Accounting Technician

Summary

The incumbent of this position will serve as an Accounting Technician in the Accounting section within the Fiscal Office at the Columbia VA Health Care System in Columbia - SC.

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 07/10/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement. In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note:

Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-07 Specialized

Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: applying knowledge of Financial Management Systems (FMS) to resolve accounting inconsistencies and reconcile errors; analyzing and validating unusual or complex accounting data;

knowledge of coding procedures for a variety of complex transactions to identify miscoded transactions and erroneous payments; performing comprehensive audits. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Arithmetic/Mathematical Reasoning, Customer Service, Decision Making, Flexibility, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Reading Comprehension, Self-Management, Teamwork. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g.

- Peace Corps
- Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g.

- professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience - including volunteer experience.

Note:

A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements:

This position requires long periods of concentration - sitting - computer input - and some bending and lifting is required as in a normal business office environment. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Receives - reviews - analyzes and classifies a variety of payment and source documents
• Processes Agent Cashier cash replenishment by reviewing all documents and submitting transactions via FMS
• Reviews source documents for completeness - adequacy of funds - correctness of accounting data and validity
• Determines the proper cost center and BOC in order to enter obligations into the cost accounting system
• Processes amendment letters and adjustment vouchers to correct or adjust previously submitted data
• Reconciles undelivered orders and accrued services payable hard copy files with general ledger and computer listing
• Conducts research to…