This position is located at the Financial Services Center within the Integrated Financial and Acquistions Management System (iFAMS) Service. These duties involve planning, designing, analyzing. documenting, testing, implementing, integrating, maintaining, or modifying computer systems or software. The accountant is considered a subject matter expert of systems related matters.
Perform in-depth financial and accounting analyses and testing, and reports on the new systems applications, and various automated accounting and financial applications used by the Financial Services Center (FSC). Actively facilitate and participate in planning, development, installation and maintenance of VA's accounting and other financial systems in compliance with VA's policies and procedures, Treasury regulations, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Directives.
Make highly informed, expert recommendations for improvements as needed by developing specifications for new or existing applications or processes impacting VA's accounting and financial systems. Analyze current and/or required accounting systems to design new or improved systems. Ensure the accomplishment of projects in the accounting systems oversight area, which involves studying problems, developing solutions, and recommendations for testing and improving programs.
Prepare instructions and guidance in the implementation and operation of accounting systems to implement new accounting systems and to integrate aspects of former or projected systems. The accountant's written communication is well researched and thorough while being clear, logical, accurate and concise.
Instructions and communication should provide assistance and consultation on financial accounting systems matters with officials, managers, professionals, and employees within the VA, other agencies, and outside organizations. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Available with supervisory approval. Telework: AD-HOC Telework (Situational Telework) available as determined by agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: PD15292A Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
A transcript must be submitted with your application to verify and confirm that you meet the required education for this series.Transcripts must clearly express university or college name, education confer date, and your name clearly. If you are seeking to support you meet the IOR based on combination, credits taken and earned must be clearly supported by your transcripts, failure to clearly support any of the education requirements will result in your ineligibility.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office.
VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave.
Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
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This position is with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $109428 – $142259/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-25.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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