Accountant

Summary

This position is located in the Finance Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) - Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - Lebanon VA Medical Center in Lebanon - PA. The primary purpose of this position is to perform as an entry-level trainee in Financial Management Service by preparing - analyzing - interpreting - and presenting accounting data.

Duties

• ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties and responsibilities will include: Performs developmental assignments involving the review and processing of accounting documents
• Maintains - analyzes - and reconciles general ledgers and subsidiary ledgers and prepares reports
• Maintains and controls accounts and accounting transactions Assists in maintaining and inputting data into systems and databases Classifies and processes transactions Participates in routine reviews of accounting transactions which require the application of generally accepted accounting principles Assists technicians - analysts and clerical personnel on transactions requiring professional accounting determinations Works with serviced activities to provide advice on availability of funds - reporting methods and account reconciliations
• Furnishing assistance and advice to operating elements - recommending solutions to problems - and devising new or alternative procedures for accounting or related functions involving analysis of accounting operations Studies and charts the flow of accounting documents Observes and reports on prevailing accounting practices concerning the treatment of selected transactions
• Analyzes current procedures and systems to determine if improvement or simplification is needed Studies - analyzes and interprets manuals and other accounting regulations from higher education and discusses their application with supervisors Gather and analyze data from a variety of sources Coordinate with specialists in other units of the Comptroller or affected elements of the Command and serviced activities to develop corrective approaches to problem situations
• Perform other related duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday - Friday
• Full - Time - 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved