ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

Summary

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Duties

• •Performs detailed contract reconciliation involving several types and numbers of disparities within the same contract requiring research and analyses, comparison of contractual and payment documents/data, and correction/adjustment of accounting data.
• •Reconstructs obligation and payment history on spreadsheets and/or worksheets, identifying various funding allocations, obligations, and de-obligations.
• •Reviews contracts to determine possible sources of funding errors.
• •Prepares necessary adjustment documents to process invoices for payment.
• •Identifies accounts receivables and initiates action regarding contractor indebtedness.

Qualifications

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-06) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized experience is defined as: maintaining accounting or financial ledgers; posting financial transactions; preparing accounting reports; reconciling accounts and working with a variety of accounting and automated financial systems. You may qualify for consideration if meeting specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Education

Substitution of Education for Experience: One full year of graduate level education may be substituted to meet the specialized experience required when it is directly related to the work of the position being filled. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements when the education is directly related to the position being filled. You must submit transcripts at the time you apply.