- This position is located at the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Hospital, 5000 W. National Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53295. - Area of Consideration: Open to current, permanent employees of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) that are currently assigned to VISN 12.

Duties

This position is located at the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Hospital within the VISN 12 Great Lakes Finance Service (GLFS). This position performs professional accounting work requiring the application of sound accounting principles, theories, concepts, and practices.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/27/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. For a GS-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your education and/or experience as described below. There are education requirements for this position. BASIC REQUIREMENT: Education: Successful completion of a bachelor's degree (or higher) in accounting, OR a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. (Transcripts Required) OR, Combination: Applicants may combine education and experience. Applicants must have at least four years of experience in accounting, or equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. Applicants background must also include one of the following: Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; OR A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; OR Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements. (Transcripts Required) In addition to meeting the Basic Education Requirement listed above, you must also possess the required specialized experience, education, or combination of experience and education as identified below: To qualify for this position at the GS-7 level, you must meet one of the following: Specialized Experience: You must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in Federal Service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes, but is not limited to: Knowledge of VA programs and their governing statutes, regulations, and practices; Knowledge of accounting practices, concepts, principles, and methods; Knowledge of the organization's business practices pertaining to administrative support or business accounting systems for payroll, purchases, maintenance, sales, and services; and Performing accounting assignments using accounting methods and techniques. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. You must have one year of graduate-level education, OR Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A). The S.A.A. provision is an educational achievement based on class standing, grade point average, or honor society membership. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. (Transcripts Required) OR, Combination: Applicants may combine education and experience. You must have equivalent combinations of specialized experience and education. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. (Transcripts Required) To qualify for this position at the GS-9 level, you must meet one of the following: Specialized Experience: You must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in Federal Service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes, but is not limited to: Comprehensive knowledge of accounting practices, policies, and functions including accrual, obligations, and cost methods; Thorough knowledge of the total accounting system and of well-established accounting principles, techniques and regulations; Performing a variety of routine and technical accounting practices including transaction listings, cost reports, financial statements, project fund balances, and work orders; Ability to make decisions regarding complex accounting transactions and reconciling reports and financial data; and Manage the activities of other support personnel and provide direction in solving non-routine transactions. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. You must have two years of progressively higher-level graduate education, OR a master's degree, OR equivalent graduate degree. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. (Transcripts Required) OR, Combination: Applicants may combine education and experience. You must have equivalent combinations of specialized experience and education beyond one year of graduate-level education. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. (Transcripts Required) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: AccountingInterpersonal SkillsProblem Solving For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

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. 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. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address VISN 12 Directors Office 5000 West National Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53295 US
• Name: Peggy Edelen
• Phone: (414) 384-2000 X42930
• Email: [email protected]