Accounting Technician

Job Details

Qualifications & Requirements

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled? To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-5) in Federal service. Specialized experience performing complicated accounting procedures that includes records financial data, processing payment vouchers, obligations, and accounts receivables, analyzing journal entries, reconcile accounts, and process accounting adjustments, and corrections, problem solves, prioritize tasks, works under pressure and completes work in a timely manner to meet deadlines. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title; duties; month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. Physical Demands: The work is mainly sedentary, however, there is some walking, bending, lifting and carrying of light objects. 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/.

Position Overview

Incumbent serves as an Accounting Technician within Fiscal Service located at the Veterans Healthcare System in Battle Creek, MI. NOTE: This announcement has been extended to close on August 14, 2026. Applicants who previously applied do not need to re-apply.

Duties

• ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties will include, but may not be limited to the following: Creates and posts complicated accounting transactions. Performs extensive analysis and reconciliations of accounts, records and reports. Maintains a variety of subsidiary ledgers and schedules that support ledger balances. Audits account balances and processes necessary corrections. Processes vouchers for payment, to include vendorization, obligation, vouchering, manual posting and reconciliation to obligation documents, and payment coding actives. Researches, reviews and analyzes an extensive and complex array of accounting directives, handbooks, manuals, guides, etc. Responsible for electronic payment system administration, follow-up actions on outstanding receiving reports and certifications, and resolves lay payment or vendor inquiries. Provides training to other accounting technicians, control point clerks, and officials on a wide variety of accounting activities to ensure accurate budgetary data. Assists in the planning, coordination and completion of travel profiles, plans, and expense reports for employees and patients. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved