Accounting Technician

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-07. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

As an Accounting Technician, you will:

• Review routine, complex and unusual documents to verify accounting data, mathematical accuracy and to perform reconciliation of accounts.

• Perform account reconciliations; processes, certifies, records and reports receipts and expenditures accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with governing regulations.

• Determine and initiate necessary accounting transactions, enter data into an automated accounting system, compare accounting transactions to source documents and corrects invalid or erroneous entries.

• Perform research of current transactions, historical data, source documents, etc., to identify significant changes and determine related transactions and causes, to take and or coordinate corrective actions as needed.

• Provide customer service regarding status of transactions to customer agencies and vendors.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• A one-year probationary period may be required.

• Must successfully complete a background investigation. Periodic reinvestigation is required no later than five years after selection and at least every succeeding five years.

• Public Trust

• Background Investigation will be required.

• This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information about individual rights, Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights

• FBI, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement

• FBI, and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov).

If you do not meet any of the categories listed above, you may wish to apply under announcement 24-FS-393-P which is open for any U.S. citizen to apply. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

Key Requirements:

• Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."

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• Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-07, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:

• Experience with accounting procedures sufficient to review documents to verify accounting data and reconcile accounts in automated financial systems AND
• Research and identify issues on accounts payable, budget, disbursements, or accounts receivable.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-06, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:

• Reviewing supporting documents to verify accounting data AND
• Reconciling accounts in an automated system.

In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:

For the GS-07, you must have been at the GS-06 level for 52 weeks.

For the GS-06, you must have been at the GS-06 level for 52 weeks.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

OTHER INFORMATION:

• We will not pay relocation expenses.

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.

• This is a bargaining unit position.

• The following locations are represented by their corresponding NTEU chapter:

• Parkersburg, WV - NTEU Chapter 190;

• Hyattsville, MD/Washington, DC - NTEU Chapter 202;

• Austin, TX - NTEU Chapter 214;

• Birmingham, AL - NTEU Chapter 220;

• Philadelphia, PA - NTEU Chapter 223;

• Kansas City, MO - NTEU Chapter 225

• This position is a moderate-risk position.

• We offer opportunities for telework.

• We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.

Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes:

• Challenging work, opportunities for advancement, competitive salaries, bonuses and incentive awards.

• Eleven paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 13 to 26 days of vacation time each year.

• Access to insurance programs that may be continued after you retire.

• A wide choice of health insurance plans, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and no waiting periods. We pay a substantial amount (up to 75%) of the health insurance premiums.

• A retirement program which includes employer-matching contributions.

• Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay_and_Benefits

The Bureau of the Fiscal Service offers challenging and meaningful work, opportunities for advancement and internal movement to a different career path, a competitive salary, work/life balance, and generous benefits. Maximum telework and flexible work schedule options are also available. Incentives such as student loan repayment, recruitment and relocation incentives, and advanced annual leave accrual may be offered. Some remote work opportunities exist. Approval of these incentives and flexibilities are based on the position, business requirements, applicant/employee qualifications and performance, and other work-related factors.

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