Function as the facility's Internal Auditor located in Fiscal Service at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System. The incumbent is responsible for a wide range of assignments and oversight including financial integrity, financial management program and components, fiscal compliance and functional reviews.

Duties

Duties consist of the following, but are not limited to: Perform internal reviews and evaluation of a broad spectrum of financial management and fiscal related activities across the healthcare system. Assist management's efforts by independently reviewing, analyzing and evaluating the facility's accounting records, financial management procedures and internal controls. Complete and ensure follow-up audits and special reviews generated by higher level organizations and completed in accordance with established directives and handbooks. Accomplish activities related to the financial internal control policies, examines and tests operational records and controls to obtain sufficient and reliable evidence of financial system dependability and adapts methods and techniques to solve a variety of deficiencies and issues that occur. Develop and prepare audit reviews; offers recommendation based on findings and independently completes recurring and non-recurring monthly, quarterly, semi­annual and annual reports as required. Conduct financial audits by examining and testing financial records and controls. Determine the organization's degree of financial efficiency, economy, and effectiveness. Examine and tests operational records and controls to obtain sufficient and reliable evidence of financial system reliability. Conduct evaluations of complex internal operating programs. Design and/or modifies methods used to track and maintain reliable financial records. Identifies areas of fraud, waste, and abuse, and recommends corrective solutions. Determine and/or recommend which area to audit and methods to use to obtain valid information. Perform internal reviews outlined in the VHA Fiscal Quality Assurance Program to evaluate the quality of work performed within the defined scope of targeted operations. Analyze accounting records and fiscal data to determine degree of accuracy. Inspect financial procedures and controls to assess compliance with established fiscal policies, procedures, regulations and laws. Investigates areas of non-conformance, especially where a large percentage of sample items deviate from the requirements. Complete an annual or semi­annual quality assurance review. Conduct quarterly joint reviews (with A/OPC) of purchase cardholders and approving officials to determine compliance with the applicable financial management aspects of the program. Execute unannounced audits of the Agent Cashier's advance and un-deposited collections. Perform operational audits of facility programs as it pertains to associated accounting and/or reporting systems. Serve as a subject matter expert resource to management by studying and analyzing troublesome areas which are revealed by examination, audits, reviews, investigations, inspections, etc. Review results of audits conducted on VHA financial management systems by internal and external reviewers. Prepare and submit official reports, correspondence and complete and adequate working papers to reflect methods and procedures in effect; internal controls exercised; adequacy of administrative operation; deficiencies, irregularities and exceptions noted; effectiveness of the overall program; determination of areas of weakness; detection of theft or fraud; any critical problems and develops constructive recommendations for appropriate corrective action. Collect information about the financial systems or functions scheduled for audit and determines the objective, phases and required integration for any multi-issue audit. 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, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 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#: Auditor/PD516-10578-O and PD516-09996-O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/30/2023. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Individual Occupational Requirement: Degree: accounting, auditing; or a degree including auditing courses 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. 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. In Addition to the IOR above you must meet the requirement based on your experience and/or education as described below: 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: Conduct financial audits; Determine the organization's degree of financial efficiency, economy, and effectiveness; Design and/or modify methods used to track and maintain reliable financial records; Analyze accounting records and fiscal data; Inspect financial procedures and controls; Complete an annual or semi­annual quality assurance review in the following areas: Agent Cashier Operations, Employee Accounts and Payroll, Patient Funds Operations, Accounting Operations, Voucher Audit Operations, General Post Funds and Property, Plant and Equipment; Conduct quarterly joint review of purchase cardholders; Develop appropriate audit tools; Prepare Audit Reports and Recommendations; Experience in practices, methods and techniques of accounting and auditing to independently plan and conduct evaluations of financial management services; Plan and conduct a variety of auditing assignments of investigations; Compose letters, memos, narrative reports, policies and standard operating procedures pertaining to federal healthcare financial management. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree, OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and graduate-level education. GS-11: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-09) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Conduct financial audits; Determine the organization's degree of financial efficiency, economy, and effectiveness; Design and/or modify methods used to track and maintain reliable financial records; Analyze accounting records and fiscal data; Inspect financial procedures and controls; Complete an annual or semi­annual quality assurance review in the following areas: Agent Cashier Operations, Employee Accounts and Payroll, Patient Funds Operations, Accounting Operations, Voucher Audit Operations, General Post Funds and Property, Plant and Equipment; Conduct quarterly joint review of purchase cardholders; Develop appropriate audit tools; Prepare Audit Reports and Recommendations; Experience in practices, methods and techniques of accounting and auditing to independently plan and conduct evaluations of financial management services; Plan and conduct a variety of auditing assignments of investigations; Compose letters, memos, narrative reports, policies and standard operating procedures pertaining to federal healthcare financial management. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and graduate-level education beyond a Master's degree. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analytical ReasoningAuditingCommunicationsComplianceProblem SolvingRisk Management 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. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. 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 CW Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 10000 Bay Pines Boulevard Bay Pines, FL 33744 US
• Name: Juan Mendez
• Phone: 708-953-3885
• Email: [email protected]