Summary This position is telework authorized to work from home within the local commuting area of the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital. The employee needs to be available to work onsite to support the Travel Section and serves as an alternate cashier for the Madison VA Medical Center. Must be within 50 miles of the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, WI 53705. This is not a Remote position. Responsibilities This position is within the VISN 12 Great Lakes Fiscal Service (GLFS) and located at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, WI 53705. This position serves as a Financial Accounts Technician providing administrative and technical support functions, serves as the primary timekeeper for the GLFS employees, providing program support to the travel section, and serves as an alternate cashier. This is not a Remote position. Major Duties: Managing day to day administrative operations such as telephone and visitor management, maintenance of an effective and organized filing system and recording of meeting minutes. Manages the calendar of the Assistant Finance Officer and keeps track of electronic leave management and suspense tracking calendars. Organizes meetings and prepares required documents for staff upon request. Coordinates supply orders for local finance department and facilities ordering with GLFS Purchase Card cardholders. Serves as primary timekeeper for GLFS employee and serves as the back-up timekeeper to other sites. Prepares personnel actions and maintains time and leave records. Responsible for cash transactions and ensuring proper receipting and depositing of all remittance. Examines daily audits to avoid delay in availability of funds; provides non-interest-bearing banking service to patients. Serves as the backup to the Travel Coordinator. Verifying vendor codes in FMS, running and formatting weekly and monthly reports, using e-travel system, and filing travel documents. Performs a broad range of Finance duties to ensure coverage in any are of need for the office to support basic functions. Performs other related duties as assigned. 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: Full-Time; Monday through Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm; Day Tour Compressed/Flexible: May be Authorized 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. Must be within 50 miles of the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, WI 53705. Remote/Virtual: This is not a remote/virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Financial Accounts Technician/PD12056A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/05/2024. 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 GS-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. For a GS-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04. 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 announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. To qualify for this position at the GS-5 level, you must meet the following: Specialized Experience: You must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-4 in Federal Service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes but is not limited to: Communicating with all levels of staff both verbally and written; Ability to organize, coordinate, and prioritize work assignments; Knowledge of finance functions, procedures and operations; Skill in the operation of computers and office equipment; and Knowledge of associated standard operating procedures and local practices to apply regulations and precedent cases. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. You must have successfully completed four years of education above the high school level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. (Transcripts Required) OR, Combination: Applicants may combine education and experience. You must have equivalent combinations of specialized experience and education beyond the second year of at least 60 semester hours. (Transcripts Required) To qualify for this position at the GS-6 level, you must meet the following: Specialized Experience: You must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in Federal Service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes, but is not limited to: Communicating effectively and courteously both verbally and written to internal and external customers; Organizing, coordinating, and prioritizing many simultaneous work assignments; Comprehensive knowledge of finance functions, procedures and operations; Knowledge of Time & Attendance regulations to maintain timekeeping accuracy; and Knowledge working with accounting theories, practices, methods and policies related to financial work assignments. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to Detail Manages and Organizes Information Principles of Finance Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary. There will be some walking to different locations in and around the Medical Center Campus. There would also be some bending and lifting as required in the office setting. Working the cashier's office may require standing for long periods of time, as well as, lifting and carrying large sums of coins and currency. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Education A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.