Job Summary

Incumbent serves as accounting technician and alternate teller (agent cashier) for the Accounting Section within the Financial Management Service at the Iowa City VA Health Care System. It involves duties in both accounting and the agent cashier office. The employee will be rotated among the sections based on workload needs.

Job Description

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/08/2026. 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. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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 and/or education as described below: Minimum Qualifications for GS-05 (Developmental): Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization that has 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 position. Specialized experience includes: Processing and verifying accounting transactions within an automated, double-entry accrual accounting system; Assisting with account reconciliations, researching discrepancies, and supporting audits or financial reviews; and Serving as an alternate cashier/teller handling, credit card transactions, check endorsements, and cash accountability, while operating standard office equipment (calculator, credit card terminal, computer, check endorser). OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, in any field, from an accredited college or university. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond the first 60 semester hours may be combined with experience to qualify at this level. Note: I kept this to the standard OPM combination boilerplate for GS-5 clerical/technical qualification standards rather than requiring accounting-specific coursework, since the 0525 series at GS-5 doesn't carry a positive education requirement in a specific field - any bachelor's degree qualifies on education alone. Let me know if your announcement needs it phrased differently (e.g., if your agency's standard boilerplate library has slightly different wording it should match). Minimum Qualifications for GS-06 (Developmental): 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. Specialized experience includes: Processing and verifying accounting transactions within an automated, double-entry accrual accounting system; Assisting with account reconciliations, researching discrepancies, and supporting audits or financial reviews; Serving as an alternate cashier/teller handling, credit card transactions, check endorsements, and cash accountability, while operating standard office and equipment (calculator, credit card terminal, computer, check endorser); Independently processing and establishing obligations, payables, and payment transactions across multiple systems (e.g., vendor, employee travel, agent cashier replenishments, construction progress payments), including researching and resolving discrepancies with vendors and customers; and Preparing transfers, and assisting in training users on fund control point management or comparable accounting system processes. Minimum Qualifications for GS-07 (Full Performance): Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Processing and verifying accounting transactions within an automated, double-entry accrual accounting system; Assisting with account reconciliations, researching discrepancies, and supporting audits or financial reviews; Serving as an alternate cashier/teller handling, credit card transactions, check endorsements, and cash accountability, while operating standard office and equipment (calculator, credit card terminal, computer, check endorser); Independently processing and establishing obligations, payables, and payment transactions across multiple systems (e.g., vendor, employee travel, agent cashier replenishments, construction progress payments), including researching and resolving discrepancies with vendors and customers; and Preparing transfers, and assisting in training users on fund control point management or comparable accounting system processes; and Administering a travel card or similar accountable financial program, including setting up participant accounts, providing technical training, and ensuring compliance with governing regulations. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Arithmetic/Mathematical Reasoning Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Reading Comprehension Self-Management Teamwork 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. 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/.