This recruitment is for four positions in Office of Finance: one in Office of Financial Reporting (OFR), Management Reports Services; two in OFR, Financial Reports Services, and one in Office of Financial Audit (OFA), Audit Readiness Support Service. Responsibilities include preparing financial statements and notes; coordinating review and approval of accounting elements and configurations; and acting as a liaison for the financial statement audit including providing audit remediation training.

Duties

The incumbent serves as a professional accountant performing a wide variety of accounting functions including but not limited to the following: Formulates, reviews, and develops Department financial policies, plans and procedures for accounting matters pertaining to VA's appropriated funds. Produces standard and highly specialized financial reports as required by law, regulation, guidance, control agencies or standards such as, Trial Balances, Balance Sheets, Statement of Net Cost, Statement of Net Position, Statement of Budgetary Resources, Governmentwide Treasury Account Symbol Adjusted Trial Balance System (GTAS), Flux analysis, Reclassified Statements, Notes to the Financial Statements, etc. Prepares VA financial data for submission to Treasury, OMB, Congress, GAO, OIG, internal and external auditors. Ensures deliverables to auditors are accurate and timely, and coordinates meetings requested by program offices, external auditors and OIG. Develops, analyzes, and evaluates current and long-range plans for the financial management operations of VA and prepares necessary recommendations to aid in audit remediation. Creates, monitors, and executes corrective action plans and programs to address audit weaknesses, improving the auditability of VA's financial management systems processes and records. Develops training on financial management topics involving agency wide applications, policies and procedures. Provides analysis, evaluation and recommendations for operating accounting systems as they are replaced, interfaced or integrated into the core financial management system, improving finance systems capability and providing solutions to program management problems. Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8 am-4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: May be available with supervisor approval. Telework: Available, as determined by the agency policy. Candidates who are hired will be required to work in person at least 5 out of 10 days per pay period at 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC. 20420 Position Description Title/PD#: Accountant/PD20670A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

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
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. This job series has an Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR). The IOR must be met, in addition to the specialized experience requirement for the grade level. Applicants who do not demonstrate that they meet the IOR in their application documents are ineligible for further consideration. Evidence of the Individual Occupational Requirement must be reflected in your application materials. Transcripts are required to document educational requirements. Individual Occupation Requirements for all 0510 Accountants: 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 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: 1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; 2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or 3. 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. AND GS-13 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Produces financial reports; Presents training on financial management topics; Tracks the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness all audit deliverables to meet audit timelines and prevent backlogs; Analyzes finance and accounting data and to solve problems in the reporting of accounting data and analyses of financial management operations; Coordinates the implementation of fiscal policies, procedures, reports, and audit remediation actions; Provides authoritative advice on the application of accounting principles, use of government-wide purchase cards, Department-wide travel, grant awards, financial reporting, and audit remediation to agency customers; Analyzes agency-wide consolidating financial data and statements to ensure accuracy and completeness of underlying financial data; Composes documents or correspondence involving complex or technical financial, and accounting information, adapting writing to audience's level of knowledge; Assists with the preparation of financial policies, and procedures for assigned accounting matters. 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. Evidence of specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of like duties performed in positions held on your resume. You will need to provide work experience information such as hours per week, full-time/part-time status, and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format) to establish you have one (1) full year of specialized experience at the required grade level. 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: The work is principally sedentary. Work may also require walking and standing in conjunction with regular work and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site. Some employees may carry light items. No special physical effort or ability is required to do the work. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://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.

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 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance 810 Vermont Ave Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: Kristen Banks
• Email: [email protected]