Job Summary

This position functions as an Accounting Technician located within the Finance Service at the Jefferson Barracks VA St. Louis Medical Center (VAMC), St. Louis, Missouri. The primary purpose of this position is to lead the work of other accounting technicians who are responsible for receiving, controlling, monitoring, validating, recording, analyzing and reporting on accounting transactions that affect the assets, cost, liabilities, revenue and proprietary accounts of programs serviced.

Job Description

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/19/2026. 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-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. 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. Reports: Performs fiscal year-end review and close-out of accounts. Prepares year-end adjustment entries to balance accounts. Analyzes and prepares special reports on the causes of recurring 10433-A Page 2 of 4 adjustment actions; determines the cause of processing errors or problems and recommends corrective procedures. Maintains general ledger accounts. Performs administrative and technical functions to ensure the integrity of the general ledger. Reconciles electronic interfaces to general ledger from other systems. Prepares/posts journal vouchers. Reconciles subsidiary ledgers to control/summary accounts. He/she posts inventory accounting transactions, property accounting transactions, and calculates and posts depreciation. Prepares and reconciles trial balances. Factor 1, Knowledge Required by the Position Knowledge of automated and non-automated accounting systems and subsystems, including knowledge of an extensive body of accounting procedures and methods to enter, retrieve, correct, and delete accounting information. Knowledge of accounting methods for a total accounting system with a number of different programs generating transactions requiring use of most classes of accounts in order to validate, reconcile, balance, and adjust records and reports. Knowledge of the interrelationship between the appropriations and the various control and subsidiary accounts and the ability to determine the impact of various accounting transactions relating to obligations, collections, and inter-fund transactions in order to research, detect, and correct errors in prior transactions. Knowledge of the full range of accounting classifications and fund codes to ensure the accuracy and validity of transactions. Knowledge of VA's policies, practices, and regulations related to the appropriation and budgetary process, maintenance of ledgers, and preparation of accounting reports to ensure the proper and accurate accounting treatment is applied to the full range of accounting transactions. Knowledge of workflow and work distribution within organizational unit in order to prioritize and equitably distribute work to lower-level technicians. Factor 2, Supervisory Controls: The supervisor makes assignments by defining objectives, priorities, and deadlines and assists the employee with unusual situations that do not have clear precedents. The employee plans and carries out the successive steps and handles problems and deviations in the work assignments in accordance with instructions, policies, previous training, or accepted practices. Situations requiring significant deviations are referred to supervisor for assistance. Completed work is usually evaluated for technical soundness, appropriateness, and conformity to policy and requirements. The methods used in arriving at the end results are not usually reviewed in detail. Factor 3, Guidelines: Established guidelines and manuals are available for most tasks, but due to the variety of situations encountered they are not specifically applicable all tasks. The employee is expected to use judgment and initiative to handle aspects of the work not completely covered. Incumbent interprets guidelines and determines their applicability to situations not specifically covered. The employee refers situations in which the existing guidelines cannot be applied, or significant deviations must be made to the supervisor or designated employee. Factor 4, Complexity: The work involves performing related procedural tasks in researching and identifying erroneous/duplicate account entries. The incumbent makes decisions, such as how to locate and assemble information, and identify errors based on a review or knowledge of similar cases, or by selecting from among other recognizable alternatives. The incumbent considers factors such as the processing requirements, appropriate format, or content for each transaction when determining which established approach best fits the circumstances. The incumbent takes action using established instructions, practices, or precedents for review of accounts. Actions taken are similar and well established, although the specific patterns of actions taken may differ depending on the given discrepancy or problem and the information available. Factor 5, Scope and Effect: The purpose of the work is to maintain, balance, and reconcile accounts and prepare reports or analyses used by other units for projecting, planning, and controlling costs and operational funds. The work affects the accuracy of further processes performed by related personnel in various organizations. It also affects the reliability of the organization's financial support services provided to users, customers, etc. Factor 6, Personal Contacts: Regular and recurring contacts are with employees within the same accounting organization and with officials of operating units within the operating location. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: Specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Performing budget, accounting, payroll and/or financial management functions; Interpreting and applying accounting principles, methods, procedures, and techniques; Using various accounting systems and computer systems to maintain financial accounts and accounting data; Reviewing and analyzing reports and documents for accuracy and authorizations, Performing research to resolve any discrepancies relating to obligations, collections, disbursements, or other actions involving complicated adjustments; Reconciling accounts, processing and posting payments; Examining, auditing, and maintaining accounting transactions and balancing general ledger accounts. 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. OR, 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/.