This position is located at the VA Medical Center in Newington, CT. The primary purpose for this position is to perform highly specialized budgetary functions, data analysis, and related activities pertaining to Community Care program functions.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties include, but are not limited to: Uses analytical techniques, Care in the Community (CITC) tools and abilities in support of the CITC and has responsibility for budgetary analysis to formulate, revise, and determine fund requirements and maintenance of an annual budget; to include transaction and analysis for multiple fund control points (FCP's) projecting costs for payments from fund control points. Utilizes standardized estimation tools and reporting functionality to support effective and efficient management of Community Care funds, with clear visibility into trends in support of services purchased in the community. Management and analysis of funds including projection of future funding needs; monitoring and tracking expenditures. Performs high-cost reviews and approval to evaluate authorizations over $10,000 outside of Sharing Agreement and Contract. Develops and uses established analytical techniques and precedent studies to gather historical data and current trends, to develop narrative or statistical information. Uses various vista packages, builds and prepares reports on spreadsheets using Microsoft word, excel, and PowerPoint. Maintains statistical reports and records to project budget levels during the fiscal year and for the next budget submission. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am until 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Ad Hoc 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. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Requires one full year of specialized experience hat equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization Specialized experience includes applying budget management principles, concepts, and methodologies requiring the application of some judgment and analysis to provide budget management services or resolve problems associated with budget management systems and processes to maintain budget control records; Utilizing Microsoft word, Excel, and PowerPoint to prepare budgetary reports and create graphs, trends data, to illustrate expenditures across various funds using data obtained from various sources. -OR- SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Successfully completed amaster's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Equivalent combinations of successfully completed Graduate education in excess of one year and specialized experience described above may be used to meet total qualification requirements. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Attention to DetailCreative ThinkingCustomer ServiceFinancial Management IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; religious; 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. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits at a desk or table with some walking and standing. Incumbent may be required to travel to other VA and non-VA locations in the community. The work environment involves everyday risks and discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of offices, meeting and training rooms, and libraries. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. Assignments may require occasional travel. 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

IMPORTANT: 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 West Haven VA Medical Center 950 Campbell Avenue West Haven, CT 06516 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]