Accounting Technician

Summary

The Veterans Affairs Southern Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS) is a Level 1 b facility and ranks among a complex system in the VA serving the VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21). The primary purpose of the position is to perform a variety of duties in maintaining and controlling accounts and accounting transactions in a highly complex finance and accounting system.

Duties

Duties include but not limited to the following:
Accounting Technician Duties:

• Receives purchase orders, contracts, Travel Orders, Tuition Reimbursements, Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), and similar documents for obligation against appropriated funds.
• Reviews documents to ensure appropriate authorization in accordance with regulations, correct billing to applicable fund, and fund availability to cover the obligations.
• Process invoices for payments to the obligating documents for Compensated Work Therapy, recurring commercial leases, subsistence, transit benefits, and other miscellaneous payments for different services within the station and ensures funds have been obligated.
• Inputs in the Financial Management System FMS) and records cash receipts, replenishes Agent Cashier Funds, establishes accounts receivables and expenditure transfers.
• Reconciles accounting systems output with input for accuracy. Maintains control of receipts and disbursement

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
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/04/2026.
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 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 accounting theories, practices, methods, and techniques, and knowledge of organizational practices, policies, and programs;
  • Knowledge of and skill to interpret governmental accounting operations and requirements including those established by GAO, FTR, 0MB, and VA/VASNHCS to ensure the system adheres to accepted principles, regulations, and practices.
  • Knowledge and understanding of management's goals and financial control functions, when there is a need for investigation and/or study of possible problem areas, call such items to the attention of Lead Accounting Technician for assistance in researching and resolving unusual problems resulting impact on the General Ledger accounts. OR,

• Accounting
• Accounting Operations
• Arithmetic/Mathematical Reasoning
• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Reading Comprehension
• Self-Management
• Teamwork

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Additional information

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/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/.
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.

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