About this role
Job SummaryThe incumbent serves as an Accounting Technician in Fiscal Services at the Miami VA Healthcare System. The Accounting Technician is responsible for maintaining general ledger accounts and subsidiary records for medical care appropriations, general fund receipts, compensated work therapy, patient funds, general post funds and suspense account funds at the Medical Center.
QualificationsTo qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/30/2026. 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-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 as described below: 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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Perform a full range of clerical tasks and assignments involving diversified accounts and records. Reviews a variety of tasks and transactions to determine appropriate action. Summarizing and preparing financial/accounting reports. Experience reconciling general ledgers to subsidiary accounts, accruals, adjusting journal entries, maintaining control of receipts and disbursements and of funds expended. Utilizing complex computer systems affecting appropriations, funds, general ledger and cost to analyze errors and reconciliation listings pertaining to input and output and to trace documents through their audit trail. 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/.
Major DutiesDuties include, but may not be limited to the following: The incumbent performs clerical, assistant, or technician level work in support of a budget, accounting, auditing, fiscal and or financial management functions. Reviews and classify many types of financial transactions. Involving the operations of the Medical Center including journalizing corrective actions for erroneous conditions. Determines the general ledger accounts, journals and subsidiary accounts affected. Examines, verifies and maintains financial accounts and accounting data and classifies accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data. Determines proper cost centers, budget object codes appropriations and fund control points. All documents verified for accuracy entered to a computerized cost accounting system. The incumbent has the technical responsibility for the maintenance, auditing, and reconciliation of the general and subsidiary ledger accounts, for the preparation of accurate and timely reports, and for control funds. Knowledge of fiscal procedures is required to audit and research documentation used Must have the ability to evaluate documentation draw conclusions and make sound recommendations. Responsible for working with numerous different unrelated systems. Has a broad knowledge of the body of accounting regulations, laws, practices, procedures and policies related to the medical center financial management functions. To ensure compliance and recommendations. Incumbent has the knowledge of a wide variety of interrelated steps, conditions and procedures or processes required sufficient to maintain complex accounting or other fiscal transactions, including allotments, accruals, cost and general ledger accounting methods. Knowledge of automated FMS system to analyze and classify unusual transactions and determine the specific procedures required that reflect the action in all related general ledger accounts. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for Ad-hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/PD08503A and PD546-08503-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not AuthorizedRequirementsYou must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary with some walking, standing, and bending. Incumbent may be required to lift and move files/printouts. However, alternate cashier duties may require some minimal physical exertion such as lifting a cash box. Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.