The Cincinnati VA Medical Center (CVAMC) is a two-division campus located in Cincinnati, OH and Fort Thomas, KY serving 15 counties in Southwest OH, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana with 6 Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Bellevue, KY; Florence, KY; Lawrenceburg, IN; Hamilton, OH; Clermont County, OH, and Georgetown, OH. The CVAMC also supports two off main campus locations in the Cincinnati area via an Eye Center and Mental Health Outreach Community Division.
Major Duties:
- Reviews and approves requisitions for services, supplies, real property, equipment, and adjustments for all appropriations (including GPF & CWT) for the medical center.
- Processes 2237 and 1358 obligations and modifications on a daily basis according to accuracy, validity, and funding availability.
- Obligating documents are received in IFCAP, processed, and transmitted to FMS.
- Researches daily rejects for miscellaneous orders, service orders, contracts, A&E orders, receiving reports and amendments and makes corrections as necessary to resubmit transaction to FMS.
- Audits payment documents received from vendors, employees, education, research, Beneficiary Travel, Patient Funds, and the Agent Cashier for correctness.
- Posts payments to obligation documents.
- Reviews IPPS to ensure invoices are being certified in a timely manner.
- Reviews the Accepted Document Listing to verify payments were processed correctly.
- Records deposits from the Agent Cashier in FMS and verifies correct costing is used.
- Audits Replenishments from Agent Cashier.
- Processes cost transfers, which include but are not limited to, EW's for correcting erroneous costing on purchase orders, ET's for correcting payments, three-part ET's for correcting costing with expenses, and EB's and SE's for transferring of costs between stations.
- Offsets US Bank convenience checks against obligation documents in a timely manner.
- Serves as Alternate Agent Cashier.
- Assists in training of personnel in the use of IPPS, FMS, Concur, IFCAP, AVIS.
- 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.
- Provides support for VA employees and Non-VA personnel in all aspects of travel.
- Approves travel authorizations, travel vouchers and local travel.
- Audits travel vouchers and claims for appropriate costing, receipts, amounts, and payment methods.
- Provides information to travelers on air, bus, and/or rail schedules and fares.
- Provides training and guidance on the travel package and travel regulations to facility employees.
- Ensures vendor codes are established and verifies all employees are paid in the most expeditious manner.
- Reconciles the monthly Centrally Billed Accounts for station 539 and 487 to ensure transactions that are not automatically matched are reconciled using available data obtained from the Electronic Travel System.
- Assists, as directed, in the general operation of the office in whatever capacity that may be required to accomplish the overall duties of fiscal service.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. 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
/PD02801A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Required
Starting at $51,068 Per Year (GS 7)