Accountant

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Northampton (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center Leeds in Massachusetts, seeks a full-time Accountant in Fiscal Service. The position is 40 hours per week at the Leeds facility.

Direct Hire Authority applies; to qualify by the closing date of 10/26/2026, applicants must meet the occupational requirements and specialized experience as described in the job announcement.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting or related field with 24 semester hours in accounting.
• Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of accounting experience or equivalent.
• CPA or CIA certificate or degree with substantial accounting coursework may satisfy requirements.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Auditing

Financial reporting

Education

Degree in Accounting

24 semester hours in accounting

Job description

This Accountant position is located in Fiscal Service at the Leeds, MA VA Medical Center location. This position is a Full-Time position at 40 hours per week.

DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY:

This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.205) for this occupation. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/26/2026.

Basic Occupational Requirement:

• Degree: Accounting; 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.
• Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant's background must also include 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.

You must qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

To Qualify at the GS-09 level:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: identify all types of accounting errors and variances and provide progressively more detailed analysis of problem causes and recommendations for corrective action; responsible for internal financial auditing and development of required financial reports, reconcile, compile, verify and disseminate billing information. OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree. OR,
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of