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Accountant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 13 days ago
About the Role
The Accountant position is assigned to the Centralized Accounting Office (CAO) located in Augusta, GA and provides accounting services to eight VA Medical Centers throughout the Southeast assigned to VISN 7. The accountant position will provide accounting services to one of the eight facilities and may be expected to provide coverage to any 8 facilities.
What You'll Do
- →Duties may include but are not limited to: Assists in administration of an accounting system designed to track, reconcile, and report on agency-administered programs and/or appropriations for which the agency has legislative oversight responsibility.
- →Provides advice and assistance within the Centralized Accounting Office (CAO) to Accountants, Accounting Technicians and Accounts Receivable Technicians as well as to control point clerks and officials throughout the medical Center.
- →Resolves and corrects complex and unique accounting problems.
- →Acts as an internal auditor of the programs included in the CAO.
- →Participates in vulnerability assessments, systematic internal reviews, quality assurance programs, safety inspections, control point audits and may other program audits involving cost obligation and receivable accounting systems.
- →Performs the monthly reconciliation of subsidiary record balances with the applicable General Ledger Balances and ensures corrections are made within the allocated timeframes.
- →Serves as training instructor along with the supervisor, and other accountants within the office for fund control point contact and ADP coordinators for all facilities in VISN 7.
- →Performs other 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: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm (subject to change based on agency needs) Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc telework.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: Accountant/PD16384A, PD01677A, and PD16358A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 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 may 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: 9b0f762d-458b-49e3-9392-496bdfb0f07a
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