Staff Accountant

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking candidates to join the Financial Accounting Service (FAS) within the Financial Services Center (FSC) in Washington, DC.

The team handles high-level departmental accounting for VA appropriations and funds, spanning legacy FMS and new systems like iFAMS, and supports external reporting to OMB, GAO, and Treasury. The position offers the opportunity to work with complex financial data, ensure accurate fund management, and contribute to VA-wide reporting

Job description

The position is located in the Financial Accounting Service (FAS), Financial Services Center (FSC). FAS is responsible for high-level VA departmental wide accounting functions for all VA appropriations and funds from recording the appropriation of funds, to managing funding within multiple financial management systems, including both the legacy system (FMS) and the new system (iFAMS), to departmental-level external reporting to OMB, GAO, and Treasury.