LEAD ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

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IAW, DoD7400.14R, DoDFMR Volume5, Chapter 5, incumbent of this position will be required to serve as a certifying official and is subject to pecuniary liability for illegal, improper, or incorrect payments made by DoD.

Serves as a Certifying Official responsible for verifying, balancing, and reconciling supporting documentation files with listings and reports. Identifies discrepancies among accounts and makes necessary adjustments.

Serves as a Lead Accounting Technician responsible for distributing and balancing workload, ensuring timely accomplishment of work and reviewing, amending or rejecting work not meeting established standards.

Instructs employees on tasks and job requirements; develops written instructions as necessary; answers questions, regarding procedures policies, and directives.

Provides interpretation to lower graded inexperienced personnel on compliance with applicable regulations, directives and manuals including changes, updates, and automated data processing systems.

Enters data into an accounting system, compares transactions entered to those intended, and corrects invalid/incorrect entries. Receives, extracts, records, and balances data in assigned accounts in automated systems.

Analyzes and researches accounting data to prepare recurring and special reports for submission to higher levels authorities and use in analyzing and projecting expenditures and monitoring funds.

Duties will be developmental in nature when the position is filled below the full performance level.