U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 6 hours ago
Accounting Technician
Providence, RI
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry Level
$57K/yr - $74K/yr
1+ years expThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking an Accounting Technician for the Fiscal Service at the VA Providence Healthcare System. This role involves a wide range of accounting responsibilities, including reviewing and approving requisitions, processing invoices, and ensuring compliance with accounting procedures.
GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
The purpose of this position is to serve as an Accounting Technician at the VA Providence Healthcare System in Fiscal Service
This position is responsible for a wide range of assignments and provides administrative support to the assigned section
Duties may include - but are not limited to: Reviews and approves requisitions for services - supplies - real property - equipment - and adjustments for all appropriations including General Post Funds (GPF) & Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) for the medical center
Reviews and approves all receiving reports for transmission to Financial Management System (FMS) and Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS)
Researches all daily rejects for miscellaneous orders - service orders - contracts - A&E orders - receiving reports and amendments and makes corrections as necessary to resubmit transactions to FMS
Reviews daily CAPPS listing to determine if receiving reports are needed
Audit payment documents received from vendors - employees - Beneficiary Travel - Patient Funds - and the Agent Cashier for correctness
Forwards invoices to service that require certification
Processes invoices for payment in FMS or forwards invoices to the Online Certification System or CAPPS as appropriate
Posts payments to obligation documents when payment is processed
Processes 2237 and 1358 obligations and modifications on a daily basis according to accuracy - validity - and funding availability
Performs comprehensive audits - analysis - evaluations and related procedures for the purchase card system as required
Reviews records to determine accuracy of costing - timeliness of reconciliations - and appropriateness of purchases
Evaluates the internal controls to detect weaknesses in control procedures and recommends action
Ensures proper accounting procedures are enforced to accurately record financial transactions
Prepares written reports on the results of audits - reviews - and evaluations
Performs and submits Austin Purchase Card Reviews by required deadline
Offsets US Bank convenience checks against obligation documents in a timely manner
Examines credit memos and reclaims from vendors to determine appropriateness
Actively directs and performs research of current accounts - historical data - source documents - etc. - to develop and explain detailed information not otherwise readily available
Develops comparative data which may reflect complex relationships between accounts and time periods
Identifies significant changes and determines related transactions and causes
Provides detailed recommendations for improvement based on the above process
Assists in training of personnel in the use of OLCS - FMS - CAPPS - and IFCAP
Reconciles and balances the Accrued Services Payable and Undelivered Orders Reports in FMS and IFCAP monthly
Conducts follow-up with service line to determine appropriate action to resolve aged items
Responsible for issuing bills of collection when necessary
Qualification
Required
Applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 02/13/2026
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 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: understands accounting principles - methods - procedures - and techniques to conduct difficult and responsible analysis; examines all accounts in order to analyze and detect trends and problems that affect the overall operations of accounting; makes determinations within a complete accounting system to validate transactions and to perform research to resolve inconsistencies; and - uses various accounting system software package applications and computer systems and contents to resolve problems of processed transactions
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accounting Operations, Customer Service (Clerical/Technical), Internal Controls
The work is sedentary - but some walking - bending - and lifting is required as in a normal business environment
Work is performed in a normal office setting
There is pressure to meet mandatory deadlines of monthly - quarterly - and year-end reports and processing
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