LEAD ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

Work Leader

Serves as Work Leader by identifying, distributing, and balancing workload and tasks to team members in accordance with established workflow, and assures timely accomplishment of the assigned workload. Researches and reconciles discrepancies for multiple accounts involving a variety of transactions and multiple systems and / or subsystems. Reconciles reports, historical data, and listings with source documents and ledger accounts. Interprets data, identifies related transactions and determines root causes / source of problem identifying trends and workable / corrective solutions. Reviews, researches, analyzes, and processes a variety of recurring standard and nonstandard accounting documents / transactions. Examines and verifies for adequacy, legality, and propriety a full range of transactions and documents. Responds to routine and non-routine questions from customers or contractors regarding accounting data, discrepancies, and procedures. Researches complex problems covering all aspects of processing or technical accounting data. Trains and assists lower level accounting technicians with on-the-job customer service training and techniques to correct and process accounting inputs.

Qualifications : One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-06) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized Experience is defined as : Maintaining accounting or financial ledgers; posting financial transactions; preparing financial reports; reconciling accounts or working with a variety of accounting and automated financial systems. Time-in-Grade : Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. To be considered for the GS-7, applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-6 or higher in the Federal service. You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement. Education Substitution of Education for Experience : One full year of graduate level education may be substituted to meet the specialized experience required when it is directly related to the work of the position being filled. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.