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Accounting Technician

  2026-05-29     U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs     Huntington,WV  
Description:

Accounting Technician

The incumbent has technical responsibility for the maintenance, auditing and reconciliation of the general and subsidiary ledger accounts, for the preparation of accurate and timely reports and for the control of funds. Major duties include but not limited to:

  • Examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts and accounting data and classifies accounting transactions including the verification of accuracy and completeness of the accounting data.
  • Summarizes transactions and prepares control documents or other posting documents reflecting the entries to be made.
  • Obtains, organizes, files and retrieves reports, correspondence, and numerical data for use in preparing reports and reconciliations.
  • Documents financial transactions to assure a proper audit trail.
  • Researches and investigates, extensively searches, interprets and verifies which appropriation and general ledger accounts a document and subsequent accounting transactions will affect and establishes routines for input of these transactions.
  • Ensures travel is charged and recorded under the appropriate accounting information.
  • Confirms that all required training has been taken and monitors cardholder accounts, checking for misuse or payment issues, and acts when misuse or non-payment is evident.
  • Retrieves and cancels all cards of any employee who either terminates employment or violates travel card procedures in accordance with established regulations.
  • The incumbent must process payments to individuals for tuition reimbursement, employee debt reduction program (EDRP), and professional liability as well as miscellaneous 1358 vendor payments as needed.

Work Schedule: Full-time; Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm.

Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Accounting Technician/ PD21005-O

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized


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