As the Battle Creek VA Medical Centers financial expert, the Chief Financial Manager is responsible for establishing and maintaining an integrated system of financial staff services that contribute to effective management control over facilities budget for the implementation of clinical operations.

Duties

Employee is responsible for a complete accounting program including planning, adapting, or revising local accounting systems, analyzing, and evaluating current and past performance, interpreting effects of transactions, and applying accounting concepts to meet local needs. Internal controls that cross departmental lines must be established and reviewed in conjunction with auditing and accounting oversite. This employee is the Chief Financial Officer for the technical processes of budget foundation, auditing review, accounting evaluation, and the overall budget execution for Battle Creek VA Medical Center. The employee will develop and recommend a budget plan taking into consideration workload, FTEE, salaries, non- payroll requirements and space. Negotiations with managers will also be handled at this level as the basis for recommending budget allowances and appropriation throughout the service. Knowledge of Federal statutes, VA regulations and guidelines, Comptroller General Decisions, and the regulations of the U.S. Treasury Department, GAO, Office of the Inspector General, and the Office of Management and Budgeting are required, as well as a thorough understanding of management, payroll, and budgeting techniques and systems. The employee distributes funds to program officials within the health care system which reflect policy and budgetary intent, makes projections, and indicates what adjustments in plans are necessary to maintain equitable program balance. Actual expenses and receivable funds are also analyzed and compared with budget projections. Financial activity will usually include auditing functions, and may include management or program analysis, or statistical services. Incumbent has primary responsibility for the coordination and submission of a major cost accounting report that reflects cost and workload of the various bed sections, outpatient areas, cost centers, and other non- VA activities. The validity of the data submitted for this report is of paramount importance due to the close relationship of the cost and workload resource allocation system used within the Veteran Health Administration for allocation of dollars to operate health care systems. Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 8:00am-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 on an ad-hoc basis. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Chief Financial Officer/PD930660 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized 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, 11/10/2023. 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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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. Individual Occupational Requirements (Transcript needed): 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Thorough understanding of management, payroll, and budgeting techniques and systems Supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving work assignment and review. Provides financial advice, facilitating effective decision-making, accounting of budgets, auditing of expended budgets, and proper program planning. Implements policy and budgetary intent, makes projections, and indicates what adjustments in plans are necessary to maintain equitable program balance. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Technical Competence Manages Human Resources Budget Administration Decision Making Conflict 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. 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: It occasionally requires carrying of light objects such as files, books, and papers; some walking, standing, and bending. No special physical qualification is required. Personal Protective Equipment may be required in some work areas frequented by this position. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.


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 Battle Creek VA Medical Center 5500 Armstrong Road Battle Creek, MI 49037 US
• Name: Alicia Badgley
• Phone: 269-873-3567
• Email: [email protected]