Accounting Technician

Accounting Technician

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Examines, verifies, and maintains financial accountants and accounting data and classifies accounting transactions
• Determines the general ledger accounts, journals, and subsidiary accounts affected, and the debit and credit entries to be made as per generally accepted accounting practices
• 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
• Determines the nature of errors and adjusts in the correct appropriation to a variety of interrelated accounts
• Research, interprets, and verifies which appropriation and general ledger accounts a document and subsequent accounting transactions will affect
• Prepares reconciliations of the general ledger to subsidiary accounts, accruals, adjusting journal entries, accounting reports and special reports. Reconciles accounting systems output with input for accuracy
• Maintains control of receipts, disbursements and control of funds obligated and funds expended
• Documents financial transactions to assure a proper audit trail in accordance with guidelines
• Reviews pending items and ensures that follow-up action is taken on all items pending for excessive periods of time
• Work as the station's liaison between vendors and Fiscal Service to resolve and answer questions concerning obligations, payables, and payment inquiries on all types of purchase orders
• Assists the Chief of Accounting and Accountants in preparation of various reports and audits by making various calculations, gathering costs from various sources, and insuring mathematical accuracy of these reports

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Telework: This position may be authorized for Ad-Hoc Telework per supervisor

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: PD19033A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized