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Accounting Technician (Payroll)
Southwestern Power Administration · Posted 24 days ago
About the Role
This position is part of the Southwestern Power Administration. As an Accounting Technician (Payroll), you will provide analysis, validation, processing, and correction of financial transactions and issues/discrepancies involving the full range of accounting services. ***This is not a remote position. You will have to physically report to the Tulsa, OK duty location.***
What You'll Do
- →As an Accounting Technician (Payroll), you will: Serve as an Authorized Certifying Officer responsible for the audit and certification of disbursement vouchers and scheduling of payments, to assure the accuracy and legality of payments made from numerous funding sources and processes power sale receipts and collections.
- →Serve as an Authorized Certifying Officer responsible for the audit and certification of disbursement vouchers and scheduling of payments, to assure the accuracy and legality of payments made from numerous funding sources and processes power sale receipts and collections.
- →Perform broad-in-depth research, reconciliation and analysis of financial transactions, policies and guidance, and other technical issues related to Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Travel, Intra-Governmental Payments and Collections and other assigned Cash Management functions.
- →Provide advice and responses to questions on payment and collection transactions, procedures and policies.
- →Develop solutions to payment and collection problems and issues.
- →Develop solutions to payment and collection processing problems and issues.
- →Document and maintain process and procedure documents for running tracers and tracking down lost or returned payments, running and reviewing payment reports, and other customer service-related duties.
- →Respond to vendor and support service contractor questions, assures the proper documentation of deficiencies and accumulation of statistical information.
- →Prepare correspondence responding to inquiries explaining various aspects of the Prompt Payment Act, required funding documentation, travel regulations and provide detailed and technical explanations of accounting discrepancies of procedural or reporting requirements.
- →Research financial regulations and rulings to resolve questions of procedure and legality when necessary.
- →Perform analysis and research of accounting data and reports to assure compliance with applicable procedures and regulations.
- →Reconcile and research invoices paid against material receipts and purchase orders to ensure that goods or services received align with contractual terms and account coding.
- →Compile payment and collection supporting documentation for correcting entries.
- →Research errors to determine the nature of the error (considering the appropriation, allotment, and documents affected) and amount of the discrepancy.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
- ✓Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- ✓Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
- ✓May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.
- ✓Employees serving on a probationary or trial period may be terminated at any time during the probationary or trial period for performance, conduct, or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service.
- ✓In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire.
- ✓Answers to these questions are not scored or rated.
- ✓Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.
- ✓Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages.
- ✓If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications.
- ✓Security clearance and associated requirements - Non-Sensitive/Low Risk.
- ✓Must obtain and maintain a Certifying Officer Certification.
Personality Fit
Job ID: ae2e670e-f873-436e-9703-db86fa409e21
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