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Accountant
Veterans Benefits Administration · Posted 43 days ago
About the Role
The incumbent serves as an accountant in the Support Services Division. The purpose of the work is to ensure accurate reporting of all accounting, cost and budget data, and to facilitate the efficient use of allocated funds for the Regional Office (RO). Incumbent assists management in providing analytical and organizational expertise for all division activities, including financial, budgetary, and administrative.
What You'll Do
- →Typical duties include, but are not limited to: Oversees all accounting functions.
- →This includes operation and augmentation of the comprehensive accounting system for the various, complex, inter-related programs of the DVA.
- →Oversees budgetary accounting and as required, exercises authority to commit the station to fiscal and accounting administrative actions involving the RO's funds and accounts.
- →Assists in preparing and maintaining financial budgets, enforces compliance with good accounting principles and maintenance of all series of accounting records.
- →Conducts internal audits and test audits to verify the validity and accuracy of accounting records and reports.
- →Responsible for establishing and monitoring a system of internal controls to prevent over-obligation of funds, omission of obligation, or obligation of funds at a rate that would cause untimely exhaustion of station funds and violate the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act.
- →Reports to management any omission or misstatement of obligations that may be considered delinquent obligations or any apparent statutory violations Develops and implements electronic applications and spreadsheets within the division and the RO; and prepares SAOs, internal control reviews and other division reports.
- →Analyzes pertinent accounts, furnishes information for management that may provide the basis for establishing RO policies or corrective action with respect to rates of expenditures and determination of charges to be made for services furnished; and provides analytical and organizational expertise for all division activities, including financial, budgetary, and administrative.
- →Serves as either primary or alternate liaison with ALAC and serves as ALAC POC within the RO, Liaisons with staff in the Finance section, division supervision and management, as well as other RO managers and supervisors, Liaisons with Treasury Regional Disbursing Office, IT Centers in Austin, Philadelphia and/or Hines; Treasury Disbursing Centers, Federal Reserve Bank, GAO and V ACO.
- →Receives, analyzes, and interprets regulatory, fiscal, and accounting directives issued by VACO, the Comptroller General, Treasury, 0MB, etc.
- →Performs other duties, as assigned.
- →Promotion Potential: None Duty Hours: 8:00am to 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: May be available as determined by the hiring office.
- →Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: Accountant; 37347A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required
Requirements
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness & 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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.Additional Conditions of Employment are as follows: You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary or trial period 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 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.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education to be credited towards qualifications.
- ✓Provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.All education claimed by applicants will be verified upon appointment.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript to receive credit.
- ✓Note: You may submit unofficial transcripts when applying.
- ✓However, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to provide an official transcript or a statement from the institution (e.g., from the registrar, dean, or other appropriate official) or equivalent documentation prior to the start date.
Personality Fit
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