Accounting Technician

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), National Finance Center (NFC), within Government Employees Services Division (GESD).
Incumbent performs a variety of accounting, financial, and/or payroll related tasks to support the mission and its customers.
This announcement may be used to fill similar/like positions within USDA.
The closing date of this announcement has been modified to 6/12/2026.Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.
GS-05 : Have at least one (1) year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-04 level in Federal Service or equivalent responsibility in the private sector/pay systems that equipped me with the competencies to successfully perform as a Accounting Technician. Such experience includes: 1) Verifying and advising customer agencies of documentation received using automated personnel and payroll systems; 2) Researching payments in personnel and payroll systems and reports discrepancies to Supervisor; 3) Reviewing applicable Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and/or agency directives and procedures to ensure accuracy of required documentation and to calculate, certify, process, and audit service deposits and retirement adjustments; 4) Receives and reviews accounting documents for proper accounting codes, classification, signature, transaction codes, etc.; 5 ) Maintains funds control, reimbursement, credits, collection, customer orders, and general ledger by processing day to day accounting documents, such as, orders for records, documents, and general ledger are in agreement; and 6 ) Compiles selected data from various general ledgers accounts, subsidiary ledgers, listings, and files. NOTE: This experience must be demonstrated on your resume and/or supporting documents.
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Four (4) years above high school (Copy of transcripts are required).
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Combination of specialized experience and education : Have an equivalent combination of successfully completed specialized experience and education above high school level described above that makes up 100% of the qualifications required for the position. (Copy of transcripts are required.)

Additional qualification information can be found on the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website:
General Qualification Standards for Accounting Technician Series 0525
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Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Clerical and Administrative Support Positions
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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; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Combinations of Education and Specialized Experience
Combinations of successfully completed education and specialized experience can be combined to meet the minimum qualification requirements, as allowed in the applicable standard. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.

Education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university. If any education was completed at a foreign institute, you must submit with your application evidence that the institute was appropriately accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as equivalent to U.S. education standards. There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service. For a list of private organizations that evaluate education, visit the NACES website. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.