The incumbent serves as a full assistant to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) who is the Financial Manager at this Medical Center in the establishment and maintenance of an integrated system of financial services which contributes to the effective management control over operations, assets, and resources of this station, totaling over $1.3B annually. Position aligns under Finance service.

Duties

Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Assist the CFO in providing timely and sound financial advice to management officials at all levels to assist them in making effective management decisions and for program planning. Participates in short and long-range planning activities as the CFO's representative on station committees and task forces; responds to requests for technical financial advice and guidance; and offers information and advice pertinent to the discussion in formal and informal management discussions, briefings, and meetings. Assist in the formulation, review, and execution of the station budget. Coordinate and assist in the establishment and maintenance of the complete accounting program which includes accounting activities normally identifiable with a professional accounting function (i.e. planning, adapting, or revising accounting systems, analyzing and evaluating current and past performance, interpreting effects of transactions and applying accounting concepts to meet the needs of management). Assist the CFO in their responsibility and actively participates in maintaining and developing a responsive system of reporting general management and financial data. Work Schedule: M-F. Varies. Remote: Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Financial Manager/PD02023-O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Relocation incentive to Mare Island, CA May be authorized for highly qualified applicants. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required May be authorized for highly qualified candidates. **RELOCATION/RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE MAY BE AUTHORIZED FOR HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES** The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be February 8, 2024, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/29/2024. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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 as described below: ***Applicants MUST meet the Basic Requirement along with the Specialized experience to qualify for the this position.*** Basic Requirement: 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."); (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED to validate basic requirement). 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. (Transcript Required to validate basic requirement) Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 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 theory, principles, concepts and practices of accounting, budget management and VA financial programs and ability to apply it to assignments Experience in directing a comprehensive financial management program for a large diverse workforce. Knowledge of governmental accounting operations and requirements. Assists the Fiscal Officer in providing expert financial advice to station leadership. Participates in the review of budget estimates and makes budget recommendations to top leadership and the budget committee. Develop a responsive system of reporting general management and financial data. Ability to communicate verbally and through written correspondence to convey information related to financial management activities. Experience in planning, directing, and coordinating difficult and complex programs and work projects. Ability to independently resolve financial and administrative problems. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: AccountabilityAccountingCommunicationsFinancial ManagementLeadership 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: The work is principally sedentary. 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 Northern California Health Care System 10535 Hospital Way Mather, CA 95655 US
• Name: Diana Avila-Linaja
• Phone: 650-694-6000 X15130
• Email: [email protected]