Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed below represent the full performance level of GS-11, however a selection can be made at any of the following grade levels: GS-07, GS-09 OR GS-11. At the GS-07 grade level, you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. At the GS-09 grade level, you will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-11. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance. The major duties include but are not limited to:

• Formulates a variety of financial reports; serving as a member of a management team for organizations serviced and recommending the establishment of policies and procedures affecting the accounting system.
• Advises management on regulatory requirements and changing program operations.
• Devises accounting structures and procedures to satisfy regulatory or legislative changes.
• Assists management in applying financial data and recommending alternatives to resolve difficult problems, reconciling cash, accounts receivable. accounts payable, and other general ledger accounts; correcting all differences between the subsidiary ledger balances and the control account balances in the general ledger.
• Provides accounting information and guidance to program officials; developing a segment of an automated accounting system.
• Prepares procedural instructions for the development or implementation of automated accounting systems, reviewing. analyzing, and validating domestic and/or foreign business industry financial and statistical data.
• Uses appropriate costing methodologies to recognize, determine. accumulate and report costs of activities on a regular basis for management information purposes.
• Prepares cost analysis for various areas in the Medical Center by analyzing buying and selling agreements to ensure the VA recoups all costs.
• Assists in performing financial audits, analysis, and evaluations of the financial operations and related procedures as part of the Fiscal Service Quality Assurance System, which includes Accounting, Employee Accounts, Agent Cashier, Voucher Audit, General Post Funds, Real Property and Patient Funds.
• Assists in the preparation, analysis, and submission of a variety of financial statements, reports and audits to local management, VACO management. and other agencies or organizations which includes the Annual Report of Real Property, Annual Report of Depreciation, and other recurring and non-recurring reports and audits.
• Assist in verifying, analyzing and/or reconciling a very large number of computer generated reports which includes, but not limited to, RCS-JO Trial Balance, RPO 820 Control Point Listing, RPO 821 Operating Ledger Update Listing, RPO 82S Analysis of Reimbursable Earning and Collections, RPO 826 Status of Funds, RPO 827 CALM Monthly Journal, RPO 830 Listing of Cost and FTEE, RPO 83I Listing of Modifications and Deletions, RPO 860 Accounting Reconciliations, RPO 861 Reconciliations of Reimbursable Earnings, RPO 865 Reconciliations of General Ledger Accounts, RPO 885a Obligation by Subaccount, RPO 887 Obligation by Control Point, Cost Center, and Subaccount, and Interoffice General Ledger Accounts.
• In the absence of the Chief. Accounting, incumbent will coordinate workload activities and provide guidance on technical issues.

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: Monday through Friday; 7:30am - 4:00pm PST

Position Description/PD#: Staff Accountant/ PD21539A, PD20241A, and PD20240A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs