Accountant

2024-07-31
USA
Veterans Health Administration
The incumbent serves as an Accountant for the Veterans Affaires (VA) Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS), Honolulu, Hawaii. The purpose of this Accountant position is to perform the full range of professional accounting work requiring the application of sound accounting principles, theories, concepts and practices.ResponsibilitiesThe purpose of this position is to perform the full range of professional accounting work requiring the application of sound accounting principles, theories, concepts and practices.

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

Responsible for fiscal law, rules; regulations, policies, automated accounting and non-accounting systems, and procedures pertinent to financial management or accounting matters within the department or program area assigned.
Works independently on continuing assignments or projects that require application of VA generally accepted principles, practices, and theories of professional accounting.
Performs special projects and assignments for automated financial systems, daily review of accounting outputs, and maintains oversight of the edit master files.
Works closely with systems personnel on the design of automated systems to facilitate the processing of accounting data to assure the results attained meet all accounting requirements.
Performs special reviews and analyses to ensure the integrity of the general control system and prepares special reports and financial statements relating to the financial condition of specified. program activities.
Persuades contacts to accept courses of action and viewpoints on recommended objectives, policies, and regulations.
Reviews the work of Accounting of other fiscal staff to assure accuracy and conformity to policy and procedures, instructing them when necessary on proper methods and assigns projects to be accomplished.
Employee works closely with activities, and their designated resource personnel in promoting understanding and effective application of financial management/accounting policies and procedures and monitors the implementation of new and/or supplemental accounting systems and procedures.
Identifies source of problems, impact on other elements in the accounting systems, accounting adjustments required, and recommends procedural changes to preclude reoccurrence of problems identified.
Employee applies corresponding professional accounting knowledge and skills in the application of corrective procedures when necessary and provides technical advice and assistance to budget technicians/analysts in the resolution of problems.
Assists program managers in developing accounting data structure and participates in the planning, coordination, 'direction of meetings and telephone conferences associated with accounting closeouts or reorganization events.
Reviews report media, directs and/or prepares and analyzes internal and external statements and reports.
Makes day-to-day decisions regarding unusual and complex accounting??????? transactions, and is available to consult on solution of management problems and to provide alternatives through sound application of professional knowledge of the accounting system.
Performs other duties as assigned

Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 07:30am - 4:00pm
Virtual: This is a virtual position. Duty location will be based on the selectee's current location/or selected location. Salary will be based upon selected duty location.
Position Description/PD#: Accountant/PD951960
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not requiredEducation RequirementsA 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/.QualificationsTo qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/05/2024.

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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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 and/or education as described below:

Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must havea degree inaccounting; 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: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education 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 oneof 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.



You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Accounting OperationsCommunicationsControl of FundsInternal ControlsPrinciples of AccountingTechnical Problem Solving

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: The work is primarily sedentary. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of-items such as papers and books.

Work Environment: The work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office.

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/.