Staff Accountant

The position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Financial Services Center (FSC), Business Office (BO), Cost Accounting Section (CAS) where the incumbent serves as a Staff Accountant responsible for all accounting, maintenance, and analyses of the Enterprise Fund/cross-servicing activities of the Center.

This is a bargaining unit position. The initial application review cut-off for this job announcement is 50 applications. The first 50 applications received will be considered first. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (50 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. If management requests additional certificates, applicants will continue to be reviewed in groups of 50 in the order they applied. Major Duties: Gather, review, analyze, and reconcile pertinent data from multiple systems that have monthly expenditures, transactional data, cost assignments for non-labor cost, and revenue by product line / sub product line allowing proper cost allocations. Provide financial/cost reports to management, service POCs, and budget analysts ensuring timely, accurate, and complete FYTD profit/loss reports. Provide analysis to FSC senior management, budget analysts, and other FSC staff related to FYTD profit/loss reports, income statement report data, and monthly general ledger entries. Administer OFS request for new, modified, and departed users to update the FSC LTTE system. Provide expert LTTE administrative maintenance and user support including hour moves as requested. Work Schedule: Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. Compressed/Flexible: Available with supervisory approval. Telework: Ad hoc telework (situational telework) available as determined by the agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Staff Accountant/PD20040A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required. Physical Requirements: The work is principally sedentary.

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