Financial Accounts Technician

The duties of the Financial Technician include but are not limited to:

• Serves as the primary administrative technical and budget support for the facilitys travel program
• Plans and carries out procedures when travelers do not comply with regulations.
• Monitors and facilitates the travel card program.
• Examines incoming requests for completeness verifies accounting codes item descriptions and estimated costs and uses web-based systems to identify sources of supply.
• Serves as the Agency/Organization Program Coordinator (AOPC) for the Government Travel Charge Card Program ensuring compliance with VA Financial Policy and GSA SmartPay requirements.
• Resolves travel problems explains aspects of the travel program and generally assist all VA and non-VA employees in travel status.
• Applies established procedures to standard travel scenarios; refers complex or unusual cases for high level review.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory qualification and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm
Telework: Ad-Hoc Only
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Financial Accounts Technician/PD11313A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• Your performance and conduct;
• The needs and interests of the agency;
• Whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 07/29/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For a GSposition you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05.
For a GSposition you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06.

The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade as required by the this instance you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Award 50s do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade.

Examples of appropriate SF-50s include:

• Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or
• Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or
• SF-50s at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

Qualifying Experience at the GS-6 level:

GS-06 Specialized Experience: Do you possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience which equips you with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Financial Accounts Technician GS-06 position and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable this specialized experience must have been equivalent to the GS-05 level in Federal service to qualify at the GS-06.

Qualifying specialized experience includes:
1) Assists screening tickets itineraries travel periods and information related to rental cars.
2) Processes routine travel authorizations and vouchers
3) Uses automated systems such as ConcurGov IFCAP/VistA and FMS for data entry and report generation.
4) Serving as a Government Purchase Cardholder.
5) Ability to review and process employee expense reports.

Qualifying Experience at the GS-7 level:

GS-07 Specialized Experience: Do you possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience which equips you with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Financial Accounts Technician GS-07 position and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable this specialized experience must have been equivalent to the GS-06 level in Federal service to qualify at the GS-07.

Qualifying specialized experience includes:
1) Screening tickets itineraries travel periods and information related to rental cars.
2) Reconciles orders and vouchers on a monthly basis.
3) Experience interpreting VA travel guidelines
4) Serving as a Government Purchase Cardholder.
5) Reviewing and processing employee expense reports.

Note: Evidence of specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held on your resume. You must provide work experience information such as hours per week salary and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format) to establish you have one (1) full year of Specialized Experience at or comparable to the required grade level.



For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Required Experience:

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