U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 18 hours ago
Accounting Technician
El Paso, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking an Accounting Technician responsible for the efficient operation and control of day-to-day fiscal activities at the El Paso VA Health Care System. The role involves a variety of accounting duties including obligating, disbursement, and costing functions, as well as maintaining subsidiary ledgers and preparing accounting reports.
GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Performs a variety of accounting duties involving FMS and CASCA accounting that includes obligating - disbursement and costing functions
Receives - analyzes - obligates and records all source documents pertaining to construction appropriations - medical care appropriation - General Post Fund (GPF) - Compensated Work Therapy (CVVT) - Medical Care Cost Recovery (MCCR) - etc
Reviews documents for validation - budget availability - completeness and correctness of accounting data
Establishes and processes undelivered orders and determines what dollar amounts are to be accrued
Receives and analyzes documentation selecting correct general ledger entries for accounting input
Maintains subsidiary ledger and reconciles to control accounts
Prepares miscellaneous accounting reports i.e. - project reports - GPF report - accounts receivable - etc
Prepares various journal vouchers - standard vouchers and expenditure transfers
Qualification
Required
Applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 02/03/2026
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 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 of general ledger and subsidiary accounts in an accounts structure requiring a number of asset and liability control accounts and considerable subdivision of accounts
Knowledge of the interrelationship of accounts and the effect of debit and credit transactions on the overall system of ledgers
A thorough knowledge and application of the double entry accrual based accounting system of appropriations - funds - allocations - obligations - receipts - processing disbursements - and performs costing functions; completing monthly review of undelivered orders to determine accrual amounts
Comprehensive and detailed knowledge of the accounting policies - procedures - and regulations in order to ensure efficient and accurate performance of accounting work
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. - Peace Corps - AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. - professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social)
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience - including volunteer experience
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week
Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities
Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment
The work is sedentary
Some work may require movement between offices - hospitals - warehouses - and similar areas for meetings and to conduct work
Work may also require walking/standing - in conjunctions with travel to and attendance at meetings and/or conferences away from the work site
Incumbent may carry and lift light items weighing less than 15 pounds
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