U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 5 hours ago
Accounting Technician
Cincinnati, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking an Accounting Technician to work in the Fiscal Service at the Cincinnati - OH VA Medical Center. The role involves reviewing and approving requisitions, processing obligations, auditing payment documents, and providing support for travel-related transactions.
GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Reviews and approves requisitions for services, supplies, real property, equipment, and adjustments for all appropriations (including GPF & CWT) for the medical center
Processes 2237 and 1358 obligations and modifications on a daily basis according to accuracy, validity, and funding availability
Obligating documents are received in IFCAP, processed, and transmitted to FMS
Researches daily rejects for miscellaneous orders, service orders, contracts, A&E orders, receiving reports and amendments and makes corrections as necessary to resubmit transaction to FMS
Audits payment documents received from vendors, employees, education, research, Beneficiary Travel, Patient Funds, and the Agent Cashier for correctness
Posts payments to obligation documents
Reviews IPPS to ensure invoices are being certified in a timely manner
Reviews the Accepted Document Listing to verify payments were processed correctly
Records deposits from the Agent Cashier in FMS and verifies correct costing is used
Audits Replenishments from Agent Cashier
Processes cost transfers, which include but are not limited to, EW's for correcting erroneous costing on purchase orders, ET's for correcting payments, three-part ET's for correcting costing with expenses, and EB's and SE's for transferring of costs between stations
Offsets US Bank convenience checks against obligation documents in a timely manner
Serves as Alternate Agent Cashier
Assists in training of personnel in the use of IPPS, FMS, Concur, IFCAP, AVIS
Reconciles and balances the Accrued Services Payable and Undelivered Orders Reports in FMS and IFCAP monthly
Conducts follow-up with service line to determine appropriate action to resolve aged items
Provides support for VA employees and Non-VA personnel in all aspects of travel
Approves travel authorizations, travel vouchers and local travel
Audits travel vouchers and claims for appropriate costing, receipts, amounts, and payment methods
Provides information to travelers on air, bus, and/or rail schedules and fares
Provides training and guidance on the travel package and travel regulations to facility employees
Ensures vendor codes are established and verifies all employees are paid in the most expeditious manner
Reconciles the monthly Centrally Billed Accounts for station 539 and 487 to ensure transactions that are not automatically matched are reconciled using available data obtained from the Electronic Travel System
Assists, as directed, in the general operation of the office in whatever capacity that may be required to accomplish the overall duties of fiscal service
Qualification
Required
Applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 01/28/2026
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-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6
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 must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization
Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: Experience with accounting principles - methods - and procedures experience auditing invoices or other payment documents - as well as experience resolving/adjusting discrepancies within financial accounts - and using business accounting software to input financial data - and examining accounts and analyzing trends
Knowledge of various accounting and budgeting activities; verifying - inputting - and maintaining accounts and accounting data in the financial system; preparing recurring and special financial reports; performing accounting procedures and techniques to research and resolve rejects and problems timely and knowledge documenting correct cost data for all transactions (appropriation - cost center - budget object code and revenue source code)
Working knowledge of various types of office equipment is required for research and analyzing inquiries
Equipment utilized includes facsimile - copier - and personal computer - including hardware and software
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
The work is sedentary - but some walking - bending - and lifting is required as in a normal business environment
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