About this role
Job SummaryThe position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Finance Service located in Durham, North Carolina at the Durham Veteran Affairs Health Care System (DVAHCS). This position serves as the Financial Accounts Technician responsible for performing accounting, budget, and employee travel transactions in a consolidated transactional processing site.
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: Knowledge and skill in applying commonly used budget and/or finance practices, procedures, regulations, policies, and guides to evaluate a complex set of data within various functional areas in Finance. Extensive skills in gathering, assembling, consolidating, and analyzing financial data and drawing conclusions to include, skills in written and oral communication to prepare reports, guidance, and briefing on complex issues. Trace transactions and prepare worksheets to reflect source of discrepancies, corrective action to bring accounts into agreement, prove the accuracy of adjusted accounts, and recommend actions to prevent recurrence of similar discrepancies.. 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 are not limited to: Independently performs a variety of budgetary functions to support budget formulation, execution and review of assigned budget activities of the Medical Center. Advises Budget Analyst of conditions which would result in over -obligation of funds. Responsible for reviewing, auditing, and providing technical guidance in the operation of Employee Travel to ensure Travel Regulations followed for Travel Authorizations within Concur. Reviews estimates to ensure that amounts requested are within established guidelines. Consolidates budget estimates and prepares all forms and required documents for review and funding authority. Independently performs tasks involving budget execution by compiling resource data from various financial management reports. Reviews, compiles, verifies, and summarizes data involving salaries, expenses, and object class and line-item information. Prepares all necessary documents for transfer of funds whether intra-agency or Inter-Agency. Reviews salary data to assist budget analyst with cost transfers of salaries when corrections are made in HR Smart. Reviews and classify many types of financial transactions involving the operation of the Medical Center including journalizing corrective actions for erroneous conditions. Receives and analyzes various types of documents to determine propriety, validity, budget, expenditure limitation, completeness and correctness of account data. Reviews spreadsheets of funds sent for travel reimbursement to ensure reimbursements are received. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Financial Accounts Technician/PD50212A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved 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 sedentary. Some work may require walking to conduct work. Work may also require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the worksite. This position may carry light items or drive a motor vehicle. A pre-placement physical examination is not required. 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.