Accountant

West Palm Beach VA Medical Center is looking for Accountant. The Accountant serves within Fiscal Service supporting the West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System (WPBVAHCS), with responsibility for complex financial management, accounting operations, internal controls, reporting, and stewardship of federal resources across the health care system and its outpatient-care network. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Accountant performs professional accounting work supporting VA programs by preparing, reviewing, and reconciling general ledger and related subsidiary activity. Analyzes accounting data, researches discrepancies, and determines root causes (e.g., timing differences, miscoding, missing documentation, or interface/processing issues) to support accurate financial reporting and data integrity. Prepares and maintains reconciliation schedules and working papers; identifies abnormal balances and out-of-balance conditions; and recommends corrective actions (e.g., recoding, adjustments/journal vouchers, suspense/clearing resolution) consistent with governing standards and established VA/VHA procedures. Participates in process improvement and quality assurance reviews by identifying control weaknesses, recommending improvements to accounting procedures, and coordinating with appropriate system support personnel and stakeholders to resolve transaction and data issues. Prepares written instructions, desk guides, or SOP updates for assigned processes, and provides technical input to supervisors/lead staff and business partners regarding proper documentation and accounting treatment. Additional Duties Include But Not Limited To: Prepare, review, and reconcile general ledger and subsidiary accounts in accordance with USSGL/Treasury guidance (including applicable Treasury Financial Manual requirements), FASAB SFFAS, OMB Circular A-136, and VA/VHA financial policy, as implemented through VA and VHA/FSC standard operating procedures (SOPs), close checklists, job aids, and local desk guides. Perform month-, quarter-, and year-end close activities; compile trial balances and working papers; and investigate and resolve abnormal balances, prior-period adjustments, and dearing/suspense accounts. Applies professional judgment to select the most appropriate governing guidance and method depending on the transaction, timing, system/interface conditions, and reporting requirement. Determining whether discrepancies are attributable to miscoding, timing differences, missing/insufficient supporting documentation, feeder-system/interface errors, or out-of-balance conditions; assessing the scope and potential materiality of identified issues; and selecting corrective actions. Coordinates with Fiscal, Supply Chain, and program offices to resolve data integrity issues across VA financial/procurement systems. Recommends decisions and corrective actions to the supervisor/lead accountant, finance leadership, and affected stakeholders. Recommendations include the corrective approach, required documentation, and any needed control or process changes to prevent recurrence. Documents reconciliation outcomes, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions, and prepares clear written guidance/instructions for staff and stakeholders. Designs, refines, and implements data validation checks and reconciliation tools to improve accuracy, timeliness, and compliance. Documents facts and impacts, identifies applicable requirements across USSGL/TFM/SFFAS/OMB and VA/VHA policy, develops compliant options with a recommended course of action, and elevates novel/high-risk matters through supervisory channels and, when appropriate, to the responsible policy authority for definitive interpretation. Analyzes current and/or required accounting procedures to design new or improved processes. Participate in process improvement and quality assurance reviews to streamline close processes and reduce reconciliation backlogs; identifies control weaknesses, recommend updates to local procedures, and coor

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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? The West Palm Beach VA Medical Center opened in 1995 and is a general medical and surgical facility, providing a full range of patient care services, as well as comprehensive medical education and residency programs and limited research. All-inclusive health care is provided through primary care, emergency care and long-term care in the areas of medicine, surgery, mental health, physical medicine and rehabilitation, radiology, telemedicine, dentistry, hemodialysis, comprehensive Cancer Center and geriatrics and extended care including hospice and palliative care. The medical center provides health services to Veterans throughout South Florida and the Treas