Budget And Financial Tech

at Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration in North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Job Description

Summary Located in the Office of the Chief of Engineering Service, the Budget & Financial Technician’s primary duties and responsibilities are directly related to maintaining a comfortable and safe environment throughout the medical center complex and all other leased facilities through an effective maintenance and repair program. The incumbent performs a wide variety of functions including accounting work, budgeting work, voucher examining work, timekeeping and other assigned administrative functions. Responsibilities Major Duties include, but not limited to: Processes a wide variety of purchasing transactions across multiple activities with different rules and procedures. Determines transaction type and purpose, ensuring accurate coding (fund control point, cost center, subaccount) and proper appropriation assignment. Reviews and audits purchasing documents for accuracy, including pricing, totals, and correct fund obligations. Ensures vendors are properly registered (SAM), listed in IFCAP, and not on the Excluded Parties List. Verifies purchase card micro-purchases comply with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Reviews purchase orders against request documents to confirm accuracy of costs, totals, and funding. Monitors and certifies invoices in the Online Certification System to ensure services were completed and billed correctly. Tracks and follows up on overdue purchase orders, coordinating with relevant departments for status updates. Serves as liaison between Engineering Service and Logistics/Purchasing & Contracting to resolve issues and ensure timely transactions. Gathers requirements for maintenance contracts (e.g., scope, duration, response times) and prepares accurate purchase requests. Applies in-depth knowledge of contracting rules and regulations to manage complex and specialized transactions. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm (Subject to change based on the needs of the Agency) Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Budget And Financial Tech/PD043300 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The majority of the work is sedentary. The work also includes some walking, standing, bending and carrying of light items such as files and books for short distances. The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required. Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/10/2026. 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. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: 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, but are not limited to: Experience utilizing a Government Purchase Card (GPC) or similar acquisition methods to complete authorized purchases, including reconciliation and ensuring compliance with applicable federal regulations and policies. Use of automated timekeeping systems to accurately enter, review, validate, and certify employee time and attendance records. Experience working with computerized maintenance or asset management systems to track equipment, manage work orders, and maintain inventory accountability. Conducting property or equipment inventories and managing turn-in/disposition processes, including maintaining proper documentation and ensuring accountability of government-owned assets. Maintaining and monitoring budgeted funds using financial tracking systems, ledgers, or similar tools to support operational expenses such as fleet management, utilities, supplies, contracts, and other program-related costs. 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. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information 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 Prepare