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Summary The VHA Office of Finance's primary mission is to honor our Nation's commitment to our Veterans and their families by administering health benefits. Responsibilities In a developmental capacity, receives, opens, date-stamps, sorts, distributes, and secures mail and negotiable instruments. Logs check collections and related correspondence. Logs deposits collected by others. Performs research to determine the reasons for collections. Determines the specific obligation, bill of collection, and claim number to apply claim expenditure refunds to. Evaluates whether collections comply with Appropriations Law. Prepares vouchers to refund collections not in compliance with Appropriations Law. Evaluates collections and determines appropriate codes to record cash receipts and transfers out of suspense accounts. Provides supporting documentation to the people who approve and record cash receipts and transfers of collections out of suspense accounts. Inputs collection information into subsidiary accounts receivable system for collections related to bills of collection. Provides to an approving official back up documentation to support inputs of collection information into the subsidiary accounts receivable system for collections related to bills of collection. Records recovery audit collections to specific cases in the automated systems used to manage the recovery audit program. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 40 hours per week; tour based on organizational need Compressed/Flexible: Available 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. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Accounts Receivable Tech/PD00942A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): 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 Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/18/2024. 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-07 position 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 announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-7 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include: Determines appropriate codes to record cash receipts and transfers out of accounts. Provides supporting documentation in reference to cash receipts and transfers. Inputs information into accounting systems regarding collections. Evaluates collections to determine if they comply with applicable laws. Prepares vouchers to refund collections not in compliance with laws. There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-7 level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Decision Making Organizational Awareness Self-Management Technical Documentation 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 with long periods of sitting at a desk, working with computers daily. Some work may require walking in offices and similar areas for meetings. Work may also require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the worksite. The work does not require any special physical effort. 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 There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Additional Information 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. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.