Accountant Job at US Department of Veterans Affairs, United States

  • US Department of Veterans Affairs
  • United States

Job Description

Job Title

Job Description

Major Duties:

Conducts risk-based internal financial reviews and provides audit support for programs involving operations and maintenance, grants, leases, recycling, gift funds, and other financial activities.

Evaluates accounting data, financial processes, and internal controls; identifies financial-reporting and compliance risks; and recommends corrective or preventive actions.

Interprets and applies federal accounting standards, fiscal law, appropriation requirements, VA financial policy, the U.S. Standard General Ledger, and other financial-management guidance.

Develops and updates accounting procedures, standard operating procedures, internal-control test plans, and methodologies for evaluating financial operations.

Analyzes financial-system and data-integrity issues, including posting logic, attributes, crosswalks, reconciliations, GTAS validations, and financial-system provisioning controls.

Prepares reports and briefings concerning financial risks, internal-control weaknesses, review findings, and corrective-action status for management and other stakeholders.

Coordinates with auditors, financial-management officials, program offices, system owners, grantees, and other stakeholders to obtain information, resolve findings, and improve financial processes.

Leads or participates in multidisciplinary financial reviews and evaluates supporting workpapers for sufficiency, accuracy, and compliance with applicable standards.

Monitors assigned contracts and maintains required documentation when designated as a Contracting Officer's Representative.

Maintains financial-review tracking tools, reports, shared resources, and supporting documentation used to monitor workload, corrective actions, and organizational performance.

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

Compressed/Flexible: Yes

Telework: Yes, as determined by agency policy.

Virtual: This is a virtual position. Selectee will work from a VA owned/leased space upon selection.

Position Description/PD#: PD00468A and PD00469A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary and requires regular use of a personal computer. Manual dexterity and visual acuity are necessary for data entry, document review, and system analysis. Duties require reading detailed and sometimes difficult printed or handwritten material for extended periods. Occasional standing, walking, or movement to meeting locations is required. No special physical demands are associated with this position. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website.

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Work at office, Remote work, Relocation package, Monday to Friday, Flexible hours

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