Accounting Technician

Summary

This position is assigned to Support Services (N94), FFR Division, CNRMA located on NS Norfolk, VA. The primary purpose of this position is to examine, verify, and maintain complex accounting transactions which involve a number of different programs, extensive subdivision of accounts, and frequent/varied adjustments to accounts. Serves as a liaison between serviced organizations and higher HQ. Performs office automation duties in producing/preparing documents pertaining to accounting functions.

• Process accounting transactions for a wide variety of functions including obligations, accrued expenditures, disbursements, appropriation refunds, reimbursable orders, expenditure vouchers, and rejected transactions.
• Verify mathematical and source documents for accuracy, determine necessary accounting transactions, code transactions, and advise the supervisor of unusual situations or problems, recommending appropriate solutions.
• Perform adjustments to ensure balances are in agreement within the reconciliation period and prepare financial documents with accuracy and timeliness.
• Serve as a liaison between installation activities/employees and region/higher headquarters.
• Code and process accounting transactions in accordance with agency instructions, policies, and accepted practices. Post, maintain, control, and reconcile accounting transactions and records for multiple accounts.
• Review and maintain complex accounting transactions in the SAP system involving extensive subdivision of accounts and frequent varied adjustments.
• Post general ledger accounts from original documents received.
• Review, examine, verify, and analyze documents for validity and accuracy (e.g., purchase orders, invoices, vouchers, property records, income sources, electronic point-of-sale transactions).
• Verify transfer summaries, payroll summaries, daily activity report summaries, general journal vouchers, accrual journal vouchers, and inventory summaries. Certify fund availability and vouchers for payments in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act.
• Verify purchase orders and invoices with checks for agreement and accuracy prior to paying vendors. Prepare checks and collection vouchers.
• Reconcile subsidiary ledgers to general ledgers for accounts having a variety of transactions, research causes of discrepancies, and initiate necessary adjustments.
• Maintain and reconcile budget and accounting records while implementing standard accrual accounting principles. Record various journals and general ledgers, reconcile asset and liability accounts.
• Maintain files related to financial records and accounting; prepare required forms or enter data into SAP.
• Assist in maintaining internal control program requirements to protect against fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Provide customer service to vendors, resource advisors, financial analysts, and other external and internal customers; respond to inquiries and explain accounting procedures.

• Must pass all applicable records and background checks.
• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.
• Starting May 7, 2025, non-affiliated individuals requesting access will need a REAL ‑compliant driver's license or another acceptable form of identification to access CNRMA installations.

• Knowledge of accounting procedures and techniques that enable the incumbent to understand and work with a complete accounting system involving multiple programs.
• Skill in applying extensive and diverse accounting regulations, operations, and procedures governing a wide variety of related transactions to resolve nonstandard transactions, complaints, or discrepancies, provide advice, or perform other work that requires authoritative procedural knowledge.
• Skill in using general ledger and subsidiary accounts in an account structure that requires numerous asset and liability control accounts and considerable subdivision of accounts.
• Knowledge of and ability to analyze the interrelationship of accounts affected by varied transactions to monitor accounts and effects on the overall system of ledgers.
• Skill in applying knowledge of accounting terminology and procedures to enter, modify, retrieve, correct, and delete information in the computerized accounting and general ledger system as well as trace discrepancies and resolve problems.
• Knowledge of procurement documents and how actions affect the accounting process during the flow through the system (e.g., purchase orders, BPAs, consignment agreements, service contracts, entertainment contracts, credit cards).
• Knowledge of Windows, Word for Windows, and Excel to perform a substantial range of functions, including generating tables of contents, importing graphs or databases, creating glossaries, aligning multiple columns, printing document identification, and merging mailing lists.
• Knowledge of standard office equipment, such as electric/electronic typewriters, copiers, fax machines, and office…