Accountant

Summary

The primary purpose of this position is to serve at the Wilkes Barre Medical Center under direct supervision as described. The incumbent is given a variety of developmental assignments in order to broaden skills and provide experience for progressively more complex assignments. The incumbent continues to gain experience and to develop their knowledge, skill and abilities through the completion of more complex assignments and the exercise of increasing authority and responsibility.

• Serves in a developmental capacity at the Medical Center.
• Accomplishes a prescribed agenda of formal/informal training, rotational job assignments, and self-development. Performs developmental assignments involving the review and processing of accounting documents.
• Assists in maintaining, analyzing and reconciling general ledgers and subsidiary ledgers.
• Assists in preparing related reports and in initiating corrective actions.
• Provides advice and assistance to technicians, analysts and clerical personnel on transactions requiring professional accounting determinations.
• Maintains liaison with serviced activities, providing advice on availability of funds, reporting methods and account reconciliations.
• Participates with higher grade accountants in furnishing assistance and advice to operating elements, recommending solutions to problems, and devising new or alternative procedures for accounting or related functions involving analysis of accounting operations.
• Studies and charts the flow of accounting documents.
• Observes and reports on prevailing practices concerning the treatment of selected transactions.
• Analyzes current procedures and systems to determine if improvement or simplification is needed.
• Studies, analyzes and interprets manuals and other accounting regulations from higher authority and discusses their application with supervisor.
• In a developmental capacity, will work to gather and analyze data from a variety of sources.
• Coordinates with specialists in other units of the Comptroller or affected elements of the Command and serviced activities to develop corrective approaches to problem situations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday thru Friday

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Accountant/PD02645S, PD02646S, and PD02647S

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Physical Requirements:
  
  The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• 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…