Accounting Technician

Summary

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As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 26-NDCA--MS.

Duties

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If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for management of the finances pertaining to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Incumbent will provide technical assistance by serving as a point of contact for purchase card obligations and reconciliation, assist with processing invoices, and serve as the Transit Coordinator in the transit subsidy program.

Typical work assignments at the full performance level will include:

• Administering obligations, commitments, and expenditures by creating obligating documents, certifying funds, tracking bulk commitments, and identifying and resolving obligation issues.
• Preparing and processing invoices for payment, verifying billing accuracy, issuing payments, and resolving disputed or erroneous charges with vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Reviewing, entering, and reconciling financial data in financial systems, including daily purchase card reconciliation and monthly statement reviews.
• Supporting budget and financial operations by assisting with expert witness contracts, reimbursable agreements, purchase card expenses, travel authorizations/vouchers, and billing.
• Conducting quarterly open-obligation reviews, compiling audit documentation, researching financial accounts and historical data, and providing analysis and recommendations to improve financial processes.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Each grade has 10 step rates and GS employees are typically hired at step one of the applicable GS grade level at which the applicant qualified.

The salary range for a GS-5 in San Francisco, California is $50,925- $66,203 (step 1 through step 10).

The salary range for a GS-6 in San Francisco, California is $56,767- $73,796 (step 1 through step 10).

The salary range for a GS-7 in San Francisco, California is $63,081- $82,007 (step 1 through step 10).

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

GS-5: To be eligible at the GS-5 level, you must have: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level; or four years of education above the high school level; or a combination of both specialized experience and education as explained below.

Specialized experience is defined as experience entering, reviewing, and correcting accounting transactions in financial systems, reconciling accounting records with invoices or supporting documentation and making adjustments to correct errors, reviewing invoices or payment documents for accuracy and proper coding, and identifying financial discrepancies requiring additional research or follow-up.

Combining Education and Experience
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Successfully completed post-high school education may be used to meet the total one year of specialized experience requirement equivalent to the GS-4 grade level. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.

GS-6: To be eligible at the GS-6 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level.

Specialized experience is defined as experience processing purchase or payment transactions and tracking budget balances, reviewing and paying invoices and working with vendors or internal staff to resolve billing issues, reconciling financial records by researching discrepancies using accounting records and source documents and reviewing outstanding balances and recommending corrections.

GS-7: To be eligible at the GS-7 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level.

Specialized experience is defined as experience managing financial transactions involving corrections or prior errors and ensuring accurate recording of payments and charges, reconciling accounts by tracing transactions to determine the source of discrepancies, resolving disputed invoices or payment problems, and analyzing financial data to determine causes of errors and taking corrective action…