Accountant 1
About this role
The Accountant 1 role with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) gives you the opportunity to make a real impact at the Southwestern Veterans' Center. This position strengthens daily operations by ensuring that financial activity is accurate, organized, and ready to support strong decision-making. Your work will help uphold high standards of service for the veterans and their spouses who depend on this facility. Join a dedicated team where your skills, determination, and drive for excellence will truly matter.
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This position supports accurate financial operations that help the facility run smoothly and serve its residents. As an Accountant 1, you will perform the following duties:
• Budget Monitoring: Track expenditures, review commitments, and take action to prevent budget shortfalls • Payment Processing: Review invoices, confirm coding, and resolve payment issues, and approve advancement account voucher packages • Posting Review: Examine incoming funds to ensure proper posting and classification • Document Auditing: Review financial documents to reduce errors and prevent delays in ordering or payment • Asset Oversight: Review compliance with asset procedures and support corrective actions • Financial Reporting: Compile fiscal data and prepare required summaries, statements, and analyses
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Work Schedule and Additional Information:
• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week • Work hours are 1st shift (8:00 AM to 4:00 PM), Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. • Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position. • Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable. • You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
• Five years of Bookkeeping experience and fifteen college credits in accounting; or • A Bachelor's Degree including or supplemented by fifteen credits in accounting. • One year as a Fiscal Technician (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration) , and fifteen college credits in accounting; or • One year as a Financial Programs Trainee (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration) ; or • Successful completion of the Commonwealth's Accounting Intern Program (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration) • Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree/credits.