Job Summary

These positions are located in the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 2 HSA 2.1) Centralized Finance Service (CFS) in Roanoke, VA. The primary purpose of the Accounting Technician position is to perform a variety of functions, including maintaining accounts and documents, analyzes, examines, communicates payables, receivables, obligations, financial, administrative, decision making, technical and clerical level work.

Job Description

To qualify for this position at the GS-6 level, you must meet the following requirement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-6: At least one full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this Accounting Technician position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes performing accounting/financial activities, or handling cash transactions (i.e., Bank; Retail; etc.); using computer systems, databases, and software to gather data, create correspondence; and providing customer service, communicating with customers both verbally and in-writing. NOTE: 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. To qualify for this position at the GS-7 level, you must meet the following requirement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-7: At least one full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this Accounting Technician position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-6 grade level in the Federal service. In addition to the specialized experience described above for the lower grade level, specialized experience includes performing clerical, assistant, or technician level work in support of financial functions and activities; and analyzing accounting/financial transactions, data, and documents for accuracy. NOTE: 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. A Quality Ranking Factor* has been requested by the facility to help determine which of the basically qualified applicants are likely to be better qualified for a position. The quality ranking factor for this position is: "Experience working with an automated accounting or financial management system such as a point of sale (POS), banking system, and/or business software" *Quality Ranking Factors are skills, knowledge, abilities, or other worker characteristics which could be expected to result in superior performance on the job. Quality ranking factors will not be used for screening but may be used as ranking criteria. Applicants with higher proficiency levels may rank above those with lower proficiency levels on a quality ranking factor. 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/.