Accountant

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Reviews transactions recorded throughout the system to assure accuracy and uniformity of appropriation charges and accounting concepts applied.
• Incumbent must interpret and execute at appropriate time all accounting manual changes of VA Handbooks Directives and other written policies affecting accounting operations.
• Incumbent is required to use sound judgment in establishing local procedures to insure accounting principles are adhered to.
• Provides accounting expertise and fiscal services to subordinates as well as department top management and or VA Central Office (VACO) financial management.
• The incumbent provides FMS IFCAP and Fund Management training to accounting technicians control point officials service/service line chiefs and fund control clerks throughout the medical center.
• Participates in decision making sessions and advises a number of program managers on regulatory requirements financial policies the interpretation of data and program improvements through analysis or program operations monthly reports and special system edits.
• Responsible for the maintenance reconciliation and auditing of accounts in a general ledger covering the full range of assets liabilities income expense cost accounting and budgeting.
• Monitors unfavorable trends or deviations and suggests necessary corrective action.
• The incumbent manages processing and inputting of reconciliations and audits as directed by the Centralized Finance Service (CFS).
• Directs the preparation reviews and analyzes reconciliation reports. These reports consist of the trail balances operation of personnel quarters Real Property Reports accounts payable accounts receivable undelivered orders Credit Card System and cost reports for all FMS IFCAP and PAID systems.
• Maintains and performs monthly reconciliation of various general ledger accounts with related subsidiaries for various independent appropriations including revolving funds fund accounts construction and grant accounts.
• Assures accounting data computerized cost accounting reports and trial balances are in balance. Maintains the overall controls for expenditure accounting.
• Determines transactions are properly processed.
• Analyzes and views reports to assure they are in balance that the data is valid and that they adhere to prescribed regulatory manuals and procedures.
• Classifies erroneous conditions and recommends changes in procedures to prevent recurrence of the problem.
• Performs other directly related duties as assigned.

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
• 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification 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)

• 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.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 02/03/2026.

Basic Occupational Requirement:

• Degree: Bachelors degree (or higher) in accounting; or a degree in a related field such as business administration finance or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law.(TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

• Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting or an equivalent combination of accounting experience college-level education and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicants background must also include one of the following:
  • Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
  • A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor obtained through written examination; or
  • Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing e.g. 15 semester hours but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A provided that
    • (a) The applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting auditing or a related field e.g. valuation engineering or financial institution examining;
    • (b) A panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth depth currency and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and
    • (c) Except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting the applicants education training and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: identify all types of accounting errors and variances and provide progressively more detailed analysis of problem causes and recommendations for corrective action; responsible for internal financial auditing and development of required financial reports reconcile compile verify and disseminate billing information. OR
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a masters degree or masters or equivalent graduate degree. OR
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond post-high school education as described above to meet total experience requirements at the GS-09 grade level for this position. For example an applicant with 6 months of appropriate experience equivalent to GS-7 (50 percent of the experience requirement for GS-9) and 27 semester hours of appropriate graduate education (50 percent of the education requirement for GS-9 in excess of that required for GS-7) would be qualified for a GS-9 position.

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: Analyzes and interprets routine information; coordinates with others to accomplish work related activities; processes or records financial transactions or numerical information; verifies accuracy and completeness of information on paper or computer documents or records; prepares operating changes when revisions are required. OR
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a master degree.