Staff Accountant

Summary

The position is located at Portland VA Medical Center - Portland Campus - in Fiscal Service - Accounting section. The incumbent performs technician level work in direct support of budget - accounting - auditing - fiscal - and/or financial management function.

Duties

• This position involves a multi-grade career ladder
• The major duties listed below represent the full performance level of GS-11 - however a selection can be made at any of the following grade levels: GS-07 - GS-09 OR GS-11
• At the GS-07 grade level - you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence
• At the GS-09 grade level - you will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-11
• Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance
• The major duties include but are not limited to: Formulates a variety of financial reports
• serving as a member of a management team for organizations serviced and recommending the establishment of policies and procedures affecting the accounting system
• Advises management on regulatory requirements and changing program operations
• Devises accounting structures and procedures to satisfy regulatory or legislative changes
• Assists management in applying financial data and recommending alternatives to resolve difficult problems - reconciling cash - accounts receivable
• accounts payable - and other general ledger accounts
• correcting all differences between the subsidiary ledger balances and the control account balances in the general ledger
• Provides accounting information and guidance to program officials
• developing a segment of an automated accounting system
• Prepares procedural instructions for the development or implementation of automated accounting systems - reviewing
• analyzing - and validating domestic and/or foreign business industry financial and statistical data
• Uses appropriate costing methodologies to recognize - determine
• accumulate and report costs of activities on a regular basis for management information purposes
• Prepare cos1 analysis for various areas in the Medical Center by analyzing buying and selling agreements to ensure the VA recoups all costs
• Assists in performing financial audits - analysis - and evaluations of the financial operations and related procedures as part of the Fiscal Service Quality Assurance System - which includes Accounting - Employee Accounts - Agent Cashier - Voucher Audit - General Post Funds - Real Property and Patient Funds
• Assists in the preparation - analysis - and submission of a variety of financial statements - reports and audits to local management - VACO management
• and other agencies or organizations which includes the Annual Report of Real Property - Annual Report of Depreciation - and other recurring and non-recurring reports and audits
• Assist in verifying - analyzing and/or reconciling a very large number of computer generated reports which includes - but not limited to - RCS-JO Trial Balance - RPO 820 Control Point Listing - RPO 821 Operating Ledger Update Listing - RPO 82S Analysis of Reimbursable Earning and Collections - RPO 826 Status of Funds - RPO 827 CALM Monthly Journal - RPO 830 Listing of Cost and FTEE - RPO 83I Listing of Modifications and Deletions - RPO 860 Accounting Reconciliations - RPO 861 Reconciliations of Reimbursable Earnings - RPO 865 Reconciliations of General Ledger Accounts - RPO 885a Obligation by Subaccount - RPO 887 Obligation by Control Point - Cost Center - and Subaccount - and Interoffice General Ledger Accounts
• In the absence of the Chief
• Accounting - incumbent will coordinate workload activities and provide guidance on technical issues
• 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 through Friday
• 7:30am - 4:00pm PST Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Staff Accountant/PD21539A - PD20241A - and PD20240A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized