Accountant

Accountant

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serves in a developmental capacity at the Chillicothe VA Medical Center.
• Accomplishes a prescribed agenda of formal/informal classroom and on-the-job training, rotational job assignments, and self-development.
• Performs developmental assignments involving the review and processing of accounting documents.
• Assists in maintaining, analyzing, and reconciling general ledgers and subsidiary ledgers.
• Assists in preparing related reports and in initiating corrective actions.
• Provides advice and assistance to technicians, analysts and clerical personnel on transactions requiring professional accounting determinations.
• Maintains liaison with serviced activities, providing advice on availability of funds, reporting methods and account reconciliations.
• Participates with higher grade accountants in furnishing assistance and advice to operating elements, recommending solutions to problems, and devising new or alternative procedures for accounting or related functions involving analysis of accounting operations.
• Studies and charts the flow of accounting documents.
• Observes and reports on prevailing practices concerning the treatment of selected transactions.
• Analyzes current procedures and systems to determine if improvement or simplification is needed.
• Studies, analyzes, and interprets manuals and other accounting regulations from higher authority and discusses their application with supervisor.

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; 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

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#: Accountant/ PD92898-A and PD92899-A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana and Michigan (VISN 10) advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.