Accountant, Accounting Manager, Financial Reporting

Summary

The Accountant position is assigned to the Centralized Accounting Office (CAO) located in Augusta, GA, and provides accounting services to eight VA Medical Centers throughout the Southeast assigned to VISN 7. The accountant will provide accounting services to one of the eight facilities and may be expected to provide coverage to any of the eight facilities.

To qualify for this position – applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement – 03/16/2026. Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR):
An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for the 0510 occupational series. Education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. All applicants must meet one of the following for this position:

• An accounting degree; 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.
• A combination of education and experience of 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 that includes one of the following:
  Twenty‑four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality; a certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor – obtained through written examination; or completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial coursework in accounting or auditing.
• A candidate who has successfully worked at the full‑performance level in accounting‑auditing or a related field – e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining – and for whom a panel of at least two higher‑level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated knowledge equal in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that is normally associated with successful completion of the 4‑year course of study described in paragraph
  
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In addition to meeting the above Individual Occupational Requirement, you must also qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• GS‑9 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 include
• GS‑11 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 include

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management’s website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Assists in administration of an accounting system designed to track, reconcile, and report on agency‑administered programs and/or appropriations for which the agency has legislative oversight responsibility.
• Provides advice and assistance within the Centralized Accounting Office (CAO) to Accountants, Accounting Technicians and Accounts Receivable Technicians as well as to control point clerks and officials throughout the medical Center.
• Resolves and corrects complex and unique accounting problems.
• Acts as an internal auditor of the programs included in the CAO.
• Participates in vulnerability assessments, systematic internal reviews, quality assurance programs, safety inspections, control point audits and other program audits involving cost obligation and receivable accounting systems.
• Performs the monthly reconciliation of subsidiary record balances with the applicable General Ledger Balances and ensures corrections are made within the allocated time frames.
• Serves as training instructor along with the supervisor and other accountants within the office for fund control point…