About this role
Job SummaryLead Accounting Technician is responsible for providing day-to-day technical leadership and coordination for accounting support functions that ensure accurate and timely processing, reconciliation, and reporting of financial transactions. Provides guidance to accounting technicians and clerical support staff on established procedures and internal controls, supports month-end and year-end close activities, and assists in maintaining audit readiness. Position reports to the Financial Service.
QualificationsTo qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/06/2026. 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-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. You will not be contacted for additional information. For appropriate SF-50(s) to submit please see "Required Documents" section below for examples of SF-50(s) to include. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former VA employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees. In addition to meeting the Time-In-Grade Requirement you must meet the Minimum Qualification Requirement below. Minimum Qualification Requirement: 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: Provides guidance to accounting technicians and clerical support staff on established procedures and internal controls, supports month-end and year-end close activities. Prepares and maintains audit-ready files for assigned processes, ensuring documentation is complete, traceable, and retained per records guidance. Researching and resolving routine-to moderately complex discrepancies. Analyzes documents to determine propriety, validity, budget, expenditure limitation completeness, and correctness of the account data. Verifies accuracy and completeness of documents to ensure service or supplies have been certified as to receipt. Responsible for working with unrelated systems, such as Financial Management System (FMS), Integrated Funds Distribution, Control Point Activity, Accounting and Procurement System (IFCAPS), and Veterans Information Systems Technology Architecture (VISTA). OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have one full year of graduate level education or, superior academic achievement. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of GS-05 level specialized experience directly related to the work of the position and education beyond a bachelor's degree may be used to qualify. 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 DutiesInclude but not limited to: Provides day-to-day leadership and coordination of accounting technician work for assigned accounting processes and shared-service support activities. Distributes and balances work among employees based on priorities, deadlines, and workload complexity. Operating in a multi-billion-dollar portfolio delivering professional federal accounting to ensure stewardship of appropriate funds are accurate and timely processing, policy-compliant financial reporting. Prepares training materials, sets up and schedules training sessions, delivers or coordinates delivery of training to accounting staff and cross-functional customers. Identifies required training areas based on observed errors, audit findings, policy changes, system updates, or performance trends. Coordinates training needs with supervisor and subject matter expert to develop a training plan and schedule to ensure required staff receive timely instruction. Supports the integrity of accounting records by verifying data entries. Performs or leads reconciliations of selected accounts, subsidiary logs, and control reports, documents reconciliation steps and resolves or elevates variances. Maintains audit-ready files for assigned processes, ensuring documentation is complete, traceable, and retained per records guidance. Responds to internal data calls and routine audit/support requests by retrieving records, validating information, and providing timely, accurate responses consistent with established procedures. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Lead Accounting Technician/PD06140A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.RequirementsYou 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: Work is primarily sedentary and performed in an office or approved telework setting. You may occasionally lift or carry light items such as files, binders, or a laptop and may spend limited time walking or standing during coordination with staff or meetings. 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.