Supervisory Accountant

Summary

The Supervisory Accountant provides professional, comprehensive knowledge of theories, practices, methods, and techniques of accounting and organizational or program practices, policies and functions sufficient to analyze accounting systems, or to modify and adapt conventional accounting and analytical techniques to solve a variety of accounting problems.

• Prepares a variety of reports and recommendations based on findings.
• Prepares complete reports of audit of a variety of program operations.
• Performs professional operational accounting duties.
• Determines functional accounting requirements, assures interface between local accounting subsystems and the VA Financial Management System.
• Administers an accounting system designed to track, reconcile, and report on agency administered programs and numerous appropriations for which the agency has legislative oversight responsibility.
• Serves as technical accounting advisor to Chief, Financial Services and station management, including advising of proper procedures to be followed when procedures have not been disseminated to VA Medical Centers or have to be developed locally to meet station needs.
• Validates a variety of accounting data covering operations, expenses, voucher examining, inventory and revenue accounts, which are entered into schedules and accounts.
• Responsible for developing and furnishing accounting data and analysis as necessary or as requested by various operating officials.
• Responsible for reviewing the overall accounting procedures and adapting or developing accounting procedures to meet the changing needs of VAO, local management, US Treasury, GAO, etc.
• Serves as Chief, Financial Services in his/her absence.
• Supervises a staff of employees to accomplish the work of the organizational unit.
• Exercises supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving work assignment and review, as well as performs the administrative and personnel management functions relative to staff supervision.
• Interviews candidates for positions in the unit, recommends appointment, promotion, or reassignments.
• Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system.
• Provides advice and counsel to workers related to work and administrative matters.

Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm PST

Not eligible.

This is not a virtual position.

Supervisory Accountant / PD214560

Not authorized.

Not approved.

Not authorized.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet Time-In-Grade and Specialized Experience requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 02/17/2026.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL  cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1‑year probationary period or 2‑year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government;
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.