Lead Accounting Technician

Summary

The purpose of this position is to lead a group of employees responsible for controlling, analyzing, validating and reconciling accounting and reporting data received internally or from other fiscal stations or VA activities to comprise expenditure and status report listings for submission to higher reporting levels.

Duties

Major Duties:

• Serves as Work Leader by identifying, distributing, and balancing workload and tasks to team members in accordance with established workflow, and assures timely accomplishment of the assigned workload.
• Make day-to-day adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities.
• Reports to the supervisor on team and individual work accomplishments, problems, and progress in mastering tasks andwork processes.
• Provides individual and team training in specific tasks and job techniques, and provides on-the-job training in accordance with established procedures and practices.
• Answers team member's questions concerning work processes and procedures, policies and directives.
• Provides updates to the supervisor on work progress and identifies training needs of the team.
• Reports to supervisor on employee performance, progress, and behavior problems.
• Resolves simple, informal complaints of employees and refers other to supervisor.
• Provides information to the supervisor as requested concerning promotions, reassignment, recognition or outstanding performance, and personnel needs.
• The incumbent, due to their role of lead must perform all the duties of the Accounting Team plus assist with the duties of the Accountant in their absence.
• The incumbent can be designated to substitute for all accounting staff positions in their absence.
• During peak periods and special accounting projects they assist the staff member in the performance of their duties.
• Responsible for responding to questions and resolving accounting problems experienced by the Accounting Team staff. This is notlimited to assisting in processing accounting rejects from Financial Management System (FMS) or Integrated Funds Control, Accounting and Procurement (IFCAP) accounting systems, but also assessing problem areas and suggesting changes to improve the overall accounting system and structure at this Medical Center.
• The incumbent will assist in setting up procedures, processes and a monitoring and reporting system to assure that all day-to-dayaccounting workloads are completed.
• The incumbent primarily serves as the contact for the Chief of Accounting for assigning the daily workload to accomplish the mission of the Accounting Team.
• Assessing and assisting in the prioritization of the work assignments of the Accounting Technicians to ensure that all deadlines are met.
• The incumbent is responsible for assisting in training of new accounting staff and is thoroughly familiar with all the staff duties and must have a deeper knowledge of the many and diversified computer systems of accounting.
• The incumbent, within the limits of organizational policy must have a thorough knowledge of IFCAP, Document Storage Systems (DSS), Accounts Receivable (AR), Fixed Asset (FAP), On-Line Certification System (OLCS), Computer Assisted Payments Processing System (CAPP), Outlook, Excel, Internet Explorer and other integrated Veterans Health Information System and Technology Architecture (VISTA) and FMS systems in order to assist the technicians in proper procedures for the maintenance of the General Ledger Accounts.

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 time-in-grade and specialized experience within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 10/26/2026.
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 within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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 specialized experience as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
  • Using accounting practices and interpreting accounting principles to conduct difficult and responsible analysis and determination within a complete accounting system to validate transactions and to perform research to resolve inconsistencies;
  • Using computerized accounting systems; processing payments to private vendors, on-station employees, inter-agencies and other federal organizations;
  • Reconciling accounts on a monthly rotational basis, to insure validity and accuracy of dollar amounts and accounting data in facility departments and special programs assigned;
  • Using general post fund accounts, maintaining subsidiary ledgers, and balancing general ledger accounts.

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.
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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