Serves as Chief, Accounting. The incumbent is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating and controlling the obligation, payment, reconciliation, and general ledger activities of the Accounting section.

Duties

Major Duties Include: Coordinate all inter-station transfers of credits and charges for materials and services; resolves any difference in inter-office accounts. Analyze and verify reports received from Processing Center. Ensure adequate training is conducted for continued, effective operations and for participating in the internal auditing processes as pertains to Accounting, Obligations, Payments, Reconciliation and General Ledger. Plan, initiate and direct the preparation and verification of summary reports developed from accounts records to insure monthly submissions of complete and accurate financial data. Develops and implements corrective action plans to remedy and prevent audit findings as conducted and documented by both internal and external auditors Advices, counsels, and instructs employees on both work and administrative matters. Finds ways to improve production or increases the quality of work within the area of authority. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Telework: Regularly teleworks 1-2 days per pay period Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Accountant/PD044810 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/02/2024. Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): Occupational Accounting series 0510 has an IOR all applicants must satisfy to be further considered for the position. Basic Requirements: 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. OR 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 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 requirements. GS-12 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. 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 experience as described below: GS-12 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade 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: Responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and controlling the obligation, payment, reconciliation, and general ledger activities. Analyze, supervise and direct the recording of all transactions in the General Ledger, and Operating Cost Ledger to provide a complete accounting. Identify areas which provide opportunities for cost containment, cost reduction and cost avoidance, and to provide assurance of compliance with applicable policies. Review audit findings, develop corrective action plans, structure assignments, and assess thoroughness and usefulness of an audit's findings. Oversees the daily operation of a unit, ensuring that agency policies and priorities are being followed. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accounting OperationsAudit ReportingInternal ControlsLeadershipPrinciples of Accounting 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 mostly sedentary, although there may be some nominal walking or standing for short periods of time. The work involves coping with complex, persistent demands from a variety of sources that can be regarded as a high-pressure work situation. Good eyesight and band dexterity is necessary to allow for reading from CRT, and accessing information from the various computer systems. Good hearing and speech abilities are necessary in order to handle the extensive telephone contacts. Work sometimes requires long hours to meet project deadlines and to devise corrective action for unexpected technical crises. This can result in a highly stressful work situation. Occasional overnight travel is required. Due to the nature of the assignments, the incumbent must also possess emotional and mental stability. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1601 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 US
• Name: Wendy York
• Phone: 785-350-1588
• Email: [email protected]