Financial Accounts Technician

The incumbents serve as the Financial Administration Technician responsible for performing accounting, budget, and employee travel transactions in a consolidated transactional processing site. The position requires knowledge and proficiency in the following areas: Accounting, Budget, and Employee Travel. Major duties: Duties include but are not limited to: Independently perform a variety of budgetary functions to support budget formulation, execution, and review of assigned budget activities. Provides information and guidance on procedures, forms, and documentation required to support budget estimates and coordinates the timely submission of budget estimates by each component. Tracks funds distribution, reconciling commitments/obligations and re-allocating organizational funds as directed. Prepares all necessary documents for transfer of funds whether intra-agency or inter-agency. Reviews HR Smart and codes FCP for employees to ensure that costs are applied to correct cost center for payroll salaries. Reconciles accounting systems' output with input for accuracy. Reviews salary data to assist budget analyst with cost transfers of salaries when corrections are made in HR Smart. Determines the percentage difference of amounts requested by comparison against established budgetary ceilings and prior year expenditures. Ensures payments are applied timely to debts and transfer of funds is completed to move money from suspense and apply to debts. Reviews, audits, and provide technical guidance in the operation of Employee Travel to ensure Travel Regulations followed for Travel Authorizations. Examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts and accounting data. Classifies accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data. Receives and analyzes various types of documents to determine propriety, validity, budget, expenditure limitation, completeness, and correctness of account data. Records cash receipts within FMS received from Agent Cashier, completes Agent Cashier replenishment, prepares and records vendor payment documents within FMS. Reviews and determines the nature of errors and makes adjustments in the correct appropriation to a variety of interrelated accounts. Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Telework: Ad-hoc, based on the needs of the service. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Financial Accounts Technician/PD02110A and PD02111A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized 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.