Supervisory Accountant

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance • Austin, TX

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About The Position

The Supervisory Accountant serves in the Intragovernmental Support Section (ISS), Intragovernmental Accounting Division (IAD), Operational Accounting Service (OAS), Financial Services Center (FSC). The role provides professional accounting and financial management support, including validation and reconciliation of financial data, reporting, analysis, policy interpretation, and advice to management. It also involves supervising or leading professional accounting staff.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Compressed or flexible scheduling may be available with supervisory approval. Ad hoc (situational) telework is available in accordance with agency policy. Relocation and recruitment incentives, as well as permanent change of station, are not authorized. Selected applicants may be required to complete a one-year supervisory probationary period and a separate one-year employment probationary period.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Meet the Individual Occupational Requirement through either a degree in accounting, or a related degree including or supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting (up to 6 hours may be business law); or at least four years of accounting experience or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training providing professional accounting knowledge, plus one of the stated accounting-coursework, certification, or qualifying education-and-experience alternatives.
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 in the normal line of progression. Specialized experience must include professional accounting and financial management work, financial reconciliation and reporting, financial trend and operating-cost analysis, preparation of reports, financial advice to management, application of accounting policies and regulations, and supervision or leadership of professional accounting staff.
• Demonstrated competencies in Principles of Accounting, Communications, Financial Analysis, Planning and Evaluating, and Leadership.
• Complete the required application, questionnaire, and online assessment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Selected applicants are subject to a background/security investigation and must complete online onboarding and employment eligibility identification requirements.
• Serve a one-year employment probationary period; continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Applicants must meet the requirements by the announcement closing date of October 19, 2026.
• There is no educational substitution for the GS-13 level.
• For ICTAP/CTAP selection priority, submit the required eligibility documentation and meet the stated well-qualified criteria.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and counsel to workers related to work matters.
• Validate accounting data.
• Provide expert advice on the interpretation of accounting regulations.
• Provide expert advice on the impact of new legislation or program initiatives.
• Reconcile accounts and prepare financial reports.
• Perform professional accounting and financial management work involving financial data reconciliation and reporting, trend and operating-cost analysis, and preparation of financial and analytical reports.
• Provide financial advice and recommendations to management.
• Apply accounting policies and regulations.
• Supervise or lead professional accounting staff, including assigning and reviewing work, setting priorities and performance expectations, providing technical guidance and training, evaluating performance, resolving workplace issues, and improving productivity and quality.
• Analyze and resolve complex accounting discrepancies, identify root causes, develop corrective actions, and support accurate and reliable financial data and reporting.
• Administer, evaluate, develop, modify, test, implement, or integrate automated accounting or financial management systems, including assessing interfaces and resolving system-related accounting problems.
• Evaluate or strengthen internal controls and accounting processes.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for employees and their families.
• VA may grant newly appointed federal employees credit for qualifying 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: Manager