Accounting Technician

Accounting Technician

The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund ("VCF") was created to provide compensation for any individual (or a personal representative of a deceased individual) who suffered physical harm or was killed as a result of the terrorist-related aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001 or the debris removal efforts that took place in the immediate aftermath of those crashes. The Fund was authorized permanently in July 2019. More information about the VCF can be found at

Under the direction of VCF Payment Processing Supervisor, the Payment Team Payment Processor (Accounting Technician) will perform the following tasks while complying with established Payment Standard Operating Procedures:

• Review and analyze financial data, documents and manual or automated payment systems.
• Create, file, retrieve and copy claim and payment documents.
• Enter basic claimant payment data into databases.
• Proofread, edit and correct payment documents.
• Complete tracking spreadsheets and report on task progress.
• Perform quality control on the work of peers in all of these areas.
• Perform basic and intermediate level database searches.
• Perform moderately complex payment support tasks, including, detailed review and analysis of payment information such as claimant files, compensation detail, and claimant and/or law firm banking forms.
• Perform detailed filing of payment softcopy files.
• Assist with the preparation and review of payment reports.
• Other payment or PAAQC duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Consistently and accurately perform detailed work under pressure.
• Pay excruciating attention to detail, deadlines and quality control.
• Read and follow instructions and Payment Standard Operating Procedures.
• Understand task, task objectives and the context of those tasks in the payment lifecycle.
• Proactively identify issues that impact payment and propose alternate solutions to address issues.
• Initiate questions when necessary to complete tasks correctly (e.g. where instructions are not explicit or appear to be contrary to the task objective).
• Excellent typing/keyboarding and communication skills.
• Knowledgeable user of DOJ office and network environment, including but not limited to word processing, data processing environments, including office automation networks, PC-based databases and other applications, internet and server-based databases and other applications.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Excellent writing skills and oral communication capabilities.

Qualifications

• Two-year degree in accounting or four-year degree in a related field (finance, business, banking, or economics) with 30 credit hours in accounting. With the COR's approval, relevant financial and accounting experience performing technical level duties in accounting, banking, or finance for corporations or non-profit organizations may be substituted for the education and credit requirements.
• Knowledge of manual and automated accounting systems used by banking, financial and other institutions.
• Three years of experience in claim and payment support projects or undergraduate degree.
• Experience or substantial undergraduate coursework in finance/accounting or experience in claim processing environment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain MRPT facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for MRPT facility credentials/authorization at this work location.

Reporting Relationships

• Reports to the VCF Payment Project Supervisor

*Employees will earn H&W dollars per eligible hour (including vacation and holiday up to 40 hours/week). H&W monies are used to offset the employer's cost of benefits the employee elects into and/or utilizes. Any remaining health and welfare monies after all applicable deductions would be cashed out to the employee on a 1 pay period lag.

Service Contract Act (SCA) Compensation & Benefits:

This is an hourly, overtime-eligible position that falls under the Service Contract Act (SCA). In accordance with the Health and Welfare provisions of the SCA, and in addition to your base hourly rate, you may be eligible to receive an additional health and welfare payment for each hour you work to ensure compliance with the minimums set forth by the act. The amount you are entitled to receive will vary depending upon the fringe benefits you select now and in the future.

Compensation Details:

$27.41

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.