is primarily sedentary but may require some physical effort, such as standing, walking, bending, or sitting. There are no special physical demands. 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. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. 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.
