Accounting Technician

Duties

• Reviews, verifies, reconciles, and analyzes a variety of expenditure and status report listings reflecting or including accounting data from funding documents, obligations and expenditures.
• Validates and reconciles entitlement, appropriation, and reporting data to comprise funding requests from supported agencies.
• Reviews and validates incoming vouchers, data files, and report listings to ensure validity and compatibility, including edit tables as reference.
• Contacts funding and reporting activity for necessary supporting documentation and/or correction of originally reported data to ensure that all transactions are ultimately accepted by the proper accountable fiscal station.
• Examines problem areas and recommends solutions to correct deficiencies.
• Develops proposed changes to operating instructions involving accounting and reporting procedures to prevent recurring discrepancies.
• Reviews and processes finance and/or accounting transactions ensuring the propriety and validity of supporting documentation and determining the appropriate account and methodology for processing.
• Duties will be developmental in nature while performing below the full performance level (GS‑7).

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Background or Security Investigation. Position sensitivity and security levels may vary and are dependent on the position being filled.
• Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12‑31‑1959).
• Suitable for Federal employment.
• Obtain/Maintain Level 1 Financial Management Certification.

Applicants must have related financial experience and/or a related financial degree (examples include Finance, Accounting, Management, Actuarial Science, or related) and meet OPM minimum qualification requirements. A combination of education and experience must still satisfy the DHA qualification requirement.

One‑year specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level is required. For GS‑05, specialized experience at the GS‑04 level is defined as performing duties that support the processing of financial/accounting transactions using standardized procedures. For GS‑06, specialized experience at the GS‑05 level includes validating, monitoring, and maintaining accounting transactions and records, entering data into an automated system, and researching discrepancies.

For GS‑07, specialized experience at the GS‑06 level involves applying the correct accounting treatment to a variety of transactions, verifying balances, reconciling diverse accounts, and correcting errors.

Volunteer experience may be credited toward competency and skill development.

Applicants may substitute education for experience as follows:
Four years of post‑high‑school education may substitute for GS‑05 specialized experience. Six months of graduate education may substitute for GS‑06 specialized experience. One full year of graduate education or superior academic achievement may substitute for GS‑07 specialized experience. Education must be obtained from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.