Accountant

The Accountant position is for the Finance department at the Memphis Veterans Health Hospital. The incumbent works to ensure the accuracy of the reporting of all accounting, cost, and budget data and to facilitate the efficient use of allocated funds. Provides financial advise and performs financial assistance work for internal agency operating programs. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Duties include but are not limited to: Performs analytical, evaluative, and interpretive duties on any accounting matter related to the above functions. Provides technical expertise to accounting staff, as well as an adviser to higher management throughout the facility on service line activities. Apportions their time reviewing existing systems and workflow procedures to identify discrepancies or opportunities for system enhancements and analyzing systems requirement and designs of VA Financial Management and Accounting Systems. Serves as a "Go To" expert for these issues and must be knowledgeable of these performance measures as well as methods and procedures to correct any errors or irregularities that may occur. Knowledgeable in several computerized accounting information systems (i.e. IFCAP, FMS, IPPS, RSD, and others) to work more effectively. Responsible for monitoring reports generated by FMS to identify and correct any out-of-balance conditions that may exist from a variety of sources such as the FMS interfaces with AR, FAP, IFCAP, IPPS; omitted transactions; or transactions generated by the Financial Services Center. Responsible for performing account reconciliations, audits, and regular reviews to ensure the integrity of the accounting data within the computerized systems. Responsible for evaluating the validity of the accounting records and recommending and establishing necessary procedural changes to maintain proper records. Responsible for implementing the corrective action plan for any discrepancies in the Quality Assurance Reviews by conducting training for both new and seasoned employees to ensure these discrepancies are corrected and don't become recurring items on future reviews. Ensures that all employees in the section are kept informed of all new or revised procedures, as well as interpreting published accounting regulations and procedures. Provides assistance and guidance to fellow accountants, accounting technicians, and others daily for unique or irregular situations and transactions. Provides analysis and technical expertise for all other accounting staff and the completion of miscellaneous or special assignments from the Supervisory Accountant, Accounting Officer, AFO, or CFO. In the absence of the Supervisory Accountant, may be designated to act on behalf of the Supervisory Accountant or Accounting Officer and may sign documents on behalf of the Supervisory Accountant or Accounting Officer. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: Location negotiable/virtual (employee will be assigned space at a VA facility) Position Description/PD#: Accountant/PD502120 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/20/2026. 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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-grad

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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 VAMC in Memphis, Tennessee consists of one main campus located at 116 N. Pauline St., which includes a 12-bed Spinal Cord Injury Unit, and ten community based outpatient clinics (CBOC). It is a tertiary care facility classified as a Clinical Referral Level 1 Facility and one of the most complex medical centers in the VA system. It is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology, as well as extensive education and research programs. Comprehensive primary, secondary, and tertiary health care is provided in areas of medicine, general cardiovascular and neurological surgery, psychiatry, physical med