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Veterans Health Administration is Hiring an Accountant Near Tucson, AZ

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

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:

• 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:
  • Reconciles all appropriated fund accounts.
  • Verifies deposits and general ledger entries.
  • Prepares and maintains supporting audit documents.
  • Reviews all balance sheet accounts (receivables, undelivered orders, payables, etc.) and takes appropriate corrective action.
  • Conducts local internal control reviews of CMOP activities.
  • Makes recommendations on improving internal management controls, policies, and procedures.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Accounting
• Analysis and Problem Solving
• Budget Administration
• Control of Funds
• Customer Service

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. May require some walking, standing, bending, or carrying of computer reports, boxes and ledges. May require extended periods of work at a computer (PC) terminal/station.

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/.

Responsibilities:

Major Duties:

• Performs appropriated funds financial oversight for the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) including professional accounting and audit reviews. Reconciles all appropriated fund accounts and their individual cost centers to financial statement, budgets, historical data and local financial goals.
• Reconciles all appropriated fund accounts and their individual cost centers to financial statement, budgets, historical data and local financial goals. Researches detailed accounting records. Provides training to management personnel in accounting procedures, distribution criteria and station fund management. Produces a monthly bill to the VA medical centers and other customers serviced by the CMOP.
• Apply accounting concepts and procedures to meet the needs of staff and management. Prepares and maintains supporting audit documents. Makes recommendations on improving internal management controls, policies and procedures.
• Analyze and verify daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly records. Ensures that receipts, obligations and expenditures are correctly reflected in the business plan and accounting periods.
• Verify deposit and general ledger entries, ensure appropriate general ledger account codes and cost centers have been used.
• Check records/files in automated accounting systems on status of payments and payment dates and follows up in the appropriate accounting system and resolve any discrepancies.
• Analyze unusual transactions, and when such analysis discloses irregularities not covered by existing procedures, devise a method to record the transaction consistent with GAAP within the parameters available.
• Responsible for complete accounting program, including planning, adapting/reviewing all accounting systems, analyzing and evaluating current and past performance, and interpreting effects of transactions.
• Use skill in analyzing and forecasting pharmacy service utilization of all resources.
• Coordinates requests for additional funds and monitors all changes to the budget plan through the year.
• Perform analyses of budgets and actual expenditures and provide feedback to service managers including addressing issues concerning realistic and meaningful goals.
• Prepare a variety of budgetary reports related to the status of funds, expenses, obligations, FTEE and workload for VA submission to VA Central Office and the CMOP National CMOP Chief Fiscal Manager.
• Shares resources across CMOP in order to serve customers effectively and efficiently.
• Manages customer complaints and concerns effectively and promptly.

Work Schedule: 6:00am-4:30pm, Monday- Friday (Varied Schedules)
Compressed/Flexible: May be authorized
Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Position Description Title/PD#: Accountant/PD029910
Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary. May require some walking, standing, bending, or carrying of computer reports, boxes and ledges. May require extended periods of work at a computer (PC) terminal/station.

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