Staff Accountant

Summary

This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) - Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 (VISN 6) - at the Hampton VA Medical Center (VAMC) - in Hampton - Virginia - within the Accounting Section of the Fiscal Service. The incumbent is responsible for a wide variety of accounting functions - as well as - assisting with budget tracking and travel.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 05/07/2026. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-09 level: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: identify all types of accounting errors and variances and provide progressively more detailed analysis of problem causes and recommendations for corrective action; responsible for internal financial auditing and development of required financial reports - reconcile - compile - verify and disseminate billing information. OR - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree. OR - Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond post-high school education as described above to meet total experience requirements at the GS-09 grade level for this position. [For example - an applicant with 6 months of appropriate experience equivalent to GS-7 (50 percent of the experience requirement for GS-9) and 27 semester hours of appropriate graduate education (50 percent of the education requirement for GS-9 - in excess of that required for GS-7) would be qualified for a GS-9 position. GS-11 level: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: Analyzes and interprets routine information; coordinates with others to accomplish work related activities; processes or records financial transactions or numerical information; verifies accuracy and completeness of information on paper or computer documents or records; prepares operating changes when revisions are required. OR - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR - Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a master degree. 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. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary. Typically the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. There may be some walking - standing - bending - and carrying of light items such as focus group audio visual equipment - Xerox paper and books. 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/.

Duties

• Duties include - but are not limited to: Reviews transactions recorded throughout the system to assure accuracy and uniformity of appropriation charges and accounting concepts applied
• Incumbent must interpret and execute at appropriate time all accounting manual changes of VA Handbooks - Directives - and other written policies affecting accounting operations
• Incumbent is required to use sound judgment in establishing local procedures to insure accounting principles are adhered to
• Provides accounting expertise and fiscal services to subordinates as well as department - top management and or VA Central Office (VACO) financial management
• The incumbent provides FMS - IFCAP - and Fund Management training to accounting technicians - control point officials - service/service line chiefs - and fund control clerks throughout the medical center
• Participates in decision making sessions and advises a number of program managers on regulatory requirements - financial policies - the interpretation of data - and program improvements through analysis or program operations - monthly reports - and special system edits
• Responsible for the maintenance - reconciliation and auditing of accounts in a general ledger covering the full range of assets - liabilities - income - expense - cost accounting and budgeting
• Monitors unfavorable trends or deviations and suggests necessary corrective action
• The incumbent manages processing and inputting of reconciliation's and audits as directed by the Centralized Finance Service (CFS)
• Directs the preparation - reviews and analyzes reconciliation reports
• These reports consist of the trail balances - operation of personnel quarters - Real Property Reports - accounts payable - accounts receivable - undelivered orders - Credit Card System and cost reports for all FMS - IFCAP - and PAID systems
• Maintains and performs monthly reconciliation of various general ledger accounts with related subsidiaries for various independent appropriations - including revolving funds - fund accounts - construction and grant accounts
• Assures accounting data - computerized cost accounting reports and trial balances are in balance
• Maintains the overall controls for expenditure accounting
• Determines transactions are properly processed
• Analyzes and views reports to assure they are in balance - that the data is valid and that they adhere to prescribed regulatory manuals and procedures
• Classifies erroneous conditions and recommends changes in procedures to prevent recurrence of the problem
• Performs other directly related duties as assigned
• Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory - qualification - and performance requirements are met
• Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level
• Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm - Monday-Friday Telework: 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#: Staff Accountant/PD02528A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized