This developmental position is located in the Fiscal Service, at the Medical Center level, composes a career ladder structure to the full performance level of Financial Analyst, GS 0501-09. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as an Employee Compensation Analyst within the Employee Compensation Unit within the Finance Service Line of each Healthcare System.

Duties

Some of the duties associated with this position include, but are not limited to the following: The Incumbent supports the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Assistant Financial Officer (AFO) and the Employee Compensation Supervisor to provide accurate and timely compensation for all Healthcare System Employees. Investigates Employee compensation-related errors and/or anomalies through analysis of VA Financial Management and Human Resources automated systems to correct issues identified through customer service requests or internal audit discovery. The Incumbent reviews and reconciles various types of Employee compensation and leave transactions involving General Schedule (GS), Wage Grade (WG), VM, VN, Title 5, Title 5 Hybrids, Title 38, Title 38 Hybrids, Senior Executive Service (SES), Veterans Canteen Service (VCS), and Fee Basis Providers. Troubleshoots issues in critical or emergency situations, such as with the transmission of timesheet data to DFAS. Consults with other SME analysts whenever circumstances warrant. Recommends and implements solutions or workarounds and documents all communicative efforts and resolutions in the incident record/service request. By various means, provides input and keeps informed of procedures and along with related updates and changes. From this, the analyst researches, documents, and recommends innovations that would benefit VA financial/payroll operations. Provides training for Healthcare System employees and customers. Performs other related 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: Monday - Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. 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#: Financial Analyst/PD13691A

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/27/2023. 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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05 and for a GS-09 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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: GS-07 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of the principles and practices of budget administration and analysis; including preparing, justifying, reporting on, and executing the budget; and the relationships among program, budget, accounting, and reporting systems. Locating and selecting the proper procedural and technical instructions, such as preparing budget estimates for assigned object classes or line items. Checking data and comparing reports or transactions to source documents, or authorizations against transactions to ensure their acceptability for further processing; conducting searches of budget and financial records to provide factual data on the amount and type of funds available for submission to others within the employing agency, etc.. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have one (1) full year of graduate education. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a bachelors degree. GS-09 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of public laws and legal actions impacting payroll. Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, standards, and practices (for example, double entry accounting, accrual accounting), including the full accounting cycle and the preparation of work sheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals. Knowledge of traditional accounting practices including accrual, obligations, and costs methods. Knowledge of the principles and practices of budget administration and analysis; including preparing, justifying, reporting on, and executing the budget; and the relationships among program, budget, accounting, and reporting systems. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have one successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or successfully completed two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond the first year (18 semester hours) may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-09 level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to DetailComputer Skills 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. 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 or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address VA SALT LAKE CITY HCS 500 Foothill Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84148 US
• Name: Kayse Patterson
• Phone: (918) 577-3965
• Email: [email protected]