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Lead Accounting Technician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
HybridMare Island Naval Shipyard, CA$70K – $91KApply by May 19, 2026Accounting TechnicianESTJESTPISFPISTPTrades
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The position serves as the Lead Accounting Technician at the VA Northern California Health Care System, Fiscal Service in the Accounting Section. The position involves a variety of complexed and specialized accounting transactions in support of fiscal mission.
What You'll Do
- →Makes day-to-day adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities.
- →Observes workers' performance; demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques.
- →Provides individual and team training in specific tasks and job techniques and provides on-the-job training in accordance with established procedures and practices.
- →Answers team member's questions concerning work processes and procedures, policies, and directives.
- →Develops work improvement plans, recommending personnel actions as necessary.
- →Provides information to the supervisor as requested concerning promotions, reassignment, recognition or outstanding performance and personnel needs.
- →Approves leave for a few hours or emergencies.
- →Due to his/her role of lead must perform all the duties of the Accounting Team plus assist with the duties of the Accountants in their absences.
- →Can be designated to substitute for all accounting staff positions in their absences.
- →During peak periods and special accounting projects he/she assists the staff member in the performance of their duties.
- →Assisting in processing accounting rejects from FMS or IFCAP accounting systems, but also assessing problem areas and suggesting changes to improve the overall accounting system and structure at the Medical Center.
- →Assist in setting up procedures, processes, and a monitoring and reporting system to assure that all day-to-day accounting workload is completed.
- →As technical advisor for all accounting transactions, the incumbent is responsible for cost transfer transactions to include FMS EB, EW and ET transactions, other transactions as assigned.
- →Serves as the first line for handling accounting issues that arise from within the Medical Center, Austin Financial Services Center, or accounting technicians.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification 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 interest.
- ✓In 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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
- ✓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/.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 640654bc-731d-4682-a587-d1c2a9e4efdd
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