Supervisory Accountant

Full Job Description

The incumbent of this position will serve as a Supervisory Accountant in the Consolidated Accounting Office (CAO) of VISN 7 in Augusta, GA.

It is estimated that approximately forty to fifty staff members will comprise the core of the CAO.

The incumbent will supervise a Team of 7-8 Accountants and provide other Supervisory duties as assigned, as well as collaborate with various accounting technician staff on a regular basis to resolve accounting related issues.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/16/2026.

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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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-grade, as required by the announcement.

In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for the 0510 occupational series.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

All applicants must meet one of the following for this position: An accounting degree; OR a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting.

The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard.

Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.") Note to applicant: You must submit transcripts (with conferred date for full degree credit).

OR A combination of education and experience at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge that includes ONE of the following: Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality.

This can include up to 6 hours of business law; A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

In addition to meeting the above Individual Occupational Requirement, you must also qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: preparing financial statements, reports, schedules and comparative analysis of account relationships; compiling and verifying the accuracy of data; computing ratios or developing other prescribed comparative data; administering construction accounting, real property accounts, running balances and carry-forwards; managing accounting processes for Medical Care Appropriation; preforming financial audits and comprehensive knowledge of federal budgetary policies and objectives.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Leadership Accounting Accounting Operations Managing Human Resources Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.

Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: This position is primarily sedentary. The work is performed in an office setting.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Major Duties:

Supervisory Accountants in this position have the responsibility for working together to define objectives, plan, design, and coordinate the activities of the Central Accounting Office (CAO) in a clear, concise and consistent manner.

Incumbent will serve as first line supervisor to the team applicable to their position and provide backup coverage during periods of leave for other supervisors and for the Chief, CAO.

Major duties include, but are not limited to: Responsible for maintaining the day-to-day operations of the CAO.

Application of professional knowledge in the management of a fully automated, double entry, accounting Financial Management System (FMS).

Management of processing and input of recurring and non-recurring transactions, reconciliations and audits.

Directs the preparation as well as reviewing and analyzing reconciliation reports for FMS, VISTA and PAID systems that are applicable to the operations of the CAO.

Manages validation controls for FMS, VISTA and Accounting systems. Adjusts controls to meet central and office and local requirements.

Manages the overall workload distribution and training of the Consolidated Accounting Office.

Serves as an internal auditor of Fiscal programs, participates along with the Chief, Consolidated Accounting Office in vulnerability assessments, systematic internal reviews, quality assurance programs, safety inspections, control point audits and many other program audits involving cost, obligation and receiving accounting systems.

Examines and tests (using statistical and/or judgmental sampling) financial records and management controls. Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm (subject to change based on agency needs) Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Accountant/PD00154A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized