Staff Accountant

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance • District of Columbia, DC

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Accountant position is located in the Financial Accounting Service (FAS), Financial Services Center (FSC). FAS performs department-wide accounting functions for VA appropriations and funds, including recording appropriations, managing funding in the legacy Financial Management System (FMS) and the Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System (iFAMS), and external reporting to OMB, GAO, and Treasury.

The role uses expert knowledge of financial and accounting operations to address production bottlenecks and improve business practices. It supports the development of VA accounting systems and the financial management of VA programs, recommends solutions and revised standards or procedures for complex programs and policies, and analyzes and tests transactions and system files for compliance with reconciliations, USSGL scenarios, and Treasury's United States Standard General Ledger.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Flexible or compressed schedules may be available with supervisory approval. Ad hoc telework may be available under agency policy; this is not a virtual position.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Meet the Individual Occupational Requirement through an accounting degree; a related degree with 24 semester hours in accounting (up to 6 hours may be business law); or the stated combination of accounting experience, education, and training, with one of the listed additional accounting-coursework, certification, or education-and-experience pathways.
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13, serving as a technical expert on federal accounting or financial reporting matters and coordinating resolution of complex problems for a federal agency.
• Experience analyzing and reconciling complex financial transactions across multiple financial management systems.
• Experience interpreting and applying federal accounting standards, regulations, and policies.
• Experience developing or recommending accounting policies, procedures, and corrective action plans.
• Experience preparing or reviewing financial reports and technical recommendations to address significant accounting, financial management, and internal-control deficiencies.
• Complete the application, questionnaire, and required online assessment.
• Meet all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date of 11/03/2026.
• Submit a transcript if relying on education to qualify.
• A resume of no more than two pages is required beginning September 27, 2025.

Responsibilities

• Use expert knowledge of financial and accounting operations to reduce production bottlenecks and improve business practices.
• Resolve significant problems in the development of VA accounting systems and in the financial management of VA programs.
• Recommend alternatives and solutions and initiate revised standards and procedures for complex programs and policies.
• Conduct in-depth analysis and testing to ensure transactions comply with tie-point reconciliations and USSGL scenarios in FMS and iFAMS.
• Analyze interface and system files to ensure compliance with Treasury's United States Standard General Ledger.
• Coordinate resolution of complex federal accounting or financial reporting problems.
• Interpret and apply federal accounting standards, regulations, and policies.
• Develop or recommend accounting policies, procedures, and corrective action plans.
• Prepare or review financial reports and technical recommendations addressing accounting, financial management, and internal-control deficiencies.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for employees and their families.
• Potential credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual; this must be requested and approved before appointment and is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior