Accounting Technician

Summary

The incumbent will function as an Accounting Technician for the Travel Credit Card Program, to include Employee Accounts and Corporate Accounts, located at either the Huntington VA Medical Center or the Beckley, WV VA Medical Center.

Duties

This position has technical responsibility for the maintenance, auditing and reconciliation of the general and subsidiary ledger accounts, for the preparation of accurate and timely reports and for the control of funds.
Major Duties include but not limited to:

• Examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts and accounting data and classifies accounting transactions including the verification of accuracy and completeness of the accounting data.
• Summarizes transactions and prepares control documents or other posting documents reflecting the entries to be made.
• Obtains, organizes, files and retrieves reports, correspondence, and numerical data for use in preparing reports and reconciliations.
• Documents financial transactions to assure a proper audit trail.
• Researches and investigates, extensively searches, interprets and verifies which appropriation and general ledger accounts a document and subsequent accounting transactions will affect and establishes routines for input of these transactions.
• Ensures Travel is charged and recorded under the appropriate accounting information.
• Confirms that all required training has been taken and monitors cardholder accounts, checking for misuse or payment issues, and acts when misuse or non-payment is evident.
• Retrieves and cancels all cards of any employee who either terminates employment or violates travel card procedures in accordance with established regulations.
• The incumbent must process payments to individuals for tuition reimbursement, employee debt reduction program (EDRP), and professional liability as well as miscellaneous 1358 vendor payments as needed.

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
• Physical Requirements: 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)

• 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.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/31/2026.
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-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. 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 must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of the Travel Credit Card Program and Travel Management System; Maintains control of all US Bank Travel Charge Cards as well as the station corporate card account; Ability to communicate orally with professional, administrative and technical personnel at all levels, with special emphasis on customer service; Ability to use various software programs including VISTA, Outlook, Excel, and Word, and Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the travel card program.
Preferred Experience: Experience processing obligations, invoices, payments, and reconciliations in a financial system (e.g., Federal accounting systems, ERP, or similar). Knowledge of appropriation law principles, fund control, cost centers, and budget object codes. Prior experience reviewing source documents for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with policy. Experience maintaining audit-ready documentation and supporting internal/external reviews. Ability to analyze accounting data, identify discrepancies, and perform corrective actions. Experience supporting accounts receivable, accounts payable, and general ledger functions. Skill in interpreting financial policies, applying established procedures, and ensuring compliance with internal controls. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel for financial tracking, reconciliation, and analysis. Experience working in a customer service oriented financial environment and coordinating with program offices. Familiarity with VA financial operations or federal financial management (preferred but not required, depending on hiring flexibility).
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/.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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