Supervisory Accountant

Summary

The Office of Community Care (OCC) has established seven Consolidated Patient Account Centers (CPACs) as part of an effort to enhance Revenue Operations throughout the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) network. CPACs are designed to regionally consolidate business functions, standardize business operations, and integrate best practices from VHA and industry to the revenue cycle

Duties

This position is responsible for establishing the necessary oversight mechanisms and providing supervisory and managerial leadership that will successfully guide the fiscal functions of the CPAC organization through the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedural Manuals, Directives and Internal Controls. Serves as a contributing and voting member of the Revenue Accounting Workgroup (RAWG) who develops national policy and procedure for CPAC program users by reviewing supportive legislation and regulation. Incumbent manages local and national process improvement to improve revenue program operating effectiveness through conducting studies and pilots for appropriate change management. Provides expert advice on the interpretation of accounting regulations and impact of new legislation or program initiatives using knowledge of Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) handbook of accounting standards, Consolidated Financial Report of the U.S. Government (CFR), US Standard General Ledger and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Serves as approval authority for a multitude of items affecting payment and transfer of funds affecting Veterans, Third Party Payers and Employees in accord with policies, regulations and generally accepted accounting and financial regulations Responsible for end-to-end ownership and success of accounting, reporting and financial analysis activities. Provides managerial guidance and direction to the full range of activities involved in cash management, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) processing, daily deposits, Health Resource Center (HRC) messages, credit pre-payments, refund reviews, claims matching and first-party refunds. Exercises authority to oversee planning, direction and timely execution of three program segments, including Revenue Accounting, Cash Management and Veterans Services. Develops, assigns and provides higher level clearance of goals and objectives for the subordinate supervisors of the subordinate organizational units, i.e., Cash Management and Veterans Services. Supervises a group of accounting staff ranging from the GS-7 to GS-11 level, Cash Management GS-9 Supervisory Staff and Veteran Services GS-9 Supervisory Staff, and in some locations may supervise time and leave clerks at the GS-5 level; with overall management responsibility of approximately 100 personnel administering over 50 different operating functions. Serves as hiring manager and selecting official for all positions within the scope of management responsibility. Manages staffing needs through evaluation and trending of workflow, determining if additional resources such as overtime, temporary hires or contracted services are needed. Designs, plans, schedules and conducts studies, training programs and organizational strategies to identify opportunities to improve customer service and quality. Serves as a Lean Six Sigma Team Lead for Fiscal change management processes items under his/her purview. Facilitates the innovative application of industry and agency best practices and quality management methods. Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Accountant/PD69031A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/02/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Basic Requirement: Degree: accounting; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.") OR Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant's background must also include one of the following: Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements. You may qualify based on your experience and/or educationas described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Demonstrated ability to use best judgment to routinely develop objectives and devise new methods, techniques, and criteria in the absence of specific guidance. Demonstrated working knowledge of Accounting, Veteran Services, and Cash Management functions. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education o