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Accountant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
JOIN OUR TEAM! Join VISN 6's Centralized Finance Service in Roanoke as an Accountant supporting network-wide financial operations. You'll apply core accounting principles to maintain accurate records, analyze data, and ensure compliance across a dynamic federal healthcare environment. As an Accountant, you'll drive accurate, compliant financial operations across a fast-moving federal healthcare network.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to the following: Reviews multiple and a variety of transactions recorded throughout the system from multiple sources to assure accuracy and uniformity of appropriation charges and accounting concepts applied.
- →Interprets and executes at appropriate time all accounting manual changes of VA Handbooks, Directives, and other written policies affecting accounting operations.
- →Uses sound judgment in establishing local procedures to insure accounting principles are adhered to.
- →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.
- →Maintains the overall controls for expenditure accounting.
- →Determines that all transactions are properly processed.
- →Monitors funds balances to ensure availability of resources for the processing and recommends action to correct shortcomings.
- →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 directly related duties as assigned.
- →Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.
- →Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
- →Work Schedule: Full Time; Monday - Friday; 7:45a.m. - 4:30p.m.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓Physical Requirements: 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 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) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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 period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 7ac3100f-60a8-4e0a-aba2-15ac7f0bacb1
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