Job Summary

This position is located in the VISN 12 Great Lakes Finance Services (GLFS), at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, Michigan. The incumbent serves as an Accounting Technician and as an alternate Teller (Agent Cashier).

Job Description

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/01/2026. 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-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. 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: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: broad knowledge of accounting and other financial management regulations, practices, procedures, and policies. Knowledge of the Prompt Payment Act in order to process certified invoices timely and accurately. Knowledge of a wide variety of interrelated steps, conditions, and procedures or processes required to assemble, review, and maintain complex accounting, and other financial transactions. Knowledge of automated accounting systems to reconcile errors, and datasets and/or computer systems in order to certify documents and audits. Using a personal computer and a working knowledge of computer software programs including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, the Internet, and various Medical Center programs. A working knowledge of all banking regulations including Treasury and accounting procedures and policies). Using computer processing procedures to properly process input and review computer output. 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/.