Clarification from the agency

OPEN TO CURRENT INTERNAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FACILITY EMPLOYEES ONLY

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Duties for the position may include but not limited to:

• Planning, establishing and maintaining a commercial-type double entry accounting system covering several appropriations, one revolving fund, general post funds, personal funds of patients, research, grants and construction appropriations, the overall budget is over $750,000,000.
• Maintaining appropriate daily transactions and updating records, computer-generated hard copy listing, subsidiary journals, operating ledger accounts and fund control points.
• Develop and maintain such controls as may be necessary to assure that accounting records accurately reflect the financial condition of VANCHCS.
• Overall supervision of twelve employees consisting of eight in the Accounting Section (two Staff Accountant, one Supervisory Accountant, four Accounting Technicians and one Travel Clerk), two in the office of the Agent Cashier located at on Mare Island (the Agent Cashier and AR assistance), two in the office of the Alternate Cashier located at the Mather hospital (Alternate Cashier and Travel Clerk assistance) and one Alternate Cashier at the Martinez campus.
• Plans work to be completed, set priorities, assigns work schedules, monitors progress and directs work flow to ensure completion, evaluates performance of the above employees, interviews new employees and initiates recommendations concerning personnel actions such as appointment, promotion, or reassignment.
• Gives advice or instruction to employees on technical and administrative matters, hears and resolves complaints from employees, identifies training needs and develops methods to provide the necessary training, participates in the training of new accounting employees and oversees the cross-training of employees.
• Ascertaining that sufficient cash is available for the disbursement of funds of such purposes as personal services, travel, supplies, services and equipment.
• Preparation, analysis, and submission of a variety of financial statements and reports to local management, VACO management, and other agencies or organizations which includes, Annual Report of Real Property, Annual Certification of Accounting Records, Audit of VA Consolidated Financial Statements (8AF-058), and other recurring and non-recurring reports.

Work Schedule: Monday Through Friday 08:00 - 04:30pm
Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Accountant/PD03458-O

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this 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://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant 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 agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/31/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

Individual Occupational Requirements: The 0510 series requires specific education or experience to be met in order to be appointed into a position of this series. You must meet one of the pre-determined Education or Experience Individual Occupational Requirements listed below as set by Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

• 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. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.")
• Experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting
• Combination of education and experience: 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; or
  • 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.

In addition to meeting the IOR requirements you must also meet the experience requirement to qualify at the GS-13 level:

Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Broad knowledge of professional accounting theories, practices, methods, techniques, and the skill to apply this knowledge to broad and difficult assignments. Exercises broad responsibilities in solving problems of above average difficulty in maintaining the VA accounting systems. Thorough knowledge of the different accounting systems such as IFCAP and its interrelations with PAID, FMS, and IPPS. Knowledge of the functions of the various services within the medical center, including Logistics Service, Engineering Service, Office of Facility Planning and Development, as well as outside the medical center including the Financial Service Center, the Data Processing Center in Austin, TX, VA Central Office, and other VA facilities within VISN. Knowledge and skill to maintain the VA operating accounting system where there is a greater than normal need to correlate improvements with the entire system, and applying this knowledge and skill, be able to recognize and anticipate problem areas. Keeps management abreast of problem areas and offers advice and recommends solutions to these problems.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Accountability
• Auditing
• Conflict Management
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Decisiveness
• Financial Management
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal Skills
• Leadership
• Principles of Accounting
• Problem Solving
• Resilience

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.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: Work is principally sedentary but requires some walking to and from various offices, and occasional lifting of records.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

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.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

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