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Accountant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 days ago
About the Role
The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center is seeking a highly qualified candidate for an Accountant position located in Wichita Kansas. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.
What You'll Do
- →The duties of the Accountant consist of but are not limited to the following: Participate in daily operations of the Medical Center's accounting system and responsible for systematic verification and appraisal of records, reports, related transaction.
- →Maintain accounting records and accumulate cost data.
- →Prepare, review, and analyze accounting reports and statements.
- →Reviews and complete corrections for reconciliations.
- →Perform quarterly quality assurance reviews and monitor corrective actions taken.
- →Provide technical assistance to Accounting Technicians in the maintenance of the General Ledger in cost accounting functions.
- →Analyze and evaluate current general accounting methods and procedures in terms of adequacy and effectiveness.
- →Work Schedule: Full-time, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday.
- →Position Description Title/PD#: Accountant/PD09046A, PD09049A, PD09048A, and PD09047A Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, however there may be some walking, standing, bending, and carrying items such as papers and books.
- →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.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job Subject to a background/suitability investigation Designated and/or random drug testing may be required Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 A complete application package; including Resume, Transcripts, etc. is required 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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
- ✓You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO).
- ✓Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information.
Personality Fit
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