Accounting Technician

Summary This position will perform the technical work of collecting, recording, and maintenance of general ledger accounts and subsidiary records in support of accountants, auditors, and financial officers, and will ensure that VHA, VISN22 and Medical Center financial indicators, goals and monitors are met by following applicable financial guidance and protocols. Responsibilities Knowledge of traditional accounting practices including accrual, obligations and costs methods. Identifies rules, principles or relationships that explain facts, data or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions. Examines, verifies, and maintains financial accounts and accounting data and classifies accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data across multiple appropriations. Determines the general ledger accounts, journals, and subsidiary accounts affected, and the debit and credit entries to ...