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Supervisory Accountant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), at the VISN 6 Centralized Finance Office located in Roanoke, Virginia. Position serves as a Supervisory Accountant providing direction and oversight for a variety of accounting, payroll and auditing functions within the Centralized Finance Service (CFS) for VISN 6.
What You'll Do
- →***THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include, but are not limited to: Provides daily assurance, advice, and training on technical, policy, procedure, and processing matters to staff located both remotely at the VISN 6 sites which are serviced by the CFS and to local CFS staff.
- →Ensures established policies are followed accurately and timely for the processing of medical center operation actions which interface through or impact the CFS and technical direction of financial and accounting records/ledgers.
- →Ensures funds are efficiently and effectively controlled and that reports accurately reflect results of financial operations.
- →Develops and revises accounting and payroll system techniques and processes in normal day-today activities as well as adapting the techniques and/or processes when changes to medical center operations and policy or systems occur.
- →Responsible for the overall performance and supervision of the Payroll and Accounting Sections of the CFS for VISN 6 which includes accounting technicians, payroll technicians, staff accountants, and other supporting personnel.
- →Prepares shared this information and trains individuals at both the CFS and at the facilities on the proper manner of operation.
- →Performs duties associated with examining financial reporting, cash management, and internal controls such as the analysis and review of records, reports, and processes to ensure accuracy and relevance of financial transactions and to provide corrective actions or recommendations to improve effectiveness, efficiency, productivity, cost-effectiveness and quality of work processes.
- →Reports at least monthly on the financial management of the activities reviewed and audited with plans of action and recommendations for improvement.
- →Advises on and/or performs professional financial accounting duties.
- →Develops accounting procedures and resolves technical problems in executing a computerized integrated accounting system.
- →Monitors and controls by timely recording, coding, balancing and scrutinizing for inaccurate accounts.
- →Reconciles accounts with manual and computer subsidiary accounts.
- →Administers accounting systems designed to track, reconcile, and report on VISN operation and maintenance funding and/or appropriations for which the agency has legislative oversight responsibility.
- →Analyzes cost accounting reports, status of fund reports, and other financial reports for the preparation of summary statements and reports and proposes solutions and alternatives to problem areas.
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 identification 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 or 2-year trial 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.
- ✓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: ba0564c0-65c5-4fc0-99a1-20c738393a9d
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