Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/18/2026 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: DEGREE: A Bachelor's degree in 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, "account" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.") NOTE: You must submit transcripts with your application. Education will not be credited without documentation. 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:1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law (Transcript required) OR, 2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination (Copy of Certificate required) OR,3. 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.(Transcript or proof required). AND,In addition to meeting the basic requirement described above, you must also meet the following specialized experience requirement below to qualify for this position at the GS-13 level: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade gs-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: responsible for establishing and maintaining an integrated system of financial staff services contributing to effective management control over and evaluation of station operations; developing local budget instructions and policies for use by operating officials in preparing their budget estimates and business proposals. After reviewing and evaluating these estimates and negotiating with operation officials within the Medical Center assures that the budget system is effectively utilized as an evaluation tool in measuring program performance and effectiveness; make frequent extensive and significant revisions to our budget plans due to the fluctuating patient workload demands, reimbursement methodologies and funding streams as well as the rapidly changing array of programs, services and health care modalities at this highly complex, highly academically affiliated VA Medical Center; Recommends policy changes thru the CFO to both VISN and VA Central Office to effect improvements in standardized systems; Responsible to the CFO for maintaining an internal Financial Quality Assurance Management (FQAM) review program ensuring that financial policies and procedures of the station are being followed and are effective; Responsible for accounting, payroll, voucher audit, agent cashier, travel, patient funds and general post fund functions. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Budget Administration Customer Service Managing Human Resources Technical Competence Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending and carrying of light items such as papers and books. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website 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/.