Announcement details
- USAJOBS control number
- 891128600
- Occupational series
- 0525
Summary
The incumbent serves as an Accounting Technician in Fiscal Service for the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, located in Mountain View, CA, and is responsible for performing a variety of technical accounting and financial support functions.
Responsibilities
Major duties include but are not limited to: Performing technician level work in support of a budget, accounting, auditing, fiscal and financial management functions; Performing budget administration, financial systems, cash processing, and accounting support; Classifying accounting transactions and verifying the accuracy and completeness of accounting data across multiple appropriations; Determining the debit and credit entries to be made to general ledger accounts, journals, and subsidiary accounts; Summarizing transactions and preparing control documents or other documents reflecting entries to be made; Maintaining, auditing, and reconciling general and subsidiary ledger accounts for the preparation of accurate and timely reports and for the control of funds; Preparing reconciliations of the general ledger to subsidiary accounts, accruals, adjusting journal entries, accounting reports, and special reports; Maintaining control of funds obligated and expended; Receiving and analyzing various types of documents to determine propriety, validity, budget, expenditure limitation, completeness, and correctness of accounting data; Preparing journal vouchers for multi-line transactions and researching appropriate postings for unusual transactions; Inspecting purchase orders, requisitions, and all financial components and making corrections when necessary; Training and consulting control point users and other customers throughout the Medical Center, providing expert advice and guidance concerning Fiscal and financial policies, procedures, regulations, etc.; Performing related duties as required. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 08:00-4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician(OA)/PD03193-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/09/2026. 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-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. 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-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: collecting and verifying accounting data; examining and maintaining financial accounts; processing deposits; and using accounting software and automated systems to perform a variety of accounting-related duties. This experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit. 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/.
Requirements
You 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 required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. 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.
Education
There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.