Financial Management Technician

Job Description

Accounting Technician | US Army Corps of Engineers

The Tone:
This is an in-person role with the US Army Corps of Engineers, a federal agency committed to serving the nation through engineering solutions and public works. The Accounting Technician position is crucial for maintaining the financial health and operational integrity of government programs and facilities. This role ensures that complex financial transactions are accurately processed and that strict internal controls are upheld to safeguard public funds against waste, fraud, and abuse. It requires a dedicated individual passionate about improving the efficiency of the federal government and upholding the rule of law within fiscal processes.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Location: In-person
• Mission: Ensure financial database integrity, safeguard government funds, and execute complex accounting transactions accurately for federal operations.
• Tech Stack: Automated financial system

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Operations: Execute and meticulously record complex accounting transactions, including obligations, cost transfers, and refunds, ensuring strict adherence to established federal fiscal policy and procedures.
• Data Integrity: Proactively maintain the integrity and accuracy of the financial database by identifying, troubleshooting, and effectively resolving rejected transactions and systemic errors within the automated financial system.
• Internal Controls: Enforce rigorous internal control protocols and procedures to actively safeguard government funds and assets from potential waste, fraud, abuse, and all forms of transactional errors.
• Mail Logistics: Serve as the primary custodian for all registered and certified mail, meticulously ensuring strict chain-of-custody protocols are followed and maintaining precise digital log accuracy.
• Reporting & Liaison: Operate a Government Vehicle for the daily transport and distribution of mail across consolidated military facilities, and act as a key liaison between finance and field units by investigating disputed documentation, drafting comprehensive account status reports, and facilitating communication.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Early career professional, qualifying through one year of specialized experience at the GS-04 level or equivalent, or through four years of progressive education beyond high school obtained from an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college, or university. This includes experience in examining accounting documents for completeness, accuracy of computation, appropriateness of monetary data, and validity of accounting classification.
• Experience: Specialized experience must specifically include detecting and correcting coding errors for rejected transactions within an automated financial system, reviewing documents and researching records to resolve questions on submitted data, and performing clerical support duties such as sorting, logging, and routing standard and accountable mail (certified/registered) while maintaining documentation control files.
• Skills: Demonstrated ability to manage complex accounting transactions, troubleshoot financial system errors, enforce internal control protocols, handle sensitive mail with strict chain-of-custody, operate government vehicles for logistics, and serve as a liaison for financial inquiries.
• Conditions: Must be a U.S. Citizen, possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license, and obtain and maintain a Financial Management Level I certification within 24 months of entry on duty. The position requires a completed background investigation for suitability or fitness determination and is subject to a one-year probationary period. Direct Deposit of Pay is mandatory.