Accounting Technician

The primary purpose of the accounting technician is the technical work of collecting, recording, and maintenance of general ledger accounts and subsidiary records in support of accountants, auditors, and financial officers. Incumbents ensure VHA, VISN 20, and Medical Center financial indicators, goals and monitors are met by following applicable financial guidance and protocols.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

* Performs clerical, assistant, or technician level work in support of a budget, accounting, auditing, fiscal and financial management function.

* Performs budget administration support, financial systems support, cash processing, and accounting technician work.

* 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 across multiple appropriations.

* Determines the general ledger accounts, journals, and subsidiary accounts affected, and the debit and credit entries to be made.

* Summarizes transactions and prepares control documents or other documents reflecting the entries to be made.

* Incumbent has technical responsibility for the maintenance, auditing, and reconciliation of the general and subsidiary ledger accounts, for the preparation of accurate and timely reports, and for the control of funds.

* Determines the nature of errors and makes adjustments in the correct appropriation to a variety of interrelated accounts.

* Documents financial transactions to assure a proper audit trail.

* Reviews pending items and ensures that follow-up action is taken on all items pending for excessive periods of time.

* Prepares reconciliations of the general ledger to subsidiary accounts, accruals, adjusting journal entries, accounting reports and special reports.

* Ensures the timely preparation of reports for Department of Treasury, VA Headquarters, and local management.

* Assist auditors as required by Fiscal Service regulations, including quarterly audits of Agent Cashier, Employee Accounts, Patient Funds, Voucher Audit and General Post Funds.

* Receives and analyzes various types of documents to determine propriety, validity, budget, expenditure limitation, completeness, and correctness of accounting data.

* Responsible for completing tasks associated with the recovery of receivables such as payments made in error, over payments made to vendors or benefit recipients, items rejected and returned, returned of authorized advances, and other alternative streams of revenue available to the Medical Center.

* Performs a wide variety of specialized duties for the maintenance of accounting records and monitoring of daily reports such as recording deposits, recording accounts receivable charges and collections, and monitoring revenue streams.

* Functions as the backup Agent Cashier or the Alternate Agent Cashier and as the Accountable Officer and is responsible for proper disbursement, receipt, and deposit of all public and private funds for the organization, in accordance with regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Treasury.

* Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm PST

Telework:
Not Authorized

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#:
Accounting Technician/PD60690S

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized