Supervisory Accountant

Veterans Health Administration; Town of Middleton (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration in Wisconsin seeks an Accounting Manager within a Consolidated Patient Account Center (CPAC) reporting to the Chief Financial Officer. The incumbent serves as Assistant Financial Officer (AFO) and supervises Accountants, Accounting Technicians, Time and Leave Clerks and Supervisors responsible for Cash Management and Veteran Services.

Responsibilities include leading financial analysis, ensuring end-to-end accounting processes, and directing the development of

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting or related field with 24 semester hours in accounting (Transcript required).
• Combination of education and experience: 4 years accounting experience with 24 semester hours in accounting or equivalent, or CPA/CIA certificate (Transcript required).
• Time-in-grade requirements apply for federal supervisory role; probationary period may apply for first-time supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Lead CPAC accounting, cash management, and related units under the AFO.
• Supervise Accountants, Accounting Technicians, Time and Leave Clerks, and Supervisors.

Skills

Accounting

Auditing

Financial analysis

Cash management

Supervisory leadership

Education

Accounting degree

Related field + 24 accounting hours

CPA/CIA certification

Job description

This position serves as Accounting Manager in a Consolidated Patient Account Center (CPAC) in the organization of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The incumbent serves as the Assistant Financial Officer (AFO) for the CPAC and as such is first-line Supervisor over Accountants, Accounting Technicians, Time and Leave Clerks and Supervisors who manage the Cash Management and Veteran Services Departments.

Eligibility and Requirements

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/05/2026. Probationary Period: First time supervisors are subject to completion of a one year (52 weeks) probationary period. Required: This position has Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR). The applicant MUST meet one of the two IORs listed below to be considered:

1. A. Degree: in 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.") (Transcript Required)
2. B. 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:
   1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
   2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination;
   3. 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, currently, 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 non-conformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements. (Transcript Required).

And You must qualify based on your experience as described below:

GS-12 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:

• Implementing and managing financial analysis and reporting on cash management, first party refunds, claims matching, pre-payments, and refund reviews.
• Providing managerial guidance and directions to a Full-range of activities involved in analyzing the fiscal position of clients.
• Ensuring end to end ownership and success of accounting, reporting, and financial analysis.
• Overseeing and directs the development and maintenance of complex automated subsystems to produce accounting and financial information.
• Monitoring accounts and ensuring that necessary corrective action is taken to reconcile discrepancies in both ad-hoc and systematic environments.

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.

Competencies

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, includin