This position serves as a professional accountant administering accounting systems for the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System.

Duties

Major duties of this position include but are not limited to... Serves as the principal point of contact performing staff level accounting work including analyzing/interpreting higher headquarters accounting policies and procedures and reporting directives for implementation throughout the command Coordinates with management personnel levels to identify situations responsible for poor performance and recommend alternative avenues to resolve recurring problems Performs funds distribution including receiving allocations, issuing allotments, monitoring, controlling and reporting annual program and fund authorization for current and prior year Prepares and analyzes a variety of special reports pertaining to appropriated funds and reimbursements Advises and assists Financial Managers in matters pertaining to the processing, control, and reconciliation of allocations/allotments Reconciles general ledger and subsidiary reports, Statement of Accountability, monthly reports including Standard General Ledger reconciliation's, and coordinate adjustments as required Prepares financial schedules and participates in briefings, test updates, review and analysis, and video conferences Analyzes and reconciles Financial Inventory Accounting Fund reporting system, monthly report submissions and supporting documentation incorporating a vast array of inventory accounting regulations, policies and procedures Leads in various accounting functions/projects providing work assignments and professional guidance to lower-graded accountants and accounting technicians to accomplish functional project goals/objectives Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Lead Accountant/PD137720 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/17/2024. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. 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. Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): This position has the following IOR: A. Degree: 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. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.")..OR, B. Combination of Education and Experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant's background must also include one of the following: Twenty-four (24) semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law 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 You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade of GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to...A comprehensive knowledge of Working Capital Fund (WCF), cost accounting principles, and financial management regulation (FMR) concepts and theories and the ability to independently apply them to complex financial problems; a comprehensive knowledge of Federal regulations, policies, directives and other instructions to solve conventional and complex accounting problems; a comprehensive knowledge of Federal regulations, policies, directives and other instructions to solve conventional and complex accounting problems; the ability to ensure accurate interpretation and application of directives; possesses working knowledge of Government Accounting Agency (GAO), and DVA critiques of accounting systems and techniques; skilled to ensure the effective operation of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system under a WCF environment to include certification of funds, control of the accounting system, general ledger accounting, WCF accounting, financial inventory accounting and cost accounting including detailed job order costing; skilled in devising solutions to problems by developing and/or modifying accounting methods, policies, and/or techniques or recommending changes to the accounting system; skilled in gathering, assembling, consolidating, and analyzing facts and drawing appropriate conclusions; skilled in applying and adapting standard accounting principles, theories, techniques, and procedures to cases where little or no precedent information exists; and skilled in establishing and maintaining an effective relationship with gaining the cooperation of supervisors and management officials with mutual goals to ensure prompt agreement on resolution of problems. Preferred Experience: Familiar with all Microsoft Office products. Intermediate skill in Excel (e.g., VLOOKUP, advanced filters, and pivot tables) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: AccountabilityAccounting OperationsAnalytical ReasoningInterpersonal Effectiveness Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary. No special physical demands are required. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. (Applicable for the IOR)

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Oklahoma City VA Health Care System 921 Northeast 13th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73104 US
• Name: Etola Nesbitt
• Phone: 843-789-6036
• Email: [email protected]