Account Technician at Phoenix

JOB SUMMARY:

The Phoenix VA Health Care System is currently recruiting for a  Account Technician. 

Vacancy Identification Number (VIN) 911632

 

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise – “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” – by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?

 

Basking in sunshine 300 days a year in the aptly named Valley of the Sun, the Phoenix VA Health Care System is located near downtown Phoenix, Arizona.  Although renowned for its warm, dry climate, Arizona’s capitol offers much more than great weather.  The Phoenix metro area, now Americas 5th largest city, offers affordable housing and a relaxed, informal southwestern lifestyle.  Diversity abounds. 

 

Greater Phoenix has an abundance of golf courses, parks, public swimming pools and bike paths.  For the sports fans Phoenix is home to the NBA’s Phoenix Suns, NFLs Arizona Cardinals; Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks and the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes.  Across the state, more than 11 million acres of national forest lands provide a varied playground for those who enjoy skiing, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, boating, hiking or camping. For the more adventurous, theres white water rafting on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon!  For city dwellers, the valley boasts exceptional shopping and retail establishments, restaurants and night life.  The valley is also rapidly gaining prominence as a Mecca for the arts.  Phoenix possesses world class museums, a ballet, symphony orchestra and several theater companies. For more information on the City of Phoenix, visit the Chamber of Commerce site at http://www.phoenixchamber.com/  More information about the Phoenix VA Health Care System team may be found here: http://www.vacareers.va.gov/

For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/

Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., mental retardation (intellectual disabilities), severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation.
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
• Time in grade restrictions apply.

DUTIES:Back to top

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Examines and Maintains Accounts & Accounting Data 100percent.  Examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts andaccounting data and classifies accounting transactions including theverification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data.Determines the general ledger accounts, journals, and subsidiary accountsaffected, and the debit and credit entries to be made. Summarizes transactionsand prepares control documents or other posting document reflecting the entriesto be made. Incumbent has technical responsibility for the maintenance,auditing, and reconciliation of the general and subsidiary ledger accounts forthe preparation of accurate and timely reports, and for the control of funds.

Determines the nature of errors and makes adjustments in the correctappropriation to a variety of interrelated accounts. Researches, interprets,and verifies which appropriation and general ledger accounts a document andsubsequent accounting transactions will affect; establishes routines for inputof these transactions.  Preparesreconciliations of the general ledger to subsidy accounts, accruals, adjustingjournal entries, accounting reports and special reports. Reconciles accountingprograms output with input for accuracy. Maintains control of receipts anddisbursements.  Maintains control offunds obligated and funds expended.  Ensuresthe timely preparation of all reports for Department of Treasury, agency HQ,and local management.  Analyzes generalledger accounts to ensure accurate reports.  Analyzes documents for accuracy andauthorization.  Documents financialtransactions to assure proper audit trail. Assigns transactions that will havethe proper accounting effect. Reviews pending items and ensures that follow-upaction is taken on all items pending for excessive periods of time.Work Schedule:  Monday through Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm (also compressed/flexible schedule available)

Accounting Technician GS-0525-5, 6, 7, Position Description Number 1823A

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.  Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:Back to top

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

 

Time-in-grade for GS-05: Federal employees must serve a minimum of 52 weeks of general experience or higher in a GS-4 position or higher to be eligible for the GS-05 level. Applicant is responsible for providing supporting documentation with his/her application that shows time-in-grade requirements have been met.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the federal service obtained in either the private or public sector that: examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts and accounting data and classifies accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data with close supervision performing the less complex duties. 

OR

Education for GS-5: Successfully completed four years of education above high school.  This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.  One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school.

 

Time-in-grade for GS-06: Federal employees must serve a minimum of 52 weeks in a GS-05 position or higher to be eligible for the GS-06 level. Applicant is responsible for providing supporting documentation with his/her application that shows time-in-grade requirements have been met.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the federal service obtained in either the private or public sector that: examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts and accounting data and classifies accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data with some supervision.

OR

Education for GS-6: Successfully completed four years of education above high school. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school.

 

Time-in-grade for GS-07: Federal employees must serve a minimum of 52 weeks at a particular grade to be eligible for promotion consideration to the next higher grade. For this vacancy, Applicants who within the previous 52 weeks held a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment must meet time-in-grade requirements. For this occupation, applicants must have served 52 weeks in a GS-06 position or higher to be eligible for the GS-07 level. Applicant is responsible for providing supporting documentation with his/her application that shows time-in-grade requirements have been met.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the federal service obtained in either the private or public sector that: examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts and accounting data and classifies accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data without supervision.

OR

Education for the GS-7: One full year of graduate level education directly related to the work of the position for one year of specialized experience.  This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school.

 

Your resume must also display the following Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other characteristics (KSAOs) in support of the assessment questionaire for this position: 

KSA 1- Ability to analyze, interpret, and classify data, reports, and transactions.

KSA 2-Ability to applyauthoritative procedural knowledge to the resolution of problems involvingnonstandard transactions.

KSA 3-Abilityto pay attention to detail without losing sight of the big picture.

KSA 4-Ability to be accurate in recording data, bothon paper and when performing data entry.

KSA 5-Knowledgeof automated accounting systems.

KSA 6-Skillin commination and problem solving.

If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE:  Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.)  Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.  Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:  http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html  All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. *** 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. ***

Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary.  Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work.  However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items as papers, books, small parts; or driving an automobile, etc...  No special physical demands are required to perform the work.  The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meetings and training rooms, or libraries.  The work area is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated. 

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Your résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

Country: USA, State: Arizona, City: Phoenix, Company: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration.