Duties

Apply theories, regulations, practices, and techniques of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Prepare original accounting transaction entries into financial systems and prepare recurring reports.
Solve basic and recurring reporting problems encountered in the review, analysis, reconciliation, and consolidation of various reports.
Analyze and review existing financial reports to determine the necessity for maintaining or revising these reports.
Integrate internal control processes to provide integrity for systems, determine links to external systems, subsystems, and organizations, and ensure the existence of audit trails.
Independently monitor reports to identify system deficiencies that affect financial reporting.
Develop, maintain, and monitor valid and accurate indicators that provide management with information on the overall condition of activities related to the financial activity of the Division.
Actively participate in efforts to successfully accomplish the agency’s priorities, goals, and objectives as it relates to financial reporting and audit and internal control activities.
Communicate constructively and positively with the intent of resolving issues, improving operations, and providing recommendations.
Cross train with other staff to ensure redundancy in coverage areas; ensures customer inquiries and concerns about the program and services are addressed and resolved promptly.
Develop and maintain standard operating procedures.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
Subject to a background/suitability investigation.
Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
May serve a probationary period.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
This is a Virtual position.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 10/17/2024.

Note: Applicants must meet both the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) and the Specialized Experience as stated below.

Basic Requirements

Degree: accounting; 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.

Combination of education and experience: 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 one of 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.
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.

Specialized Experience in addition to the IOR:GS-14 grade level: Applicant must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the federal or other service. Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as:

Managing and directing activities involved with assuring the integrity of the organization's financial accounting and reporting activities.
Performing a wide variety of duties related to accounting policy and reporting of costs, revenues, disbursements, assets, liabilities, and other financial transactions; mastery of theories, concepts, practices and techniques of the organization's accounting principles.
Interpreting complex legislative and regulatory accounting policy guidance.
Analyzing accounting and budgetary information.
Overseeing the accomplishment of work that requires extensive coordination of simultaneous financial management input across organizational lines and within the department.

There is no educational substitution for Specialized Experience at the GS-14 level.

Note: 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.

Education

There is no educational substitution for Specialized Experience at the GS-14 level.

An unofficial or official copy of your transcripts 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.

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO).

Virtual: Yes, this is a VIRTUAL position. The selectee must report to their local VBA Regional Office twice a pay period.

Work Schedule: Regular office hours, Monday -Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Alternate work schedules may be available.

Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Agency contact information

HRC-Detroit DEU

Phone

313-596-7213

HRCDDEU.VBADET@va.gov

Address

VBA Human Resources Center - Central Office
810 Vermont Ave NW
Washington, DC 20420
US

Next steps

After the review is complete, a referral certificate will be issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email (if provided). Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.

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