Accountant (Systems)

US Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Administration seeks an Accountant within the Office of Financial Management to support modernization of financial and accounting capabilities. Qualifications include an accounting degree with 24 hours in accounting or an related degree with the same requirement, or CPA/CIA certification, with transcripts required.

At the GS-14 level, candidates must have specialized experience in enterprise-level financial systems, system development, and audits, demonstrating leadership in

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting or related field that included 24 semester hours in accounting (up to 6 hours in business law).
• Combination of education and experience: 24 semester hours in accounting/auditing; CPA/CIA certificate; or degree with substantial accounting coursework and related work.
• Transcript required to document educational requirements.
• GS-14 level requires one year of specialized experience in enterprise financial systems, implementing modernizations, and related KSAs.

Responsibilities

• Planning, developing, modernizing, or operating enterprise-level financial systems supporting complex accounting, fiscal, or payment operations.
• Developing system requirements, user stories, and functional specifications using Agile, SAFe, SDLC, or similar methodologies.
• Leading functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing of complex financial systems.
• Ensuring financial systems comply with federal accounting standards, fiscal requirements, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Leading financial system operations or modernization initiatives, including automation, system integration, cloud migration, change control, or incident resolution.
• Analyzing and resolving complex financial system and accounting issues and advising senior leadership on system design, controls, fiscal requirements, or payment operations.
• Developing financial systems policy and technical guidance, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, and providing technical leadership or oversight.

Education

Accounting degree with 24 semester hours in accounting

Related degree with 24 semester hours in accounting

CPA or CIA certificate

Degree with substantial coursework in accounting (e.g., 15 semester hours)

Job description

This position is located within the Office of Financial Management (OFM), Veterans Administration, and supports the mission of the Finance and Business Transformation Staff. The organization is responsible for ensuring the integrity, compliance, and effectiveness of VA's financial systems and for supporting modernization of financial and accounting capabilities.

To qualify for this position,

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

You may qualify based on your education/experience as described below. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Basic Requirement:

This job series has an Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR). The IOR must be met, in addition to the specialized experience requirement for the grade level. Applicants who do not demonstrate that they meet the IOR in their application documents are ineligible for further consideration. Evidence of the Individual Occupational Requirement must be reflected in your application materials. Transcripts are required to document educational requirements.

Individual Occupation Requirements for all 0510 Accountants:

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. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.")

OR Combination of education and experience:

• 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;
• 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.

AND

GS-14 grade level:

One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes:

• Planning, developing, modernizing, or operating enterprise-level financial systems supporting complex accounting, fiscal, or payment operations.
• Developing system requirements, user stories, and functional specifications using Agile, SAFe, SDLC, or similar methodologies.
• Leading functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing of complex financial systems.
• Ensuring financial systems comply with federal accounting standards, fiscal requirements, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Leading financial system operations or modernization initiatives, including automation, system integration, cloud migration, change control, or incident resolution.
• Analyzing and resolving complex financial system and accounting issues and advising senior leadership on system design, controls, fiscal requirements, or payment operations.
• Developing financial systems policy and technical guidance, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, and providing technical leadership or oversight.

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.