Accounting Technician

Summary

The position serves in a developmental capacity at the GS-6 level. Key functions are similar those described at the position's full performance level. However, during the developmental assignment, the full performance range and level of responsibilities will not be completely delegated to the position until proper orientation and training have been completed and the position has demonstrated success to accomplish the work at the full performance level.

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

07/01/2024 to 07/12/2024

• Salary

$44,117 - $63,733 per year

• Pay scale & grade

GS 6 - 7

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

• Fayetteville, AR 1 vacancy

• Remote job

No

• Telework eligible

Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

• Travel Required

Not required

• Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

• Appointment type

Permanent

• Work schedule

Full-time

• Service

Competitive

• Promotion potential

7

• Job family (Series)

0525 Accounting Technician

• Supervisory status

No

• Security clearance

Not Required

• Drug test

No

• Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

• Trust determination process

Credentialing

Suitability/Fitness

• Announcement number

CBST-12460310-24-TC

• Control number

797631100

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This job is open to

• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

• Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of this agency.

Clarification from the agency

Open to current permanent employees of the facility/CBOCs where this vacancy is located (Veterans Health Care Systems of the Ozarks) serving on career/career- conditional appointments or covered under VA Interchange Agreements and those eligible under CTAP. This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.

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Duties

Major duties include, but not limited to:

• Assist employees and patients with preparation of travel requests.

• Assist employees with the use of the online employee travel system as the main point of contact.

• Assists customers by phone and in person with questions regarding the employee travelprocess, policy, and requirements.

• Maintains & routinely monitors all VHSO and supporting CBOC employee profiles with the

Concur Government Engine travel site.

• Provides training to potential employee travelers pertaining to the Federal Travel regulationsand guidelines.

• Prepare travel authorizations through the employee travel system.

• Process requests for travel advances, purchase airline tickets, analyze travel itineraries/tickets, audit travel vouchers.

• Assist employees and other facilities in coordinating Permanent Change of Station.

• Provide cost estimates to assist managers in evaluating requests for travel.

• Formulate most convenient and economical travel arrangements for employees.

• Coordinates arrangements and informs individuals of gov't travel regulations for preemployment interview travel.

• Investigates authorizations, orders, and/or utilizes System (Vista) to review patient records.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4:30Pm. subject to change based on the needs of the agency.

Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD03311-A and PD03168-A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job

• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

• You may be required to serve a probationary period

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/12/2024.

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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. 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:

• Specialized Experience for GS 06: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 level in the Federal service that has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this Accounting Technician position to be filled. Specialized experience includes: Experience assisting customers with completing forms and experience using telephone, email, or instant messaging applications; Experience processing and reviewing documents to ensure all documents required are received; review requests received for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to policy; Experience utilizing electronic systems to access, input, process, and update orders, and to maintain information necessary to accomplish time sensitive functions; Experience planning and carrying out an established sequence of steps or techniques for work assignments in accordance with oral or written instructions, policies, training, or previous exposure to accepted practices for handling similar situations; Experience applying accounting policies and procedures to classify events for subsequent posting to systems of record. This experience must be supported by your resume to be creditable.

• Specialized Experience for GS 07: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 level in the Federal service that has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this Accounting Technician position to be filled. Specialized experience includes: Experience assisting customers with completing forms and experience using telephone, email, or instant messaging applications; Experience processing and reviewing documents to ensure all documents required are received; review requests received for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to policy; Experience utilizing electronic systems to access, input, process, and update orders, and to maintain information necessary to accomplish time sensitive functions; Experience planning and carrying out an established sequence of steps or techniques for work assignments in accordance with oral or written instructions, policies, training, or previous exposure to accepted practices for handling similar situations; Experience applying accounting policies and procedures to classify events for subsequent posting to systems of record. This experience must be supported by your resume to be creditable.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)

• Technical Competence

• Transportation

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) 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: Sedentary work majority of time. Pulling and filing documents. Approximately eight hours per day spent at computer terminal.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Additional information

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.