Accountant, Accounting Manager, Financial Reporting

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 Richmond VA Medical Center (VAMC), in Richmond, 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.

• 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.

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.

8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday-Friday

This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

This is not a virtual position.

Accountant – PD026750

Not Authorized

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL  cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency;

whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the…